1998 Oakland Athletics

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W-L Record: 74-88 -- 4th in American League West Manager: Art Howe Location: Baseball Stadium: Network Associates Coliseum Top Draft Pick: Mark Mulder (#2) Attendance: 1,232,343 Payroll $20,063,000 Youngest Player: Eric Chavez (20) Oldest Player: Tom Candiotti (40) Longest Tenure: Mike Mohler (6)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1998 Oakland Athletics

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
7	Kurt Abbott	SS-2B	29	R	R	6-0	200	6/2/1969	Zanesville,Ohio	MLB	1993-2001	1,000,000
10	Mark Bellhorn	2B-3B	23	B	R	6-1	214	8/23/1974	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1997-2007	170,000
6	Mike Blowers	3B	33	R	R	6-2	210	4/24/1965	Wurzburg,Germany	MLB	1989-1999	475,000
26	Rafael Bournigal	SS-2B	32	R	R	5-11	176	5/12/1966	Azua,Dominican Republic	MLB	1992-1999	385,000
49	Tom Candiotti	P	40	R	R	6-2	221	8/31/1957	Walnut Creek,California	MLB	1983-1999	2,850,000
30	Eric Chavez	3B	20	L	R	6-0	204	12/7/1977	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1998-2011	170,000
53	Ryan Christenson	CF-LF	24	R	R	6-0	191	3/28/1974	Redlands,California	MLB	1998-2003	170,000
56	Steve Connelly	P	24	R	R	6-4	210	4/27/1974	Long Beach,California	MLB	1998-1998	170,000
41	Jim Dougherty	P	30	R	R	6-0	210	3/8/1968	Brentwood,New York	MLB	1995-1999	170,000
36	Mike Fetters	P	33	R	R	6-4	226	12/19/1964	Van Nuys,California	MLB	1989-2004	2,475,000
16	Jason Giambi	1B	27	L	R	6-3	235	1/8/1971	West Covina,California	MLB	1995-2011	315,000
14	Ben Grieve	RF-LF	22	L	R	6-4	230	5/4/1976	Arlington,Texas	MLB	1997-2005	172,000
29	Buddy Groom	P	32	L	L	6-2	207	7/10/1965	Dallas,Texas	MLB	1992-2005	595,000
51	Jimmy Haynes	P	25	R	R	6-4	203	9/5/1972	LaGrange,Georgia	MLB	1995-2004	187,500
24	Rickey Henderson	LF-OF	39	R	L	5-10	190	12/25/1958	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1979-2003	1,150,000
31	Gil Heredia	P	32	R	R	6-1	221	10/26/1965	Nogales,Arizona	MLB	1991-2001	275,000
23	A.J. Hinch	C	24	R	R	6-1	207	5/15/1974	Waverly,Iowa	MLB	1998-2004	170,000
28	Mark Holzemer	P	28	L	L	6-0	185	8/20/1969	Littleton,Colorado	MLB	1993-2000	250,000
20	Brian Lesher	LF-1B	27	R	R	6-5	216	3/5/1971	Antwerp,Belgium	MLB	1996-2002	174,000
5	Mike MacFarlane	C	34	R	R	6-1	210	4/12/1964	Stockton,California	MLB	1987-1999	725,000
5	Shane Mack	LF-CF	34	R	R	6-0	190	12/7/1963	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1987-1998	450,000
17	Dave Magadan	3B-1B	35	L	R	6-4	215	9/30/1962	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1986-2001	475,000
33	T.J. Mathews	P	28	R	R	6-1	214	1/19/1970	Belleville,Illinois	MLB	1995-2002	315,000
2	Jason McDonald	CF-LF	26	B	R	5-8	175	3/20/1972	Modesto,California	MLB	1997-2000	174,000
31,7	Kevin Mitchell	LF-3B	36	R	R	5-11	244	1/13/1962	San Diego,California	MLB	1984-1998	225,000
32	Mike Mohler	P	29	R	L	6-2	208	7/26/1968	Dayton,Ohio	MLB	1993-2001	525,000
13	Izzy Molina	C	27	R	R	5-11	224	6/3/1971	New York,New York	MLB	1996-2002	175,000
54	Mike Neill	LF-CF	28	L	L	6-2	190	4/27/1970	Martinsville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1998-1998	170,000
44	Mike Oquist	P	30	R	R	6-2	189	5/30/1968	La Junta,Colorado	MLB	1993-1999	215,000
48	Ariel Prieto	P	28	R	R	6-2	247	10/22/1969	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1995-2001	170,000
3	Bip Roberts	2B-LF	34	B	R	5-7	165	10/27/1963	Berkeley,California	MLB	1986-1998	2,300,000
37	Kenny Rogers	P	33	L	L	6-1	205	11/10/1964	Plant City,Florida	MLB	1989-2008	5,000,000
30	Aaron Small	P	26	R	R	6-5	225	11/23/1971	Oxnard,California	MLB	1994-2006	197,500
21	Scott Spiezio	1B-2B	25	B	R	6-2	222	9/21/1972	Joliet,Illinois	MLB	1996-2007	205,000
8	Ed Sprague	3B	30	R	R	6-2	205	7/25/1967	Castro Valley,California	MLB	1991-2001	2,350,000
12	Matt Stairs	RF-1B	30	L	R	5-9	217	2/27/1968	Saint John,New Brunswick	MLB	1992-2011	325,000
59	Blake Stein	P	24	R	R	6-7	240	8/3/1973	McComb,Mississippi	MLB	1998-2002	170,000
22	Billy Taylor	P	36	R	R	6-8	235	10/16/1961	Monticello,Florida	MLB	1994-2001	1,100,000
4	Miguel Tejada	SS	24	R	R	5-9	188	5/25/1974	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1997-2011	172,000
50	Dave Telgheder	P	31	R	R	6-2	223	11/11/1966	Middletown,New York	MLB	1993-1998	200,000
45	Jorge Velandia	2B-SS	23	R	R	5-9	185	1/12/1975	Caracas,Venezuela	MLB	1997-2008	170,000
28	Jack Voigt	LF-RF	32	R	R	6-1	178	5/17/1966	Sarasota,Florida	MLB	1993-1998	170,000
52	Jay Witasick	P	25	R	R	6-4	235	8/28/1972	Baltimore,Maryland	MLB	1996-2007	170,000
39	Jason Wood	SS-1B	28	R	R	6-1	170	12/16/1969	San Bernardino,California	MLB	1998-2008	170,000
36	Tim Worrell	P	30	R	R	6-4	215	7/5/1967	Pasadena,California	MLB	1993-2006	1,000,000

Team Personnel

Billy Beane (General Manager)
Steve Bowden (Scout)
Bob Cluck (Pitching Coach)
Duffy Dyer (Bench Coach)
Angel Eusebio (Scout)
Bradley Fischer (Bullpen Coach)
Ray Fosse (Broadcaster)
Tim Holt (Scout)
Art Howe (Manager)
Dave Hudgens (Roving Hitting Instructor)
Gary Jones (First Base Coach)
Bill King (Broadcaster)
Ken Korach (Broadcaster)
John Kuehl (Scout)
Keith Lieppman (Director of Player Development)
Rick Magnante (Scout)
Gary McGraw (Scout)
Greg Papa (Broadcaster)
Rick Peterson (Pitching Coach)
John Poloni (Scout)
Jim Pransky (Scout)
Will Schock (Scout)
Rich Sparks (Scout)
Ron Vaughn (Scout)
Denny Walling (Hitting Coach)
Ron Washington (Third Base Coach)
Ken Wilson (Broadcaster)

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