Baseball Roster for 1998 St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 53 | Juan Acevedo | P | 28 | R | R | 6-2 | 220 | 5/5/1970 | Ciudad Juarez,Mexico | MLB | 1995-2003 | 200,000 |
| 38 | Manny Aybar | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 177 | 11/28/1969 | Bani,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1997-2005 | 175,000 |
| 27 | David Bell | 3B-2B | 25 | R | R | 5-10 | 175 | 9/14/1972 | Cincinnati,Ohio | MLB | 1995-2006 | 200,000 |
| 37 | Kent Bottenfield | P | 29 | R | R | 6-3 | 240 | 11/14/1968 | Portland,Oregon | MLB | 1992-2001 | 800,000 |
| 44 | Jeff Brantley | P | 34 | R | R | 5-10 | 197 | 9/5/1963 | Florence,Alabama | MLB | 1988-2001 | 2,800,000 |
| 54 | Mike Busby | P | 25 | R | R | 6-4 | 210 | 12/27/1972 | Lomita,California | MLB | 1996-1999 | 172,500 |
| 11 | Royce Clayton | SS | 28 | R | R | 6-0 | 183 | 1/2/1970 | Burbank,California | MLB | 1991-2007 | 3,500,000 |
| 61 | Rich Croushore | P | 27 | R | R | 6-4 | 210 | 8/7/1970 | Lakehurst,New Jersey | MLB | 1998-2000 | 170,000 |
| 7 | Delino DeShields | 2B | 29 | L | R | 6-1 | 175 | 1/15/1969 | Seaford,Delaware | MLB | 1990-2002 | 3,000,000 |
| 8 | J.D. Drew | RF | 22 | L | R | 6-1 | 195 | 11/20/1975 | Valdosta,Georgia | MLB | 1998-2011 | 170,000 |
| 62 | Bryan Eversgerd | P | 29 | R | L | 6-1 | 190 | 2/11/1969 | Centralia,Illinois | MLB | 1994-1998 | 185,000 |
| 50 | John Frascatore | P | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 223 | 2/4/1970 | Queens,New York | MLB | 1994-2001 | 240,000 |
| 8 | Gary Gaetti | 3B | 39 | R | R | 6-0 | 205 | 8/19/1958 | Centralia,Illinois | MLB | 1981-2000 | 170,000 |
| 5 | Ron Gant | LF-CF | 33 | R | R | 6-0 | 196 | 3/2/1965 | Victoria,Texas | MLB | 1987-2003 | 5,500,000 |
| 12 | Shawn Gilbert | LF-2B | 33 | R | R | 5-9 | 185 | 3/12/1965 | Camden,New Jersey | MLB | 1997-2000 | 170,000 |
| 13 | David Howard | SS-2B | 31 | B | R | 6-0 | 175 | 2/26/1967 | Sarasota,Florida | MLB | 1991-1999 | 170,000 |
| 21 | Brian Hunter | 1B | 30 | R | L | 6-0 | 225 | 3/4/1968 | El Toro,California | MLB | 1991-2000 | 300,000 |
| 52 | Jose Jimenez | P | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 190 | 7/7/1973 | San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1998-2004 | 170,000 |
| 3 | Brian Jordan | RF-LF | 31 | R | R | 6-1 | 206 | 3/29/1967 | Baltimore,Maryland | MLB | 1992-2006 | 3,700,000 |
| 12 | Pat Kelly | 2B | 30 | R | R | 6-0 | 182 | 10/14/1967 | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1991-1999 | 325,000 |
| 57 | Curtis King | P | 27 | R | R | 6-5 | 205 | 10/25/1970 | Norristown,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1997-1999 | 170,000 |
| 49 | Tom Lampkin | C | 34 | L | R | 5-11 | 195 | 3/4/1964 | Cincinnati,Ohio | MLB | 1988-2002 | 500,000 |
| 16 | Ray Lankford | LF | 31 | L | L | 5-11 | 200 | 6/5/1967 | Modesto,California | MLB | 1990-2004 | 4,666,667 |
| 58 | Mark Little | LF-RF | 25 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 7/11/1972 | Edwardsville,Illinois | MLB | 1998-2004 | 170,000 |
| 55 | Braden Looper | P | 23 | R | R | 6-5 | 225 | 12/28/1974 | Weatherford,Oklahoma | MLB | 1998-2009 | 170,000 |
| 34 | Sean Lowe | P | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 205 | 3/29/1971 | Dallas,Texas | MLB | 1997-2003 | 170,000 |
| 47 | John Mabry | RF-1B | 27 | L | R | 6-4 | 195 | 10/17/1970 | Wilmington,Delaware | MLB | 1994-2007 | 1,400,000 |
| 26 | Eli Marrero | LF-RF | 24 | R | R | 6-1 | 180 | 11/17/1973 | Havana,Cuba | MLB | 1997-2006 | 172,500 |
| 48 | Joe McEwing | LF-2B | 25 | R | R | 5-11 | 170 | 10/19/1972 | Bristol,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1998-2006 | 170,000 |
| 51 | Willie McGee | RF-CF | 39 | B | R | 6-1 | 185 | 11/2/1958 | San Francisco,California | MLB | 1982-1999 | 1,400,000 |
| 25 | Mark McGwire | 1B | 34 | R | R | 6-5 | 250 | 10/1/1963 | Pomona,California | MLB | 1986-2001 | 8,928,354 |
| 43 | Kent Mercker | P | 30 | L | L | 6-2 | 195 | 2/1/1968 | Indianapolis,Indiana | MLB | 1989-2008 | 1,300,000 |
| 35 | Matt Morris | P | 23 | R | R | 6-5 | 210 | 8/9/1974 | Middletown,New York | MLB | 1997-2008 | 300,000 |
| 32 | Darren Oliver | P | 27 | R | L | 6-2 | 210 | 10/6/1970 | Kansas City,Missouri | MLB | 1993-2011 | 3,050,000 |
| 11,23,52 | Luis Ordaz | 2B-SS | 22 | R | R | 5-11 | 170 | 8/12/1975 | Maracaibo,Venezuela | MLB | 1997-2006 | 172,500 |
| 31 | Donovan Osborne | P | 29 | L | L | 6-2 | 195 | 6/21/1969 | Roseville,California | MLB | 1992-2004 | 3,750,000 |
| 19 | Tom Pagnozzi | C | 35 | R | R | 6-1 | 190 | 7/30/1962 | Tucson,Arizona | MLB | 1987-1998 | 2,100,000 |
| 28 | Lance Painter | P | 30 | L | L | 6-1 | 200 | 7/21/1967 | Bedford,England | MLB | 1993-2003 | 430,000 |
| 46 | Mark Petkovsek | P | 32 | R | R | 6-0 | 198 | 11/18/1965 | Beaumont,Texas | MLB | 1991-2001 | 475,000 |
| 27,67 | Placido Polanco | 2B-3B | 22 | R | R | 5-10 | 168 | 10/10/1975 | Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1998-2011 | 170,000 |
| 40 | Cliff Politte | P | 24 | R | R | 5-11 | 185 | 2/7/1974 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1998-2006 | 170,000 |
| 64 | Brady Raggio | P | 25 | R | R | 6-4 | 210 | 9/17/1972 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1997-2003 | 170,000 |
| 30 | Todd Stottlemyre | P | 33 | L | R | 6-3 | 200 | 5/20/1965 | Yakima,Washington | MLB | 1988-2002 | 4,900,000 |
| 11,23 | Fernando Tatis | 3B | 23 | R | R | 5-10 | 175 | 1/1/1975 | San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1997-2010 | 170,000 |
| 36 | Bobby Witt | P | 34 | R | R | 6-2 | 205 | 5/11/1964 | Arlington,Virginia | MLB | 1986-2001 | 3,250,000 |
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