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30 teams in AL, NL · 2432 regular-season games · 1998-03-31 to 1998-09-28 · attendance 70,601,147

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World Series champion

New York Yankees

MVP

Juan Gonzalez AL
Sammy Sosa NL

Cy Young

Roger Clemens AL
Tom Glavine NL

Rookie of the Year

Ben Grieve AL
Kerry Wood NL

All-Star Game

1998-07-07 at Coors Field

Hall of Fame class of 1998

Bullet Rogan, Don Sutton, George Davis, Larry Doby, Lee MacPhail

Postseason

Round	Result	Games
Division Series	Cleveland Indians 3–1 Boston Red Sox	4
Division Series	New York Yankees 3–0 Texas Rangers	3
Division Series	San Diego Padres 3–1 Houston Astros	4
Division Series	Atlanta Braves 3–0 Chicago Cubs	3
League Championship	New York Yankees 4–2 Cleveland Indians	6
League Championship	San Diego Padres 4–2 Atlanta Braves	6
World Series	New York Yankees 4–0 San Diego Padres	4

Standings

AL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Cleveland Indians	89	73	.549	—	779	3,467,299	Mike Hargrove	Division
2	Chicago White Sox	80	82	.494	9	931	1,391,146	Jerry Manuel
3	Kansas City Royals	72	89	.447	16.5	899	1,494,875	Tony Muser
4	Minnesota Twins	70	92	.432	19	818	1,165,976	Tom Kelly
5	Detroit Tigers	65	97	.401	24	863	1,409,391	Buddy Bell, Larry Parrish

AL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	New York Yankees	114	48	.704	—	656	2,955,193	Joe Torre	World Series Division
2	Boston Red Sox	92	70	.568	22	729	2,314,704	Jimy Williams	Wild Card
3	Toronto Blue Jays	88	74	.543	26	768	2,454,303	Tim Johnson
4	Baltimore Orioles	79	83	.488	35	785	3,684,650	Ray Miller
5	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	63	99	.389	51	751	2,506,293	Larry Rothschild

AL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Texas Rangers	88	74	.543	—	871	2,927,399	Johnny Oates	Division
2	Anaheim Angels	85	77	.525	3	783	2,519,280	Terry Collins
3	Seattle Mariners	76	85	.472	11.5	855	2,651,511	Lou Piniella
4	Oakland Athletics	74	88	.457	14	866	1,232,343	Art Howe

NL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Houston Astros	102	60	.630	—	620	2,458,451	Larry Dierker	Division
2	Chicago Cubs	90	73	.552	12.5	792	2,623,194	Jim Riggleman	Wild Card
3	St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	19	782	3,195,691	Tony LaRussa
4	Cincinnati Reds	77	85	.475	25	760	1,793,649	Jack McKeon
5	Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	28	812	1,811,593	Phil Garner
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	69	93	.426	33	718	1,560,950	Gene Lamont

NL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Atlanta Braves	106	56	.654	—	581	3,360,860	Bobby Cox	Division
2	New York Mets	88	74	.543	18	645	2,287,948	Bobby Valentine
3	Philadelphia Phillies	75	87	.463	31	808	1,715,722	Terry Francona
4	Montreal Expos	65	97	.401	41	783	914,909	Felipe Alou
5	Florida Marlins	54	108	.333	52	923	1,730,384	Jim Leyland

NL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	San Diego Padres	98	64	.605	—	635	2,555,874	Bruce Bochy	Pennant Division
2	San Francisco Giants	89	74	.546	9.5	739	1,925,364	Dusty Baker
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	83	79	.512	15	678	3,089,222	Bill Russell, Glenn Hoffman
4	Colorado Rockies	77	85	.475	21	855	3,792,683	Don Baylor
5	Arizona Diamondbacks	65	97	.401	33	812	3,610,290	Buck Showalter

Leaders

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NL

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No-hitters

David Wells, New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins, 1998-05-17

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