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1998 Houston Astros Roster by Baseball Almanac

1998 Houston Astros Roster

The 1998 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1998 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Houston Astros salary list, a 1998 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
38 Sean Bergman 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-04-11
51 Jose Cabrera 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-03-24
50 Scott Elarton 6-07 240 Right Right 1976-02-23
23 Mike Grzanich 6-01 180 Right Right 1972-08-24
54 John Halama 6-05 210 Left Left 1972-02-22
10 Mike Hampton 5-10 180 Left Right 1972-09-09
44 Reggie Harris 6-01 180 Right Right 1968-08-12
19, 43 Doug Henry 6-04 205 Right Right 1963-12-10
51 Randy Johnson 6-10 225 Left Right 1963-09-10
42 Jose Lima 6-02 170 Right Right 1972-09-30
52 Mike Magnante 6-01 190 Left Left 1965-06-17
46 Trever Miller 6-03 175 Left Right 1973-05-29
47 C.J. Nitkowski 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-03-09
39 Jay Powell 6-04 220 Right Right 1972-01-09
37 Shane Reynolds 6-03 210 Right Right 1968-03-26
43 Bob Scanlan 6-08 210 Right Right 1966-08-09
41 Pete Schourek 6-05 205 Left Left 1969-05-10
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
11 Brad Ausmus 5-11 195 Right Right 1969-04-14
20 Tony Eusebio 6-02 180 Right Right 1967-04-27
4 Mitch Meluskey 6-00 185 Right Both 1973-09-18
5 Jeff Bagwell 6-00 195 Right Right 1968-05-27
17 Sean Berry 5-11 210 Right Right 1966-03-22
7 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
27 Tim Bogar 6-02 198 Right Right 1966-10-28
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
36 Jack Howell 6-00 201 Right Left 1961-08-18
9 Russ Johnson 5-10 185 Right Right 1973-02-22
29 J.R. Phillips 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-04-29
28 Bill Spiers 6-02 190 Right Left 1966-06-05
18 Moises Alou 6-03 190 Right Right 1966-07-03
14 Derek Bell 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-12-11
35 Dave Clark 6-02 210 Right Left 1962-09-03
3 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
15 Richard Hidalgo 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-06-28
22 Pete Incaviglia 6-01 230 Right Right 1964-04-02
39 Ray Montgomery 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-08-08
31 Daryle Ward 6-02 230 Left Left 1975-06-27


The 1998 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 60 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 98/96) where 2,458,451 fans witnessed their 1998 Astros finish the season with a .630 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1998 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Houston Astros salary list, a 1998 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1998 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Moises Alou
Brad Ausmus
Jeff Bagwell
Derek Bell
Sean Berry
Craig Biggio
Ricky Gutierrez
Richard Hidalgo
Shane Reynolds

1998 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Brad Ausmus (124)
1B Jeff Bagwell (147)
2B Craig Biggio (159)
3B Bill Spiers (99)
SS Ricky Gutierrez (141)
LF Moises Alou (152)
CF Carl Everett (121)
RF Derek Bell (154)
DH Dave Clark (4)
  
SP Sean Bergman
SP Mike Hampton
SP Jose Lima
SP Shane Reynolds
SP Pete Schourek
  
RP Scott Elarton
RP Doug Henry
RP Mike Magnante
RP Trever Miller
RP C.J. Nitkowski
RP Jay Powell
RP Bob Scanlan
CL Billy Wagner


1998 Houston Astros
Salaries

Jeff Bagwell $7,945,000.00
Craig Biggio $6,145,000.00
Moises Alou $5,020,000.00
Derek Bell $4,250,000.00
Shane Reynolds $3,325,000.00
Mike Hampton $2,250,000.00
Brad Ausmus $1,600,000.00
Bill Spiers $1,600,000.00
Carl Everett $1,075,000.00
Sean Berry $1,000,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $850,000.00
Tim Bogar $725,000.00
Tony Eusebio $725,000.00
Doug Henry $725,000.00
Dave Clark $700,000.00
Mike Magnante $600,000.00
Jack Howell $500,000.00
Sean Bergman $465,000.00
Billy Wagner $280,000.00
J.R. Phillips $250,000.00
Jose Lima $240,000.00
Ray Montgomery $185,000.00
C.J. Nitkowski $185,000.00
Jose Cabrera $180,000.00
Trever Miller $175,000.00
Scott Elarton $170,000.00
Mike Grzanich $170,000.00
John Halama $170,000.00
Richard Hidalgo $170,000.00
Pete Incaviglia $170,000.00
Russ Johnson $170,000.00
Mitch Meluskey $170,000.00
Daryle Ward $170,000.00


1998 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#3 Carl Everett
#4 Mitch Meluskey
#5 Jeff Bagwell
#7 Craig Biggio
#9 Russ Johnson
#10 Mike Hampton
#11 Brad Ausmus
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Billy Wagner
#14 Derek Bell
#15 Richard Hidalgo
#17 Sean Berry
#18 Moises Alou
#19 Doug Henry
#20 Tony Eusebio
#22 Pete Incaviglia
#23 Mike Grzanich
#27 Tim Bogar
#28 Bill Spiers
#29 J.R. Phillips
#31 Daryle Ward
#35 Dave Clark
#36 Jack Howell
#37 Shane Reynolds
#38 Sean Bergman
#39 Ray Montgomery
#39 Jay Powell
#41 Pete Schourek
#42 Jose Lima
#43 Doug Henry
#43 Bob Scanlan
#44 Reggie Harris
#46 Trever Miller
#47 C.J. Nitkowski
#50 Scott Elarton
#51 Jose Cabrera
#51 Randy Johnson
#52 Mike Magnante
#54 John Halama

Did you know that a 1998 Houston Astros Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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