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1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster by Baseball Almanac

1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster

The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays salary list, a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Complete Roster  
 

37 Scott Aldred 6-04 195 Left Left 1968-06-12
40 Wilson Alvarez 6-01 235 Left Left 1970-03-24
30 Rolando Arrojo 6-04 220 Right Right 1968-07-18
46 Dan Carlson 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-01-26
13 Mike Duvall 6-00 200 Left Right 1974-10-11
48 Dave Eiland 6-03 205 Right Right 1966-07-05
28 Eddie Gaillard 6-01 180 Right Right 1970-08-13
55 Rick Gorecki 6-03 167 Right Right 1973-08-27
39 Roberto Hernandez 6-04 235 Right Right 1964-11-11
41 Jason Johnson 6-06 220 Right Right 1973-10-27
32 Albie Lopez 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-08-18
45 Jim Mecir 6-01 195 Right Both 1970-05-16
57 Brad Pennington 6-05 205 Left Left 1969-04-14
28 Bryan Rekar 6-03 205 Right Right 1972-06-03
36, 53 Matt Ruebel 6-02 180 Left Left 1969-10-16
80 Julio Santana 6-00 175 Right Right 1973-01-20
31 Tony Saunders 6-02 205 Left Left 1974-04-29
35 Dennis Springer 5-10 185 Right Right 1965-02-12
52 Ramon Tatis 6-02 185 Left Left 1973-05-02
36 Terrell Wade 6-03 205 Left Left 1973-01-25
27 Rick White 6-04 215 Right Right 1968-12-23
43 Esteban Yan 6-04 230 Right Right 1975-06-22
8 Mike DiFelice 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-05-28
23 John Flaherty 6-01 195 Right Right 1967-10-21
26, 16 Tim Laker 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-11-27
12 Wade Boggs 6-02 197 Right Left 1958-06-15
13, 20 Miguel Cairo 6-00 225 Right Right 1974-05-04
4 Aaron Ledesma 6-02 200 Right Right 1971-06-03
20 Scott McClain 6-03 209 Right Right 1972-05-19
29 Fred McGriff 6-03 215 Left Left 1963-10-31
17 Dave Silvestri 6-00 196 Right Right 1967-09-29
9 Bobby Smith 6-03 190 Right Right 1974-05-10
19 Kevin Stocker 6-01 175 Right Both 1970-02-13
10 Rich Butler 6-01 180 Right Left 1973-05-01
24 Mike Kelly 6-04 195 Right Right 1970-06-02
14 Dave Martinez 5-10 175 Left Left 1964-09-26
3 Quinton McCracken 5-08 170 Right Both 1970-08-16
15 Kerry Robinson 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-10-03
21 Bubba Trammell 6-03 205 Right Right 1971-11-06
27 Jerome Walton 6-01 175 Right Right 1965-07-08
2 Randy Winn 6-02 193 Right Both 1974-06-09
44 Paul Sorrento 6-02 200 Right Left 1965-11-17


The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays played 162 games during the regular season, won 63 games, lost 99 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Tropicana Field (Park Factors: 104/105) where 2,506,293 fans witnessed their 1998 Devil Rays finish the season with a .389 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 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays salary list, a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays primary starters list:

1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Opening Day Starters


Wilson Alvarez
Wade Boggs
Miguel Cairo
John Flaherty
Mike Kelly
Dave Martinez
Quinton McCracken
Fred McGriff
Paul Sorrento
Kevin Stocker

1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Most Games by Position

C John Flaherty (91)
1B Fred McGriff (135)
2B Miguel Cairo (148)
3B Bobby Smith (97)
SS Kevin Stocker (110)
LF Quinton McCracken (58)
CF Quinton McCracken (103)
RF Dave Martinez (85)
DH Paul Sorrento (86)
  
SP Wilson Alvarez
SP Rolando Arrojo
SP Bryan Rekar
SP Julio Santana
SP Tony Saunders
SP Dennis Springer
  
RP Scott Aldred
RP Albie Lopez
RP Jim Mecir
RP Ramon Tatis
RP Rick White
RP Esteban Yan
CL Roberto Hernandez


1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Salaries

Fred McGriff $5,500,000.00
Wilson Alvarez $4,500,000.00
Roberto Hernandez $4,000,000.00
Paul Sorrento $2,000,000.00
Kevin Stocker $1,800,000.00
John Flaherty $1,600,000.00
Dave Martinez $1,500,000.00
Wade Boggs $1,150,000.00
Scott Aldred $275,000.00
Quinton McCracken $270,000.00
Rick White $250,000.00
Rolando Arrojo $245,000.00
Albie Lopez $245,000.00
Dennis Springer $245,000.00
Mike Kelly $235,000.00
Terrell Wade $222,500.00
Tony Saunders $215,000.00
Mike DiFelice $210,000.00
Jim Mecir $205,000.00
Ramon Tatis $205,000.00
Rick Gorecki $200,000.00
Julio Santana $197,500.00
Miguel Cairo $195,000.00
Aaron Ledesma $195,000.00
Esteban Yan $195,000.00
Bryan Rekar $190,000.00
Bubba Trammell $180,000.00
Dan Carlson $175,000.00
Rich Butler $170,000.00
Mike Duvall $170,000.00
Eddie Gaillard $170,000.00
Jason Johnson $170,000.00
Scott McClain $170,000.00
Kerry Robinson $170,000.00
Matt Ruebel $170,000.00
Bobby Smith $170,000.00
Randy Winn $170,000.00


1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Uniform Numbers

#2 Randy Winn
#3 Quinton McCracken
#4 Aaron Ledesma
#8 Mike DiFelice
#9 Bobby Smith
#10 Rich Butler
#12 Wade Boggs
#13 Miguel Cairo
#13 Mike Duvall
#14 Dave Martinez
#15 Kerry Robinson
#16 Tim Laker
#17 Dave Silvestri
#19 Kevin Stocker
#20 Miguel Cairo
#20 Scott McClain
#21 Bubba Trammell
#23 John Flaherty
#24 Mike Kelly
#26 Tim Laker
#27 Jerome Walton
#27 Rick White
#28 Eddie Gaillard
#28 Bryan Rekar
#29 Fred McGriff
#30 Rolando Arrojo
#31 Tony Saunders
#32 Albie Lopez
#35 Dennis Springer
#36 Matt Ruebel
#36 Terrell Wade
#37 Scott Aldred
#39 Roberto Hernandez
#40 Wilson Alvarez
#41 Jason Johnson
#43 Esteban Yan
#44 Paul Sorrento
#45 Jim Mecir
#46 Dan Carlson
#48 Dave Eiland
#52 Ramon Tatis
#53 Matt Ruebel
#55 Rick Gorecki
#57 Brad Pennington
#80 Julio Santana

Did you know that a 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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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