The 1998 Colorado Rockies 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 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Colorado Rockies primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"Eventually, Coors Field is going to lose the rap, just like Wrigley Field lost it or just like Fenway." - Larry Walker
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
34 | Pedro Astacio | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1969-11-28 |
46 | Mark Brownson | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1975-06-17 |
44 | Mike DeJean | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1970-09-28 |
45 | Jerry DiPoto | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1968-05-24 |
38 | Lariel Gonzalez | 6-04 | 228 | Right | Right | 1976-05-25 |
36 | Bobby Jones | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Right | 1972-04-11 |
57 | Darryl Kile | 6-05 | 210 | Right | Right | 1968-12-02 |
16 | Curt Leskanic | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1968-04-02 |
23 | Chuck McElroy | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Left | 1967-10-01 |
43 | Mike Munoz | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1965-07-12 |
53 | Fred Rath, Jr. | 6-03 | 220 | Right | Right | 1973-01-05 |
30 | Kevin Ritz | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1965-06-08 |
20 | Mike Saipe | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1973-09-10 |
39 | Jim Stoops | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1972-06-30 |
29 | Mark Thompson | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1971-04-07 |
52 | John Thomson | 6-03 | 175 | Right | Right | 1973-10-01 |
47 | Dave Veres | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1966-10-19 |
41 | Dave Wainhouse | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Left | 1967-11-07 |
21 | Jamey Wright | 6-06 | 225 | Right | Right | 1974-12-24 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Kirt Manwaring | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1965-07-15 |
15 | Jeff Reed | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Left | 1962-11-12 |
22 | Mark Strittmatter | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Right | 1969-04-04 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
6 | Jason Bates | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Both | 1971-01-05 |
9 | Vinny Castilla | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1967-07-04 |
28 | Greg Colbrunn | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1969-07-26 |
17 | Todd Helton | 6-02 | 220 | Left | Left | 1973-08-20 |
3 | Mike Lansing | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1968-04-03 |
22 | Nelson Liriano | 5-10 | 172 | Right | Both | 1964-06-03 |
5 | Neifi Perez | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Both | 1973-06-02 |
28 | Terry Shumpert | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1966-08-16 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
7 | Kurt Abbott | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1969-06-02 |
24 | Jeff Barry | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Both | 1969-09-22 |
10 | Dante Bichette | 6-02 | 235 | Right | Right | 1963-11-18 |
26 | Ellis Burks | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1964-09-11 |
19 | Edgard Clemente | 5-11 | 188 | Right | Right | 1975-12-15 |
11 | Angel Echevarria | 6-04 | 215 | Right | Right | 1971-05-25 |
24 | Derrick Gibson | 6-02 | 244 | Right | Right | 1975-02-05 |
1 | Curtis Goodwin | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Left | 1972-09-30 |
12 | Darryl Hamilton | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Left | 1964-12-03 |
35 | John Vander Wal | 6-02 | 197 | Left | Left | 1966-04-29 |
33 | Larry Walker | 6-03 | 235 | Right | Left | 1966-12-01 |
19 | Derrick White | 6-01 | 220 | Right | Right | 1969-10-12 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1998 Colorado Rockies Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1998 Colorado Rockies played 162 games during the regular season, won 77 games, lost 85 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Coors Field (Park Factors: 119/120) where 3,792,683 fans witnessed their 1998 Rockies finish the season with a .475 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 Colorado Rockies Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies salary list, a 1998 Colorado Rockies uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Colorado Rockies primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1998 Colorado Rockies 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)?