1998 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates 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 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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41 Jason Christiansen 6-05 230 Left Right 1969-09-21
67 Francisco Cordova 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-04-26
71 Elmer Dessens 6-00 190 Right Right 1971-01-13
48 Sean Lawrence 6-04 215 Left Left 1970-09-02
47 Jon Lieber 6-03 220 Right Left 1970-04-02
34 Esteban Loaiza 6-02 230 Right Right 1971-12-31
51 Rich Loiselle 6-05 225 Right Right 1972-01-12
36 Javier Martinez 6-02 210 Right Right 1977-02-05
53 Jeff McCurry 6-07 210 Right Right 1970-01-21
38 Chris Peters 6-01 170 Left Left 1972-01-28
73 Ricardo Rincon 6-00 190 Left Left 1970-04-13
22 Jason Schmidt 6-05 185 Right Right 1973-01-29
56 Jose Silva 6-05 210 Right Right 1973-12-19
49 Jeff Tabaka 6-02 195 Left Right 1964-01-17
57 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
35 Marc Wilkins 5-11 200 Right Right 1970-10-21
64 Mike Williams 6-02 200 Right Right 1969-07-29
18 Jason Kendall 6-00 190 Right Right 1974-06-26
15 Keith Osik 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-10-22
6 Lou Collier 5-10 170 Right Right 1973-08-21
14 Freddy Garcia 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-01
27 Tim Laker 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-11-27
10 Abraham Nunez 5-11 160 Right Both 1976-03-16
2 Kevin Polcovich 5-09 170 Right Right 1970-06-28
16 Aramis Ramirez 6-01 205 Right Right 1978-06-25
31 Chance Sanford 5-10 175 Right Left 1972-06-02
17 Doug Strange 6-01 185 Right Both 1964-04-13
5 Tony Womack 5-09 170 Right Left 1969-09-25
29 Kevin Young 6-02 219 Right Right 1969-06-16
46 Jermaine Allensworth 6-00 189 Right Right 1972-01-11
62 Steve Bieser 5-10 170 Right Left 1967-08-04
13 Adrian Brown 6-00 175 Right Both 1974-02-07
19 Emil Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1974-12-29
11 Jose Guillen 6-00 215 Right Right 1976-05-17
28 Al Martin 6-04 210 Left Left 1967-11-24
30 Manny Martinez 6-02 190 Right Right 1970-10-03
25 Mark Smith 6-03 205 Right Right 1970-05-07
12 Turner Ward 6-02 204 Right Both 1965-04-11
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The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 93 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 1,560,950 fans witnessed their 1998 Pirates finish the season with a .426 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 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Jason Kendall (144)
1B Kevin Young (157)
2B Tony Womack (152)
3B Aramis Ramirez (71)
SS Lou Collier (107)
LF Al Martin (114)
CF Jermaine Allensworth (66)
RF Jose Guillen (149)
  
SP Francisco Cordova
SP Jon Lieber
SP Chris Peters
SP Jason Schmidt
SP Jose Silva
  
RP Jason Christiansen
RP Elmer Dessens
RP Javier Martinez
RP Ricardo Rincon
RP Jeff Tabaka
RP Mike Williams
CL Rich Loiselle

1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Al Martin $2,600,000.00
Kevin Young $1,600,000.00
Jon Lieber $1,450,000.00
Turner Ward $825,000.00
Jason Kendall $600,000.00
Doug Strange $575,000.00
Francisco Cordova $500,000.00
Jason Schmidt $500,000.00
Esteban Loaiza $450,000.00
Mike Williams $350,000.00
Jason Christiansen $320,000.00
Jeff Tabaka $300,000.00
Todd Van Poppel $300,000.00
Tony Womack $290,000.00
Rich Loiselle $275,000.00
Keith Osik $275,000.00
Marc Wilkins $275,000.00
Jermaine Allensworth $260,000.00
Mark Smith $260,000.00
Jose Guillen $255,000.00
Ricardo Rincon $245,000.00
Jeff McCurry $205,000.00
Chris Peters $205,000.00
Kevin Polcovich $200,000.00
Freddy Garcia $190,000.00
Manny Martinez $190,000.00
Elmer Dessens $180,000.00
Jose Silva $180,000.00
Adrian Brown $178,000.00
Lou Collier $176,000.00
Steve Bieser $170,000.00
Emil Brown $170,000.00
Sean Lawrence $170,000.00
Javier Martinez $170,000.00
Abraham Nunez $170,000.00
Aramis Ramirez $170,000.00
Chance Sanford $170,000.00

1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Kevin Polcovich
#5 Tony Womack
#6 Lou Collier
#10 Abraham Nunez
#11 Jose Guillen
#12 Turner Ward
#13 Adrian Brown
#14 Freddy Garcia
#15 Keith Osik
#16 Aramis Ramirez
#17 Doug Strange
#18 Jason Kendall
#19 Emil Brown
#22 Jason Schmidt
#25 Mark Smith
#27 Tim Laker
#28 Al Martin
#29 Kevin Young
#30 Manny Martinez
#31 Chance Sanford
#34 Esteban Loaiza
#35 Marc Wilkins
#36 Javier Martinez
#38 Chris Peters
#41 Jason Christiansen
#46 Jermaine Allensworth
#47 Jon Lieber
#48 Sean Lawrence
#49 Jeff Tabaka
#51 Rich Loiselle
#53 Jeff McCurry
#56 Jose Silva
#57 Todd Van Poppel
#62 Steve Bieser
#64 Mike Williams
#67 Francisco Cordova
#71 Elmer Dessens
#73 Ricardo Rincon

Did you know that a 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates 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)?