1998 Chicago Cubs Roster

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

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Complete Roster  
 

51 Terry Adams 6-03 205 Right Right 1973-03-06
47 Rod Beck 6-01 236 Right Right 1968-08-03
54 Mark Clark 6-05 225 Right Right 1968-05-12
44 Tony Fossas 6-00 187 Left Left 1957-09-23
31 Kevin Foster 6-01 170 Right Right 1969-01-13
30 Geremi Gonzalez 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-01-08
44 Chris Haney 6-03 195 Left Left 1968-11-16
35 Felix Heredia 6-00 160 Left Left 1975-06-20
52 Matt Karchner 6-04 245 Right Right 1967-06-28
53 Kurt Miller 6-05 205 Right Right 1972-08-24
38 Mike Morgan 6-02 215 Right Right 1959-10-08
45 Terry Mulholland 6-03 206 Left Right 1963-03-09
59 Rodney Myers 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-06-26
35 Bob Patterson 6-02 192 Left Right 1959-05-16
41 Marc Pisciotta 6-05 240 Right Right 1970-08-07
56 Justin Speier 6-04 205 Right Right 1973-11-06
49 Kennie Steenstra 6-05 220 Right Right 1970-10-13
48 Dave Stevens 6-03 210 Right Right 1970-03-04
36 Kevin Tapani 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-02-18
44 Amaury Telemaco 6-04 220 Right Right 1974-01-19
46 Steve Trachsel 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-10-31
58 Ben Van Ryn 6-05 185 Left Left 1971-08-09
33 Don Wengert 6-02 205 Right Right 1969-11-06
34 Kerry Wood 6-05 210 Right Right 1977-06-16
7 Tyler Houston 6-02 210 Right Left 1971-01-17
8, 15 Sandy Martinez 6-02 200 Right Left 1970-10-08
9 Scott Servais 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-06-04
24 Manny Alexander 5-10 165 Right Right 1971-03-20
4 Jeff Blauser 6-00 170 Right Right 1965-11-08
8, 15 Gary Gaetti 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-08-19
17 Mark Grace 6-02 190 Left Left 1964-06-28
19 Jason Hardtke 5-10 175 Right Both 1971-09-15
18 Jose Hernandez 6-01 180 Right Right 1969-07-14
50 Jason Maxwell 6-01 180 Right Right 1972-03-26
12 Mickey Morandini 5-11 171 Right Left 1966-04-22
11 Jose Nieves 6-01 180 Right Right 1975-06-16
15 Kevin Orie 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-09-01
37 Brant Brown 6-03 220 Left Left 1971-06-22
6 Glenallen Hill 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-03-22
1 Lance Johnson 5-11 160 Left Left 1963-07-06
10 Terrell Lowery 6-03 180 Right Right 1970-10-25
25 Orlando Merced 5-11 170 Right Both 1966-11-02
20 Matt Mieske 6-00 192 Right Right 1968-02-13
40 Henry Rodriguez 6-01 200 Left Left 1967-11-08
21 Sammy Sosa 6-00 185 Right Right 1968-11-12
28 Pedro Valdes 6-01 180 Left Left 1973-06-29
25 Derrick White 6-01 220 Right Right 1969-10-12
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The 1998 Chicago Cubs played 163 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 103/103) where 2,623,194 fans witnessed their 1998 Cubs finish the season with a .552 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 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1998 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1998 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Blauser
Mark Grace
Lance Johnson
Mickey Morandini
Kevin Orie
Henry Rodriguez
Scott Servais
Sammy Sosa
Kevin Tapani

1998 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Scott Servais (110)
1B Mark Grace (156)
2B Mickey Morandini (152)
3B Jose Hernandez (72)
SS Jeff Blauser (106)
LF Henry Rodriguez (114)
CF Lance Johnson (78)
RF Sammy Sosa (156)
DH Henry Rodriguez (5)
  
SP Mark Clark
SP Geremi Gonzalez
SP Kevin Tapani
SP Steve Trachsel
SP Kerry Wood
  
RP Terry Adams
RP Felix Heredia
RP Matt Karchner
RP Terry Mulholland
RP Bob Patterson
RP Marc Pisciotta
RP Dave Stevens
RP Don Wengert
CL Rod Beck


1998 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

Sammy Sosa $8,325,000.00
Mark Clark $5,050,000.00
Lance Johnson $4,900,000.00
Mark Grace $4,225,000.00
Jeff Blauser $4,000,000.00
Kevin Tapani $4,000,000.00
Rod Beck $3,600,000.00
Steve Trachsel $2,987,500.00
Henry Rodriguez $2,700,000.00
Mickey Morandini $2,000,000.00
Scott Servais $1,645,000.00
Kevin Foster $1,450,000.00
Bob Patterson $900,000.00
Jose Hernandez $725,000.00
Terry Mulholland $600,000.00
Matt Mieske $550,000.00
Manny Alexander $425,000.00
Terry Adams $295,000.00
Kevin Orie $240,000.00
Tyler Houston $225,000.00
Dave Stevens $225,000.00
Geremi Gonzalez $210,000.00
Brant Brown $180,000.00
Marc Pisciotta $180,000.00
Sandy Martinez $174,500.00
Amaury Telemaco $173,000.00
Gary Gaetti $170,000.00
Pedro Valdes $170,000.00
Ben Van Ryn $170,000.00
Kerry Wood $170,000.00


1998 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lance Johnson
#4 Jeff Blauser
#6 Glenallen Hill
#7 Tyler Houston
#8 Gary Gaetti
#8 Sandy Martinez
#9 Scott Servais
#10 Terrell Lowery
#11 Jose Nieves
#12 Mickey Morandini
#15 Gary Gaetti
#15 Sandy Martinez
#15 Kevin Orie
#17 Mark Grace
#18 Jose Hernandez
#19 Jason Hardtke
#20 Matt Mieske
#21 Sammy Sosa
#24 Manny Alexander
#25 Orlando Merced
#25 Derrick White
#28 Pedro Valdes
#30 Geremi Gonzalez
#31 Kevin Foster
#33 Don Wengert
#34 Kerry Wood
#35 Felix Heredia
#35 Bob Patterson
#36 Kevin Tapani
#37 Brant Brown
#38 Mike Morgan
#40 Henry Rodriguez
#41 Marc Pisciotta
#44 Tony Fossas
#44 Chris Haney
#44 Amaury Telemaco
#45 Terry Mulholland
#46 Steve Trachsel
#47 Rod Beck
#48 Dave Stevens
#49 Kennie Steenstra
#50 Jason Maxwell
#51 Terry Adams
#52 Matt Karchner
#53 Kurt Miller
#54 Mark Clark
#56 Justin Speier
#58 Ben Van Ryn
#59 Rodney Myers

Did you know that a 1998 Chicago Cubs 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)?