1998 Cleveland Indians Roster

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

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Complete Roster  
 

45 Paul Assenmacher 6-03 200 Left Left 1960-12-10
34 Dave Burba 6-04 240 Right Right 1966-07-07
40 Bartolo Colon 6-00 185 Right Right 1973-05-24
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
42 Mike Jackson 6-00 200 Right Right 1964-12-22
46 Jason Jacome 6-01 155 Left Left 1970-11-24
43 Doug Jones 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-06-24
20 Steve Karsay 6-03 210 Right Right 1972-03-24
30 Rick Krivda 6-01 180 Left Right 1970-01-19
36 Tom Martin 6-01 185 Left Left 1970-05-21
49 Jose Mesa 6-03 225 Right Right 1966-05-22
51 Alvin Morman 6-03 210 Left Left 1969-01-06
41 Charles Nagy 6-03 200 Right Left 1967-05-05
37 Chad Ogea 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-11-09
38 Eric Plunk 6-05 217 Right Right 1963-09-03
62 Jim Poole 6-02 203 Left Left 1966-04-28
59 Jason Rakers 6-02 200 Right Right 1973-06-29
39 Steve Reed 6-02 202 Right Right 1965-03-11
53 Paul Shuey 6-03 215 Right Right 1970-09-16
47 Ron Villone 6-03 230 Left Left 1970-01-16
33 Tim Worrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1967-07-05
27 Jaret Wright 6-02 220 Right Right 1975-12-29
15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. 6-05 215 Right Right 1966-06-18
10 Pat Borders 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-05-14
2 Einar Diaz 5-10 165 Right Right 1972-12-28
6 David Bell 5-10 170 Right Right 1972-09-14
11 Jeff Branson 6-00 180 Right Left 1967-01-26
66 Russ Branyan 6-03 195 Right Left 1975-12-19
6 Jolbert Cabrera 6-01 215 Right Right 1972-12-08
28 Joey Cora 5-08 152 Right Both 1965-05-14
9 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
17 Travis Fryman 6-01 194 Right Right 1969-03-25
9 Torey Lovullo 6-00 180 Right Both 1965-07-25
12, 26 Jeff Manto 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-08-23
44 Richie Sexson 6-06 205 Right Right 1974-12-29
25 Jim Thome 6-04 220 Right Left 1970-08-27
13 Omar Vizquel 5-09 165 Right Both 1967-04-24
35 Enrique Wilson 5-11 160 Right Both 1973-07-27
29 Geronimo Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1965-03-18
22 Brian Giles 5-11 195 Left Left 1971-01-20
7 Kenny Lofton 6-00 180 Left Left 1967-05-31
61 Alex Ramirez 5-11 200 Right Right 1974-10-03
24 Manny Ramirez 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-05-30
12 Mark Whiten 6-03 215 Right Both 1966-11-25
51 Jacob Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1973-01-28
33 Cecil Fielder 6-03 240 Right Right 1963-09-21
23 David Justice 6-03 200 Left Left 1966-04-14
33 Matt Luke 6-05 220 Left Left 1971-02-26
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The 1998 Cleveland Indians played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Jacobs Field (Park Factors: 103/103) where 3,467,299 fans witnessed their 1998 Indians finish the season with a .549 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1998 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1998 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1998 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Sandy Alomar, Jr. (111)
1B Jim Thome (117)
2B David Bell (101)
3B Travis Fryman (144)
SS Omar Vizquel (151)
LF Brian Giles (95)
CF Kenny Lofton (154)
RF Manny Ramirez (148)
DH David Justice (123)
  
SP Dave Burba
SP Bartolo Colon
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Charles Nagy
SP Jaret Wright
  
RP Paul Assenmacher
RP Doug Jones
RP Jose Mesa
RP Alvin Morman
RP Eric Plunk
RP Steve Reed
RP Paul Shuey
RP Ron Villone
CL Mike Jackson


1998 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Kenny Lofton $7,550,000.00
David Justice $6,500,000.00
Travis Fryman $5,400,000.00
Jim Thome $4,800,000.00
Charles Nagy $3,416,666.00
Omar Vizquel $3,050,000.00
Manny Ramirez $2,850,000.00
Dave Burba $2,800,000.00
Dwight Gooden $2,787,500.00
Sandy Alomar, Jr. $2,725,000.00
Geronimo Berroa $2,200,000.00
Mike Jackson $2,000,000.00
Eric Plunk $1,800,000.00
Jose Mesa $1,700,000.00
Paul Assenmacher $1,325,000.00
Chad Ogea $1,033,333.00
Shawon Dunston $1,000,000.00
Paul Shuey $567,667.00
Jeff Branson $550,000.00
Pat Borders $500,000.00
Brian Giles $300,000.00
Jeff Manto $250,000.00
Ron Villone $240,000.00
Alvin Morman $220,000.00
Rick Krivda $205,000.00
Mark Whiten $200,000.00
Tom Martin $190,000.00
Jaret Wright $190,000.00
Bartolo Colon $180,000.00
Richie Sexson $175,000.00
Enrique Wilson $175,000.00
Cecil Fielder $170,000.00


1998 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#2 Einar Diaz
#6 David Bell
#6 Jolbert Cabrera
#7 Kenny Lofton
#9 Shawon Dunston
#9 Torey Lovullo
#10 Pat Borders
#11 Jeff Branson
#12 Jeff Manto
#12 Mark Whiten
#13 Omar Vizquel
#15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Travis Fryman
#20 Steve Karsay
#22 Brian Giles
#23 David Justice
#24 Manny Ramirez
#25 Jim Thome
#26 Jeff Manto
#27 Jaret Wright
#28 Joey Cora
#29 Geronimo Berroa
#30 Rick Krivda
#33 Cecil Fielder
#33 Matt Luke
#33 Tim Worrell
#34 Dave Burba
#35 Enrique Wilson
#36 Tom Martin
#37 Chad Ogea
#38 Eric Plunk
#39 Steve Reed
#40 Bartolo Colon
#41 Charles Nagy
#42 Mike Jackson
#43 Doug Jones
#44 Richie Sexson
#45 Paul Assenmacher
#46 Jason Jacome
#47 Ron Villone
#49 Jose Mesa
#51 Jacob Cruz
#51 Alvin Morman
#53 Paul Shuey
#59 Jason Rakers
#61 Alex Ramirez
#62 Jim Poole
#66 Russ Branyan

Did you know that a 1998 Cleveland Indians 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)?