1998 Oakland Athletics Roster

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

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1998 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Tom Candiotti 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-08-31
56 Steve Connelly 6-04 210 Right Right 1974-04-27
41 Jim Dougherty 6-00 210 Right Right 1968-03-08
36 Mike Fetters 6-04 212 Right Right 1964-12-19
29 Buddy Groom 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-10
51 Jimmy Haynes 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-09-05
31 Gil Heredia 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-10-26
28 Mark Holzemer 6-00 165 Left Left 1969-08-20
33 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
32 Mike Mohler 6-02 195 Left Right 1968-07-26
44 Mike Oquist 6-02 170 Right Right 1968-05-30
48 Ariel Prieto 6-03 225 Right Right 1969-10-22
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
30 Aaron Small 6-05 200 Right Right 1971-11-23
59 Blake Stein 6-07 240 Right Right 1973-08-03
22 Billy Taylor 6-08 200 Right Right 1961-10-16
50 Dave Telgheder 6-03 212 Right Right 1966-11-11
52 Jay Witasick 6-04 205 Right Right 1972-08-28
36 Tim Worrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1967-07-05
23 A.J. Hinch 6-01 207 Right Right 1974-05-15
5 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
13 Izzy Molina 6-00 200 Right Right 1971-06-03
7 Kurt Abbott 6-00 185 Right Right 1969-06-02
10 Mark Bellhorn 6-01 195 Right Both 1974-08-23
6 Mike Blowers 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-04-24
26 Rafael Bournigal 5-11 165 Right Right 1966-05-12
30 Eric Chavez 6-00 204 Right Left 1977-12-07
16 Jason Giambi 6-02 200 Right Left 1971-01-08
17 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
3 Bip Roberts 5-07 165 Right Both 1963-10-27
21 Scott Spiezio 6-02 205 Right Both 1972-09-21
8 Ed Sprague 6-02 210 Right Right 1967-07-25
4 Miguel Tejada 5-10 170 Right Right 1974-05-25
45 Jorge Velandia 5-09 160 Right Right 1975-01-12
28 Jack Voigt 6-01 175 Right Right 1966-05-17
39 Jason Wood 6-01 200 Right Right 1969-12-16
53 Ryan Christenson 6-00 191 Right Right 1974-03-28
14 Ben Grieve 6-04 220 Right Left 1976-05-04
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
20 Brian Lesher 6-05 205 Left Right 1971-03-05
2 Jason McDonald 5-08 175 Right Both 1972-03-20
54 Mike Neill 6-02 190 Right Right 1970-04-27
5 Shane Mack 6-00 190 Right Right 1963-12-07
31, 7 Kevin Mitchell 5-11 210 Right Right 1962-01-13
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
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The 1998 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 97/98) where 1,232,343 fans witnessed their 1998 Athletics finish the season with a .457 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1998 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1998 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Rafael Bournigal
Tom Candiotti
Jason Giambi
Ben Grieve
Rickey Henderson
A.J. Hinch
Dave Magadan
Jason McDonald
Scott Spiezio
Matt Stairs

1998 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C A.J. Hinch (118)
1B Jason Giambi (146)
2B Scott Spiezio (112)
3B Mike Blowers (120)
SS Miguel Tejada (104)
LF Rickey Henderson (142)
CF Ryan Christenson (113)
RF Ben Grieve (151)
DH Matt Stairs (120)
  
SP Tom Candiotti
SP Jimmy Haynes
SP Mike Oquist
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Blake Stein
  
RP Mike Fetters
RP Buddy Groom
RP T.J. Mathews
RP Mike Mohler
RP Aaron Small
RP Tim Worrell
CL Billy Taylor


1998 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Kenny Rogers $5,000,000.00
Tom Candiotti $2,850,000.00
Mike Fetters $2,475,000.00
Rickey Henderson $1,150,000.00
Billy Taylor $1,100,000.00
Kurt Abbott $1,000,000.00
Buddy Groom $595,000.00
Mike Mohler $525,000.00
Mike Blowers $475,000.00
Dave Magadan $475,000.00
Shane Mack $450,000.00
Rafael Bournigal $385,000.00
Matt Stairs $325,000.00
Jason Giambi $315,000.00
T.J. Mathews $315,000.00
Gil Heredia $275,000.00
Mark Holzemer $250,000.00
Kevin Mitchell $225,000.00
Mike Oquist $215,000.00
Scott Spiezio $205,000.00
Dave Telgheder $200,000.00
Aaron Small $197,500.00
Jimmy Haynes $187,500.00
Izzy Molina $175,000.00
Brian Lesher $174,000.00
Jason McDonald $174,000.00
Ben Grieve $172,000.00
Miguel Tejada $172,000.00
Ryan Christenson $170,000.00
A.J. Hinch $170,000.00
Blake Stein $170,000.00
Jason Wood $170,000.00


1998 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jason McDonald
#3 Bip Roberts
#4 Miguel Tejada
#5 Mike Macfarlane
#5 Shane Mack
#6 Mike Blowers
#7 Kurt Abbott
#7 Kevin Mitchell
#8 Ed Sprague
#10 Mark Bellhorn
#12 Matt Stairs
#13 Izzy Molina
#14 Ben Grieve
#16 Jason Giambi
#17 Dave Magadan
#20 Brian Lesher
#21 Scott Spiezio
#22 Billy Taylor
#23 A.J. Hinch
#24 Rickey Henderson
#26 Rafael Bournigal
#28 Mark Holzemer
#28 Jack Voigt
#29 Buddy Groom
#30 Eric Chavez
#30 Aaron Small
#31 Gil Heredia
#31 Kevin Mitchell
#32 Mike Mohler
#33 T.J. Mathews
#36 Mike Fetters
#36 Tim Worrell
#37 Kenny Rogers
#39 Jason Wood
#41 Jim Dougherty
#44 Mike Oquist
#45 Jorge Velandia
#48 Ariel Prieto
#49 Tom Candiotti
#50 Dave Telgheder
#51 Jimmy Haynes
#52 Jay Witasick
#53 Ryan Christenson
#54 Mike Neill
#56 Steve Connelly
#59 Blake Stein

Did you know that a 1998 Oakland Athletics 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)?