1998 Texas Rangers Roster

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

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58 Scott Bailes 6-02 184 Left Left 1961-12-18
33 John Burkett 6-02 211 Right Right 1964-11-28
36 Greg Cadaret 6-03 214 Left Left 1962-02-27
23 Tim Crabtree 6-04 205 Right Right 1969-10-13
49 Tony Fossas 6-00 187 Left Left 1957-09-23
53 Eric Gunderson 6-00 195 Left Right 1966-03-29
32 Rick Helling 6-03 255 Right Right 1970-12-15
31 Xavier Hernandez 6-02 185 Right Left 1965-08-16
50 Jonathan Johnson 6-00 180 Right Right 1974-07-16
43 Al Levine 6-03 180 Right Left 1968-05-22
28 Esteban Loaiza 6-02 230 Right Right 1971-12-31
28 Darren Oliver 6-03 250 Left Right 1970-10-06
56 Danny Patterson 6-00 170 Right Right 1971-02-17
59 Roger Pavlik 6-02 220 Right Both 1967-10-04
40 Matt Perisho 6-00 175 Left Left 1975-06-08
60 Julio Santana 6-00 175 Right Right 1973-01-20
30 Aaron Sele 6-05 218 Right Right 1970-06-25
44 Todd Stottlemyre 6-03 195 Right Left 1965-05-20
51 Todd Van Poppel 6-05 210 Right Right 1971-12-09
35 John Wetteland 6-02 195 Right Right 1966-08-21
36 Bobby Witt 6-02 205 Right Right 1964-05-11
37 Bill Haselman 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-05-25
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-30
10 Luis Alicea 5-09 177 Right Both 1965-07-29
1 Domingo Cedeno 6-01 170 Right Both 1968-11-04
22 Will Clark 6-01 190 Left Left 1964-03-13
18, 11 Royce Clayton 6-00 200 Right Right 1970-01-02
18 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
3 Mark McLemore 5-11 195 Right Both 1964-10-04
4 Scott Sheldon 6-03 185 Right Right 1968-11-28
4 Fernando Tatis 5-11 185 Right Right 1975-01-01
27 Todd Zeile 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-09-09
18 Milt Cuyler 5-10 185 Right Both 1968-10-07
19 Juan Gonzalez 6-03 220 Right Right 1969-10-20
24 Tom Goodwin 6-01 170 Right Left 1968-07-27
29 Rusty Greer 6-00 190 Left Left 1969-01-21
39 Roberto Kelly 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-10-01
21 Warren Newson 5-07 202 Left Left 1964-07-03
16 Mike Simms 6-04 185 Right Right 1967-01-12
14 Rob Sasser 6-03 205 Right Right 1975-03-09
9, 11 Lee Stevens 6-04 219 Left Left 1967-07-10
18 Chris Tremie 6-00 200 Right Right 1969-10-17
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The 1998 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 104/104) where 2,927,399 fans witnessed their 1998 Rangers finish the season with a .543 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 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 1998 Texas Rangers salary list, a 1998 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 1998 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

1998 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters

John Burkett
Will Clark
Kevin Elster
Juan Gonzalez
Tom Goodwin
Rusty Greer
Mark McLemore
Ivan Rodriguez
Lee Stevens
Fernando Tatis

1998 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (139)
1B Will Clark (134)
2B Mark McLemore (122)
3B Fernando Tatis (94)
SS Kevin Elster (84)
LF Rusty Greer (154)
CF Tom Goodwin (150)
RF Juan Gonzalez (116)
  
SP John Burkett
SP Rick Helling
SP Darren Oliver
SP Aaron Sele
  
RP Scott Bailes
RP Tim Crabtree
RP Eric Gunderson
RP Xavier Hernandez
RP Al Levine
RP Danny Patterson
CL John Wetteland

1998 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Juan Gonzalez $7,800,000.00
Ivan Rodriguez $6,700,000.00
Will Clark $5,812,595.00
John Wetteland $5,800,000.00
John Burkett $4,000,000.00
Bobby Witt $3,250,000.00
Darren Oliver $3,050,000.00
Aaron Sele $2,850,000.00
Tom Goodwin $2,350,000.00
Mark McLemore $2,300,000.00
Roberto Kelly $1,625,000.00
Roger Pavlik $1,600,000.00
Kevin Elster $1,500,000.00
Lee Stevens $1,250,000.00
Rusty Greer $1,025,000.00
Xavier Hernandez $1,000,000.00
Luis Alicea $750,000.00
Bill Haselman $625,000.00
Eric Gunderson $510,000.00
Domingo Cedeno $500,000.00
Greg Cadaret $330,000.00
Tim Crabtree $290,000.00
Mike Simms $275,000.00
Rick Helling $216,500.00
Scott Bailes $210,000.00
Danny Patterson $208,000.00
Julio Santana $182,500.00
Jonathan Johnson $170,000.00
Al Levine $170,000.00
Matt Perisho $170,000.00
Rob Sasser $170,000.00
Scott Sheldon $170,000.00
Fernando Tatis $170,000.00

1998 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Domingo Cedeno
#3 Mark McLemore
#4 Scott Sheldon
#4 Fernando Tatis
#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#9 Lee Stevens
#10 Luis Alicea
#11 Royce Clayton
#11 Lee Stevens
#14 Rob Sasser
#16 Mike Simms
#18 Royce Clayton
#18 Milt Cuyler
#18 Kevin Elster
#18 Chris Tremie
#19 Juan Gonzalez
#21 Warren Newson
#22 Will Clark
#23 Tim Crabtree
#24 Tom Goodwin
#27 Todd Zeile
#28 Esteban Loaiza
#28 Darren Oliver
#29 Rusty Greer
#30 Aaron Sele
#31 Xavier Hernandez
#32 Rick Helling
#33 John Burkett
#35 John Wetteland
#36 Greg Cadaret
#36 Bobby Witt
#37 Bill Haselman
#39 Roberto Kelly
#40 Matt Perisho
#43 Al Levine
#44 Todd Stottlemyre
#49 Tony Fossas
#50 Jonathan Johnson
#51 Todd Van Poppel
#53 Eric Gunderson
#56 Danny Patterson
#58 Scott Bailes
#59 Roger Pavlik
#60 Julio Santana

Did you know that a 1998 Texas Rangers 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)?