1998 CLEVELAND INDIANS Wood Engraved Signature Mini Baseball Bat Post Season NEW

Description

1998 Cleveland Indians
"4 In A Row"
Post Season Signature
Laser Engraved Mini Baseball Bat
by Heavy Hitter
Mint Condition...own a piece of Cleveland Indians franchise history!
RARE....RARE....RARE!!!!
This item was never made available to the general public. This is a unique and exclusive post season gift handed out by the front office to internal and external VIPS ONLY!!!
The beautiful custom designed wood engraved baseball bat features the replica signatures of the 1998 roster as they headed into the playoffs (as of 9/1/98).
This baseball bat will come sealed in the original box.
Length is 17 inches.
Note: All the bats from this special VIP production run are identified as 1 of 575. They are not sequentially numbered.
1998 Cleveland Indians season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1998 Cleveland Indians season was the franchise's 98th season. The Indians hoped to improve upon their American League pennant-winning season of 1997, but succumbed to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in six games.
Offseason[edit]
November 12, 1997: Paul Assenmacher was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[1]
December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.[2]
December 8, 1997: Kenny Lofton signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
December 8, 1997: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jeff Juden to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone.
December 8, 1997: Dwight Gooden signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.[3]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
vteAL Central
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road
Cleveland Indians
89
73
0.549
—
46–35
43–38
Chicago White Sox
80
82
0.494
9
44–37
36–45
Kansas City Royals
72
89
0.447
16½
29–51
43–38
Minnesota Twins
70
92
0.432
19
35–46
35–46
Detroit Tigers
65
97
0.401
24
32–49
33–48
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1998 American League Recordsvte
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
ANA
BAL
BOS
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TB
TEX
TOR
NL
Anaheim
—
5–6
6–5
5–6
4–7
8–3
6–5
6–5
6–5
5–7
9–3
6–5
5–7
4–7
10–6
Baltimore
6–5
—
6–6
2–9
5–6
10–1
5–6
7–3
3–9
8–3
6–5
5–7
6–5
5–7
5–11
Boston
5–6
6–6
—
5–6
8–3
5–5
8–3
5–6
5–7
9–2
7–4
9–3
6–5
5–7
9–7
Chicago
6–5
9–2
6–5
—
6–6
6–6
8–4
6–6
4–7
4–7
4–7
5–6
5–6
4–6–1
7–9
Cleveland
7–4
6–5
3–8
6–6
—
9–3
8–4
6–6
4–7
3–8
9–2
7–3
4–7
7–4
10–6
Detroit
3–8
1–10
5–5
6–6
3–9
—
6–6
8–4
3–8
7–4
3–8
5–6
3–8
5–6
7–9
Kansas City
5–6
6–5
3–8
4–8
4–8
6–6
—
7–5
0–10
7–4
4–6
8–3
3–8
6–5
9–7
Minnesota
5–6
3–7
6–5
6–6
6–6
4–8
5–7
—
4–7
4–7
2–9
7–4
7–4
4–7
7–9
New York
5–6
9–3
7–5
7–4
7–4
8–3
10–0
7–4
—
8–3
8–3
11–1
8–3
6–6
13–3
Oakland
7–5
3–8
2–9
7–4
8–3
4–7
4–7
7–4
3–8
—
5–7
5–6
6–6
5–6
8–8
Seattle
3–9
5–6
4–7
7–4
2–9
8–3
6–4
9–2
3–8
7–5
—
6–5
5–7
4–7
7–9
Tampa Bay
5–6
7–5
3–9
6–5
3–7
6–5
3–8
4–7
1–11
6–5
5–6
—
4–7
5–7
5–11
Texas
7–5
5–6
5–6
6–5
7–4
8–3
8–3
4–7
3–8
6–6
7–5
7–4
—
7–4
8–8
Toronto
7–4
7–5
7–5
6–4–1
4–7
6–5
5–6
7–4
6–6
6–5
7–4
7–5
4–7
—
9–7
Transactions[edit]
April 14, 1998: David Bell was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
May 6, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
June 2, 1998: C.C. Sabathia was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.[6]
July 2, 1998: Rex Hudler was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]
August 13, 1998: Cecil Fielder signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[8]
August 31, 1998: David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Joey Cora.[4]
September 18, 1998: Cecil Fielder was released by the Cleveland Indians.[8]
Roster[edit]
1998 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers
45 Paul Assenmacher
34 Dave Burba
40 Bartolo Colón
16 Dwight Gooden
42 Mike Jackson
46 Jason Jacome
43 Doug Jones
20 Steve Karsay
30 Rick Krivda
36 Tom Martin
49 José Mesa
51 Alvin Morman
41 Charles Nagy
37 Chad Ogea
38 Eric Plunk
62 Jim Poole
59 Jason Rakers
39 Steve Reed
53 Paul Shuey
47 Ron Villone
33 Tim Worrell
27 Jaret Wright
Catchers
15 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
10 Pat Borders
2 Einar Díaz
Infielders
6 David Bell
11 Jeff Branson
66 Russell Branyan
6 Jolbert Cabrera
28 Joey Cora
9 Shawon Dunston
33 Cecil Fielder
17 Travis Fryman
9 Torey Lovullo
12,26 Jeff Manto
44 Richie Sexson
25 Jim Thome
13 Omar Vizquel
35 Enrique Wilson
Outfielders
29 Gerónimo Berroa
22 Brian Giles
23 David Justice
7 Kenny Lofton
61 Alex Ramírez
24 Manny Ramírez
12 Mark Whiten
Other batters
51 Jacob Cruz
33 Matt Luke
Manager
30 Mike Hargrove
Coaches
1 Al Bumbry (First base)
54 Johnny Goryl (Bench)
4 Luis Isaac (Bullpen)
32 Charlie Manuel (Hitting)
55 Jeff Newman (Third base)
28 Mark Wiley (Pitching)
43 Dan Williams (Bullpen catcher)
Game log[edit]
1998 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 46–35; Away: 43–38)
March: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)[show]
April: 13–12 (Home: 6–7; Away: 7–5)[show]
May: 18–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 8–7)[show]
June: 14–12 (Home: 7–8; Away: 7–4)[show]
July: 16–12 (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–6)[show]
August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)[show]
September: 14–12 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–8)[show]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member
Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos.
Player
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
Avg.
Slg.
SB
C
Sandy Alomar Jr.
117
409
45
96
6
44
.235
.352
0
1B
Jim Thome
123
440
89
129
30
85
.293
.584
1
2B
David Bell
107
340
37
89
10
41
.262
.424
0
3B
Travis Fryman
146
557
74
160
28
96
.287
.504
10
SS
Omar Vizqual
151
576
86
166
2
50
.288
.372
37
LF
Brian Giles
112
350
56
94
16
66
.269
.460
10
CF
Kenny Lofton
154
600
101
169
12
64
.282
.413
54
RF
Manny Rameriez
150
571
108
168
45
145
.294
.599
5
DH
David Justice
146
540
94
151
21
88
.280
.476
9
[9]
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player
G
AB
H
Avg.
HR
RBI
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
W
L
SV
ERA
SO
Award winners[edit]
All-Star Game
Minor league affiliates[edit]
Classification level
Team
League
Season article
AAA
Buffalo Bisons
International League
1998 Buffalo Bisons season
AA
Akron Aeros
Eastern League
1998 Akron Aeros season
Advanced A
Kinston Indians
Carolina League
A
Columbus RedStixx
South Atlantic League
A-Short Season
Watertown Indians
New York–Penn League
Rookie
Burlington Indians
Appalachian League
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