1998 Texas Rangers
88 - 74
1997 / 1999 (Organization)
1st place in the AL West
Home Record:
Away Record: 		48 - 33 (.593)
40 - 41 (.494)		 +4.4 wins
+2.6 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 940 / 845 ( +95 )
Allowed/Expected: 871 / 849 ( -22 )
Pyth Record: 87 - 75 (+1)
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The Ballpark at Arlington
Attendance: 2,927,399 Avg Att: 36,141 (1.27)
Att Rank: 4 / 14 Lg Avg: 28,397
       
Park Factor: 1.05    
HR Factor: 1.03 R/L HR: 0.99 / 1.09
Notes:
- West Division Champions
- Lost to New York Yankees in the ALDS

Fielding


Left Field
Rusty Greer
29.4
1325
-0.8
Roberto Kelly
33.8
70
-0.0
Warren Newson
34.0
21
-0.0
Mike Simms
31.5
9
0.0
Luis Alicea
32.9
6
0.0
5
29.7
1431
-0.8

Center Field
Tom Goodwin 29.9
1149
-0.4
Roberto Kelly 33.8
264
-0.4
Milt Cuyler 29.7
16
0.0
Rusty Greer 29.4
2
0.0
4
30.6
1431
-0.8


Right Field
Juan Gonzalez 28.7
1007
-1.3
Mike Simms 31.5
224
-0.2
Roberto Kelly 33.8
167
-0.0
Lee Stevens 31.0
33
-0.0
4
29.8
1431
-1.6
Shortstop
Kevin Elster 33.9
735
-0.1
Royce Clayton 28.5
448
0.2
Domingo Cedeno 29.7
232
0.0
Scott Sheldon 29.6
17
-0.0
4
31.5
1431
0.1
Second Base
Mark McLemore 33.7
1056
-0.5
Luis Alicea 32.9
342
-0.1
Domingo Cedeno 29.7
34
-0.0
3
33.5
1431
-0.6
Third Base
Fernando Tatis 23.5
810
-0.1
Todd Zeile 32.8
451
-0.3
Luis Alicea 32.9
157
-0.1
Scott Sheldon 29.6
13
0.0
4
27.5
1431
-0.4
First Base
Will Clark 34.3
1147
-0.6
Lee Stevens 31.0
198
-0.1
Mike Simms 31.5
85
-0.0
Scott Sheldon 29.6
1
-0.0
4
33.7
1431
-0.7
 
Catcher
Ivan Rodriguez 26.6
1197
1.6
Bill Haselman 32.1
234
-0.1
2
27.5
1431
1.5
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James