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The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65-97. The strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 Earned Run Average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992). Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year (ROY) award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988. The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007. ==Offseason== * October 29, 1997: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the Toronto Blue Jays.〔(Dane Johnson page at Baseball Reference )〕 * November 7, 1997: The Athletics traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers and cash. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Scott Brosius to the Yankees on November 18.〔(Scott Brosius page at Baseball Reference )〕 * November 18, 1997: Tony Batista was drafted from the Athletics by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 27th pick in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft.〔(Tony Batista page at Baseball Reference )〕 * November 26, 1997: David Newhan and Don Wengert were traded by the Athletics to the San Diego Padres for Jorge Velandia and Doug Bochtler.〔(Jorge Velandia page at Baseball Reference )〕 * November 22, 1997: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Damon Berryhill page at Baseball Reference )〕 * December 4, 1997: Mark Acre was purchased from the Athletics by the Yakult Swallows.〔(Mark Acre page at Baseball Reference )〕 * December 5, 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Jack Voigt page at Baseball Reference )〕 * December 16, 1997: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Mike Blowers page at Baseball Reference )〕 * December 22, 1997: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Izzy Molina page at Baseball Reference )〕 * January 22, 1998: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Ricky Henderson page at Baseball Reference )〕 * March 9, 1998: Kevin Mitchell was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.〔(Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference )〕 * March 17, 1998: Ernie Young was purchased from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals.〔(Ernie Young page at Baseball Reference )〕 * March 25, 1998: Doug Bochtler was purchased from the Athletics by the Detroit Tigers.〔(Doug Bochtler page at Baseball Reference )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 Oakland Athletics season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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