1998 Philadelphia Phillies season

1998 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkVeterans Stadium
CityPhiladelphia
Record75–87 (.463)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersBill Giles
General managersEd Wade
ManagersTerry Francona
TelevisionWPHL-TV
Comcast Sports Philadelphia
RadioWPHT
(Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 116th season in the history of the franchise.

Regular season

The first game of the Phillies season was an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium against their division rival New York Mets. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1–0 in 15 innings.[1][2] However, the Phillies lost the game 1–0 in 14 innings when Mets backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico.[2] This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.[3]

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 106 56 .654 — 56‍–‍25 50‍–‍31
New York Mets 88 74 .543 18 47‍–‍34 41‍–‍40
Philadelphia Phillies 75 87 .463 31 40‍–‍41 35‍–‍46
Montreal Expos 65 97 .401 41 39‍–‍42 26‍–‍55
Florida Marlins 54 108 .333 52 31‍–‍50 23‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 1–8 5–7 4–5 6–6 6–2 4–5 4–8 6–3 2–7 4–5 2–7 6–3 3–9 5–7 2–7 5–8
Atlanta 8–1 — 3–6 7–2 5–3 7–5 4–5 8–1 7–2 6–6 9–3 8–4 7–2 5–4 7–2 6–3 9–7
Chicago 7–5 6–3 — 6–5 7–2 7–2 4–7 4–5 6–6 7–2 4–5 3–6 8–3 5–4 7–3 4–7 5–8
Cincinnati 5–4 2–7 5–6 — 4–5 9–0 3–8 5–4 6–5 8–1 3–6 4–5 5–7 1–11 2–7 8–3 7-6
Colorado 6–6 3–5 2–7 5–4 — 6–3 6–5 6–6 4–7 7–2 3–6 5–4 5–4 5–7 7–5 3–6 4–8
Florida 2–6 5–7 2–7 0–9 3–6 — 3–6 4–5 0–9 5–7 5–7 6–6 3–6 4–5 0–9 4–5 8–8
Houston 5–4 5–4 7–4 8–3 5–6 6–3 — 3–6 9–2 7–2 5–4 7–2 9–2 5–4 6–3 5–7 10–4
Los Angeles 8–4 1–8 5–4 4–5 6–6 5–4 6–3 — 5–4 5–4 3–5 5–4 7–5 5–7 6–6 4–5 8–5
Milwaukee 3–6 2–7 6–6 5–6 7–4 9–0 2–9 4–5 — 6–3 1–8 4–5 6–5 3–6 5–4 3–8 8–6
Montreal 7–2 6–6 2–7 1–8 2–7 7–5 2–7 4–5 3–6 — 8–4 5–7 2–7 4–4 3–6 3–6 6–10
New York 5–4 3–9 5–4 6–3 6–3 7–5 4–5 5–3 8–1 4–8 — 8–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 6–3 9–7
Philadelphia 7-2 4–8 6–3 5–4 4–5 6–6 2–7 4–5 5–4 7–5 4–8 — 8–1 1–8 2–6 3–6 7–9
Pittsburgh 3–6 2–7 3–8 7–5 4–5 6–3 2–9 5–7 5–6 7–2 5–4 1–8 — 5–4 2–7 6–5 6–7
San Diego 9–3 4–5 4–5 11–1 7–5 5–4 4–5 7–5 6–3 4–4 5–4 8–1 4–5 — 8–4 6–3 6–7
San Francisco 7–5 2–7 3–7 7–2 5–7 9–0 3–6 6–6 4–5 6–3 5–4 6–2 7–2 4–8 — 7–5 8–5
St. Louis 7–2 3–6 7–4 3–8 6–3 5-4 7–5 5–4 8–3 6–3 3–6 6–3 5–6 3–6 5–7 — 4–9


Transactions

  • February 24, 1998: Midre Cummings was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
  • June 2, 1998: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.[5]
  • June 24, 1998: Rex Hudler was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.[6]
  • August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.[7]

Roster

1998 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Mike Lieberthal 86 313 80 .256 8 45
1B Rico Brogna 153 565 150 .265 20 104
2B Mark Lewis 142 518 129 .249 9 54
SS Desi Relaford 142 494 121 .245 5 41
3B Scott Rolen 160 601 174 .290 31 110
LF Gregg Jeffries 125 483 142 .294 8 48
CF Doug Glanville 158 678 189 .279 8 49
RF Bobby Abreu 151 497 155 .312 17 74

Other batters

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
Kevin Jordan 112 250 69 .276 2 27
Kevin Sefcik 104 169 53 .314 3 20
Bobby Estalella 47 165 31 .188 8 20
Alex Arias 56 133 39 .293 1 16
Mark Parent 34 113 25 .221 1 13
Rubén Amaro Jr. 92 107 20 .187 1 10
Wendell Magee 20 75 22 .293 1 11
Jon Zuber 38 45 11 .244 2 6
Marlon Anderson 17 43 14 .326 1 4
Rex Hudler 25 41 5 .122 0 2
Gary Bennett 9 31 9 .290 0 3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Curt Schilling 35 268.2 15 14 3.25 300
Mark Portugal 26 166.1 10 5 4.44 104
Tyler Green 27 159.1 6 12 5.03 113
Carlton Loewer 21 122.2 7 8 6.09 58
Matt Beech 21 117.0 3 9 5.15 113
Paul Byrd 8 55.0 5 2 2.29 38
Garrett Stephenson 6 23.0 0 2 9.00 17

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Grace 21 90.1 4 7 5.48 46
Mike Welch 10 20.2 0 2 8.27 15

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mark Leiter 69 7 5 23 3.55 84
Wayne Gomes 71 9 6 1 4.24 86
Jerry Spradlin 69 4 4 1 3.53 76
Yorkis Pérez 57 0 2 0 3.81 42
Ricky Bottalico 39 1 5 6 6.44 27
Darrin Winston 27 2 2 1 6.12 11
Ken Ryan 17 0 0 0 4.37 16
Matt Whiteside 10 1 1 0 8.50 14
Toby Borland 6 0 0 0 5.00 9
Robert Dodd 4 1 0 0 7.20 4
Billy Brewer 2 0 1 0 108.00 0
Ryan Nye 1 0 0 0 27.00 3

1998 Game Log

Legend
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  Postponement
Bold Phillies team member
1998 Game Log[8]
Overall Record: 75–87
March (0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 @ Mets 0–1 (14) Turk Wendell (1–0) Ricky Bottalico (0–1) None 49,142 0–1
April (12–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 2 @ Mets 6–5 Mark Portugal (1–0) Al Leiter (0–1) Ricky Bottalico (1) 13,591 1–1
3 April 3 @ Braves 1–5 Denny Neagle (1–0) Mike Grace (0–1) None 30,020 1–2
4 April 4 @ Braves 4–5 Dennis Martínez (1–0) Billy Brewer (0–1) Mark Wohlers (1) 39,154 1–3
5 April 5 @ Braves 2–1 Curt Schilling (1–0) Greg Maddux (0–1) None 35,331 2–3
6 April 7 Marlins 9–8 (10) Ricky Bottalico (1–1) Jesús Sánchez (0–1) None 41,158 3–3
7 April 8 Marlins 9–5 Mike Grace (1–1) Eric Ludwick (0–2) None 11,769 4–3
– April 9 Marlins Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 24 as a traditional double-header
8 April 10 Braves 1–0 Curt Schilling (2–0) Mike Cather (0–1) None 30,311 5–3
9 April 11 Braves 6–5 Tyler Green (1–0) Dennis Martínez (1–1) None 17,676 6–3
10 April 12 Braves 2–3 Tom Glavine (2–0) Garrett Stephenson (0–1) Mark Wohlers (3) 18,760 6–4
11 April 13 Braves 11–8 Jerry Spradlin (1–0) Kerry Ligtenberg (1–1) Ricky Bottalico (2) 15,101 7–4
– April 14 @ Marlins Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 26 as a traditional double-header
12 April 15 @ Marlins 2–3 Brian Meadows (1–2) Curt Schilling (2–1) Félix Heredia (1) 23,008 7–5
13 April 16 @ Marlins 4–12 Liván Hernández (2–1) Tyler Green (1–1) None 16,708 7–6
14 April 17 @ Cardinals 5–8 Cliff Politte (2–0) Matt Whiteside (0–1) Kent Bottenfield (3) 33,995 7–7
15 April 18 @ Cardinals 5–6 Manny Aybar (2–2) Mike Grace (1–2) Jeff Brantley (3) 38,848 7–8
16 April 19 @ Cardinals 2–3 Kent Mercker (2–0) Matt Beech (0–1) Juan Acevedo (1) 36,819 7–9
17 April 21 Reds 3–6 Brett Tomko (3–1) Curt Schilling (2–2) Jeff Shaw (6) 13,452 7–10
18 April 22 Reds 5–4 Tyler Green (2–1) Gabe White (0–3) Ricky Bottalico (3) 11,102 8–10
19 April 23 Reds 6–3 Jerry Spradlin (2–0) Scott Sullivan (0–2) Mark Leiter (1) 10,445 9–10
20 April 24 Cardinals 8–4 Matt Whiteside (1–1) Kent Mercker (2–1) None 15,208 10–10
21 April 25 Cardinals 5–8 Mark Petkovsek (1–0) Jerry Spradlin (2–1) Jeff Brantley (5) 22,777 10–11
22 April 26 Cardinals 9–3 Curt Schilling (3–2) Todd Stottlemyre (3–1) None 27,917 11–11
23 April 27 @ Reds 1–3 Stan Belinda (1–2) Tyler Green (2–2) None 13,889 11–12
24 April 28 @ Reds 11–8 (10) Mark Leiter (1–0) Stan Belinda (1–3) Darrin Winston (1) 15,890 12–12
25 April 29 @ Reds 0–1 Pete Harnisch (2–0) Mike Grace (1–3) None 16,411 12–13
May (13–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26 May 1 Astros 5–12 Shane Reynolds (2–2) Matt Beech (0–2) None 11,410 12–14
27 May 2 Astros 1–4 Mike Hampton (5–0) Curt Schilling (3–3) Billy Wagner (7) 18,766 12–15
28 May 3 Astros 5–3 Wayne Gomes (1–0) Sean Bergman (2–2) Mark Leiter (2) 21,288 13–15
29 May 4 Rockies 2–11 John Thomson (2–2) Garrett Stephenson (0–2) None 11,403 13–16
30 May 5 Rockies 1–6 Darryl Kile (4–3) Mike Grace (1–4) None 13,672 13–17
31 May 6 Rockies 7–6 (10) Mark Leiter (2–0) Chuck McElroy (0–1) None 19,538 14–17
32 May 7 Diamondbacks 4–1 Curt Schilling (4–3) Andy Benes (2–3) Mark Leiter (3) 13,838 15–17
33 May 8 Diamondbacks 6–4 Tyler Green (3–2) Gregg Olson (1–2) Mark Leiter (4) 13,259 16–17
– May 9 Diamondbacks Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 20 as a traditional double-header
34 May 10 Diamondbacks 7–4 Darrin Winston (1–0) Jeff Suppan (0–4) Mark Leiter (5) 18,520 17–17
35 May 11 @ Dodgers 5–2 Matt Beech (1–2) Darren Dreifort (0–4) Mark Leiter (6) 25,992 18–17
36 May 12 @ Dodgers 5–3 Curt Schilling (5–3) Scott Radinsky (1–1) Mark Leiter (7) 32,382 19–17
37 May 13 @ Dodgers 4–9 Chan Ho Park (4–1) Tyler Green (3–3) None 28,604 19–18
38 May 14 @ Dodgers 4–0 Mark Portugal (2–0) Hideo Nomo (2–5) None 30,867 20–18
39 May 15 @ Padres 6–7 Brian Boehringer (5–1) Mike Grace (1–5) Trevor Hoffman (12) 25,157 20–19
40 May 16 @ Padres 2–3 Carlos Reyes (2–1) Mark Leiter (2–1) None 53,117 20–20
41 May 17 @ Padres 1–3 Donne Wall (1–1) Curt Schilling (5–4) Trevor Hoffman (13) 27,913 20–21
42 May 19 Cardinals 8–10 John Frascatore (1–2) Wayne Gomes (1–1) Juan Acevedo (2) 16,541 20–22
43 May 20 Cardinals 5–8 Mike Busby (5–0) Mark Portugal (2–1) Jeff Brantley (7) 21,347 20–23
44 May 21 Cardinals 4–3 Mike Grace (2–5) Todd Stottlemyre (5–4) Mark Leiter (8) 22,706 21–23
45 May 22 @ Expos 7–5 (10) Wayne Gomes (2–1) Anthony Telford (2–2) Mark Leiter (9) 11,588 22–23
46 May 23 @ Expos 2–3 Ugueth Urbina (3–1) Curt Schilling (5–5) None 15,663 22–24
47 May 24 @ Expos 4–5 Carlos Pérez (4–3) Jerry Spradlin (2–2) Ugueth Urbina (11) 14,164 22–25
48 May 25 @ Expos 5–3 (14) Wayne Gomes (3–1) Shayne Bennett (1–3) Jerry Spradlin (1) 9,621 23–25
49 May 27 @ Cubs 10–5 Mike Grace (3–5) Geremi González (3–5) None 19,354 24–25
50 May 28 @ Cubs 8–7 Darrin Winston (2–0) Rod Beck (1–1) Mark Leiter (10) 25,285 25–25
51 May 29 Mets 0–11 Rick Reed (6–2) Matt Beech (1–3) None 21,567 25–26
52 May 30 Mets 4–6 Al Leiter (5–3) Tyler Green (3–4) John Franco (11) 30,660 25–27
53 May 31 Mets 6–8 Mel Rojas (3–0) Darrin Winston (2–1) John Franco (12) 23,025 25–28
June (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54 June 1 Expos 6–2 Wayne Gomes (4–1) Mike Maddux (1–2) None 16,704 26–28
55 June 2 Expos 3–4 Carl Pavano (1–0) Curt Schilling (5–6) Ugueth Urbina (13) 13,606 26–29
56 June 3 Expos 2–3 Carlos Pérez (6–3) Wayne Gomes (4–2) None 13,592 26–30
57 June 5 @ Blue Jays 8–7 Tyler Green (4–4) Bill Risley (0–3) Mark Leiter (11) 31,176 27–30
58 June 6 @ Blue Jays 10–6 Wayne Gomes (5–2) Juan Guzmán (3–7) None 30,102 28–30
59 June 7 @ Blue Jays 1–3 Chris Carpenter (2–2) Curt Schilling (5–7) Randy Myers (15) 26,236 28–31
60 June 8 Orioles 8–14 Arthur Rhodes (3–2) Darrin Winston (2–2) Jesse Orosco (4) 26,742 28–32
61 June 9 Orioles 2–0 Matt Beech (2–3) Sidney Ponson (0–4) Mark Leiter (12) 27,602 29–32
62 June 10 Orioles 2–5 (10) Armando Benítez (2–1) Mark Leiter (2–2) None 27,326 29–33
63 June 12 Cubs 4–0 Curt Schilling (6–7) Kevin Tapani (8–4) None 15,489 30–33
64 June 13 Cubs 8–10 (10) Terry Adams (5–3) Jerry Spradlin (2–3) None 17,115 30–34
65 June 14 Cubs 4–2 Carlton Loewer (1–0) Mark Clark (4–7) None 25,543 31–34
66 June 15 Pirates 2–1 Matt Beech (3–3) Jon Lieber (4–8) Mark Leiter (13) 14,411 32–34
67 June 16 Pirates 8–7 Robert Dodd (1–0) Rich Loiselle (1–5) None 24,615 33–34
68 June 17 Pirates 3–1 Curt Schilling (7–7) Francisco Córdova (6–5) None 25,694 34–34
69 June 18 @ Cubs 5–12 Geremi González (6–5) Mark Portugal (2–2) Terry Mulholland (2) 21,267 34–35
70 June 19 @ Cubs 9–8 (12) Jerry Spradlin (3–3) Terry Mulholland (2–2) None 39,592 35–35
71 June 20 @ Cubs 4–9 Kerry Wood (7–3) Matt Beech (3–4) None 39,761 35–36
72 June 21 @ Cubs 7–2 Tyler Green (5–4) Steve Trachsel (6–4) None 38,437 36–36
73 June 22 @ Red Sox 9–8 (10) Wayne Gomes (6–2) Tom Gordon (4–2) Mark Leiter (14) 33,592 37–36
74 June 23 @ Red Sox 3–2 Mark Portugal (3–2) Derek Lowe (0–6) None 33,212 38–36
75 June 24 Red Sox 11–8 Carlton Loewer (2–0) Steve Avery (4–2) Mark Leiter (15) 28,079 39–36
76 June 25 Red Sox 5–7 Bret Saberhagen (9–5) Matt Beech (3–5) Ron Mahay (1) 28,263 39–37
77 June 26 Devil Rays 7–0 Tyler Green (6–4) Jason Johnson (2–5) None 17,559 40–37
78 June 27 Devil Rays 1–5 Rolando Arrojo (10–4) Curt Schilling (7–8) None 44,262 40–38
79 June 28 Devil Rays 4–5 Albie Lopez (4–2) Wayne Gomes (6–3) Roberto Hernández (17) 25,157 40–39
80 June 30 @ Yankees 2–9 David Cone (11–2) Carlton Loewer (2–1) None 29,087 40–40
July (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Yankees 2–5 David Wells (11–2) Matt Beech (3–6) Mariano Rivera (20) 28,919 40–41
82 July 2 @ Yankees 8–9 (11) Mike Buddie (3–0) Jerry Spradlin (3–4) None 31,259 40–42
83 July 3 Brewers 2–0 Curt Schilling (8–8) Scott Karl (6–4) Mark Leiter (16) 55,393 41–42
84 July 4 Brewers 6–5 Wayne Gomes (7–3) Bob Wickman (3–5) None 35,596 42–42
85 July 5 Brewers 4–3 Carlton Loewer (3–1) Cal Eldred (4–6) Mark Leiter (17) 20,116 43–42
– July 7 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver
86 July 10 @ Pirates 7–6 Curt Schilling (9–8) Francisco Córdova (6–8) None 18,665 44–42
87 July 11 @ Pirates 1–0 Mark Portugal (4–2) Rich Loiselle (1–7) Mark Leiter (18) 30,084 45–42
88 July 12 @ Pirates 10–4 Carlton Loewer (4–1) Esteban Loaiza (6–5) None 34,144 46–42
89 July 13 @ Brewers 2–4 Steve Woodard (6–5) Tyler Green (6–5) Bob Wickman (13) 17,230 46–43
90 July 14 @ Brewers 4–2 Wayne Gomes (8–3) Jeff Juden (7–8) Mark Leiter (19) 16,861 47–43
91 July 15 @ Brewers 2–3 Scott Karl (7–4) Curt Schilling (9–9) Bob Wickman (14) 20,554 47–44
92 July 16 @ Mets 4–2 Mark Portugal (5–2) Rick Reed (10–6) Mark Leiter (20) 20,283 48–44
93 July 17 @ Mets 0–6 Hideo Nomo (3–8) Carlton Loewer (4–2) None 23,298 48–45
94 July 18 @ Mets 0–7 Al Leiter (10–4) Tyler Green (6–6) None 37,208 48–46
95 July 19 @ Mets 7–6 (10) Mark Leiter (3–2) Dennis Cook (4–3) None 29,520 49–46
96 July 20 @ Expos 3–1 Curt Schilling (10–9) Carlos Pérez (7–10) None 9,792 50–46
97 July 21 @ Expos 3–2 Mark Portugal (6–2) Carl Pavano (3–4) None 10,816 51–46
98 July 22 Braves 2–14 Tom Glavine (14–4) Carlton Loewer (4–3) None 28,304 51–47
99 July 23 Braves 2–3 Kevin Millwood (11–5) Tyler Green (6–7) Kerry Ligtenberg (12) 28,222 51–48
100 July 24 (1) Marlins 6–4 (12) Wayne Gomes (9–3) Antonio Alfonseca (2–4) None see 2nd game 52–48
101 July 24 (2) Marlins 7–6 (12) Mark Leiter (4–2) Vic Darensbourg (0–7) None 30,622 53–48
102 July 25 Marlins 4–5 Liván Hernández (8–7) Curt Schilling (10–10) Matt Mantei (4) 21,038 53–49
103 July 26 Marlins 10–9 Mark Leiter (5–2) Antonio Alfonseca (2–5) None 27,944 54–49
104 July 28 Dodgers 3–7 Brian Bohanon (4–6) Tyler Green (6–8) None 24,828 54–50
105 July 29 Dodgers 8–3 Carlton Loewer (5–3) Dave Mlicki (5–5) None 20,127 55–50
106 July 30 Dodgers 1–3 Chan Ho Park (10–5) Matt Beech (3–7) Jeff Shaw (31) 22,890 55–51
107 July 31 Giants 6–7 José Mesa (5–4) Yorkis Pérez (0–1) Robb Nen (28) 21,763 55–52
August (11–20)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
108 August 1 Giants 7–8 (10) Robb Nen (7–2) Ricky Bottalico (1–2) Rich Rodriguez (2) 24,452 55–53
109 August 2 Giants 3–15 Kirk Rueter (12–6) Mike Welch (0–1) None 27,668 55–54
110 August 3 Giants 1–6 Danny Darwin (7–9) Carlton Loewer (5–4) None 31,080 55–55
111 August 4 @ Padres 1–3 Sterling Hitchcock (5–4) Matt Beech (3–8) Trevor Hoffman (37) 22,125 55–56
112 August 5 @ Padres 0–4 Kevin Brown (14–3) Curt Schilling (10–11) None 19,109 55–57
113 August 6 @ Padres 3–2 (11) Mark Leiter (6–2) Trevor Hoffman (3–1) None 19,007 56–57
114 August 7 @ Astros 0–9 Randy Johnson (11–10) Mike Welch (0–2) None 52,071 56–58
115 August 8 @ Astros 6–7 Doug Henry (8–2) Mark Leiter (6–3) None 42,523 56–59
116 August 9 @ Astros 2–11 Shane Reynolds (14–7) Matt Beech (3–9) None 28,651 56–60
117 August 10 @ Diamondbacks 3–0 Curt Schilling (11–11) Omar Daal (5–7) None 41,711 57–60
118 August 11 @ Diamondbacks 3–7 Andy Benes (10–11) Mark Portugal (6–3) None 41,298 57–61
119 August 12 @ Diamondbacks 7–4 Mike Grace (4–5) Brian Anderson (8–11) Mark Leiter (21) 41,510 58–61
120 August 14 @ Rockies 6–2 Carlton Loewer (6–4) Bobby M. Jones (5–6) None 47,395 59–61
121 August 15 @ Rockies 3–7 Darryl Kile (9–14) Wayne Gomes (9–4) None 48,329 59–62
122 August 16 @ Rockies 8–7 Mark Portugal (7–3) Jamey Wright (7–11) Mark Leiter (22) 48,024 60–62
123 August 17 Astros 4–0 Paul Byrd (1–0) Randy Johnson (12–11) None 18,975 61–62
124 August 18 Astros 2–8 José Lima (12–6) Mike Grace (4–6) None 17,541 61–63
125 August 19 Astros 3–4 Shane Reynolds (15–8) Mark Leiter (6–4) Billy Wagner (24) 21,341 61–64
126 August 20 (1) Diamondbacks 11–1 Curt Schilling (12–11) Bob Wolcott (1–3) None see 2nd game 62–64
127 August 20 (2) Diamondbacks 9–12 (11) Alan Embree (4–0) Ricky Bottalico (1–3) None 26,216 62–65
128 August 21 Diamondbacks 1–0 Mark Portugal (8–3) Omar Daal (6–8) Wayne Gomes (1) 17,144 63–65
129 August 22 Rockies 6–1 Paul Byrd (2–0) Pedro Astacio (11–13) None 23,435 64–65
130 August 23 Rockies 2–5 John Thomson (8–8) Mike Grace (4–7) Jerry Dipoto (16) 26,364 64–66
131 August 24 Rockies 1–3 Bobby M. Jones (6–7) Carlton Loewer (6–5) Dave Veres (5) 15,665 64–67
132 August 25 Padres 3–5 Kevin Brown (17–4) Curt Schilling (12–12) Trevor Hoffman (42) 18,100 64–68
133 August 26 Padres 0–2 Joey Hamilton (11–11) Mark Portugal (8–4) Trevor Hoffman (43) 15,656 64–69
134 August 27 Padres 1–8 Stan Spencer (1–0) Paul Byrd (2–1) None 23,371 64–70
135 August 28 @ Giants 4–3 (10) Mark Leiter (7–4) Robb Nen (7–5) None 14,317 65–70
136 August 29 @ Giants 3–10 Mark Gardner (11–5) Carlton Loewer (6–6) None 30,147 65–71
137 August 30 @ Giants 5–4 Curt Schilling (13–12) Russ Ortiz (2–4) None 36,920 66–71
138 August 31 @ Giants 2–6 José Mesa (8–6) Wayne Gomes (9–5) None 13,092 66–72
September (9–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
139 September 1 @ Dodgers 2–3 Ismael Valdez (10–9) Paul Byrd (2–2) Jeff Shaw (39) 28,199 66–73
140 September 2 @ Dodgers 0–6 Carlos Pérez (8–13) Tyler Green (6–9) None 32,630 66–74
141 September 5 @ Brewers 6–2 Curt Schilling (14–12) Steve Woodard (9–10) None 17,160 67–74
142 September 6 @ Brewers 2–3 (14) David Weathers (5–5) Ricky Bottalico (1–4) None 15,935 67–75
143 September 7 @ Brewers 4–5 David Weathers (6–5) Wayne Gomes (9–6) None 17,733 67–76
144 September 8 Mets 16–4 Paul Byrd (3–2) Hideo Nomo (6–12) None 18,661 68–76
145 September 9 Mets 2–6 Armando Reynoso (7–1) Curt Schilling (14–13) John Franco (34) 16,193 68–77
146 September 10 Mets 5–7 Al Leiter (15–5) Tyler Green (6–10) John Franco (35) 16,715 68–78
147 September 11 Pirates 1–6 Chris Peters (8–9) Carlton Loewer (6–7) None 16,597 68–79
148 September 12 Pirates 13–4 Mark Portugal (9–4) Elmer Dessens (2–4) None 19,329 69–79
149 September 13 Pirates 4–1 Paul Byrd (4–2) Francisco Córdova (12–13) Mark Leiter (23) 19,662 70–79
150 September 14 @ Braves 2–4 Tom Glavine (19–6) Curt Schilling (14–14) Kerry Ligtenberg (28) 33,367 70–80
151 September 15 @ Braves 0–3 Kevin Millwood (16–8) Tyler Green (6–11) Norm Charlton (1) 35,478 70–81
152 September 16 @ Braves 1–5 John Smoltz (16–3) Carlton Loewer (6–8) None 34,961 70–82
153 September 18 Expos 4–11 Javier Vázquez (5–14) Mark Portugal (9–5) Anthony Telford (1) 14,811 70–83
154 September 19 Expos 4–3 Curt Schilling (15–14) Mike Maddux (3–4) None 18,701 71–83
155 September 20 Expos 6–3 Paul Byrd (5–2) Dustin Hermanson (14–11) Ricky Bottalico (4) 26,207 72–83
156 September 21 @ Reds 5–8 Scott Sullivan (5–5) Mark Leiter (7–5) Danny Graves (7) 12,969 72–84
157 September 22 @ Reds 10–8 (11) Jerry Spradlin (4–4) Todd Williams (0–1) Ricky Bottalico (5) 13,644 73–84
158 September 23 @ Reds 4–2 Mark Portugal (10–5) Steve Parris (6–5) Ricky Bottalico (6) 13,376 74–84
– September 25 @ Marlins Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 27 as a traditional double-header
159 September 26 (1) @ Marlins 3–4 (10) Antonio Alfonseca (4–6) Yorkis Pérez (0–2) None see 2nd game 74–85
160 September 26 (2) @ Marlins 0–1 (13) Rob Stanifer (2–4) Ricky Bottalico (1–5) None 36,267 74–86
161 September 27 (1) @ Marlins 5–6 Brian Meadows (11–13) Tyler Green (6–12) Antonio Alfonseca (8) see 2nd game 74–87
162 September 27 (2) @ Marlins 7–3 Carlton Loewer (7–8) Rafael Medina (2–6) None 37,007 75–87

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Red Barons 		International League Marc Bombard
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Al LeBoeuf
A Clearwater Phillies Florida State League Bill Dancy
A Piedmont Boll Weevils South Atlantic League Ken Oberkfell
A-Short Season Batavia Muckdogs New York–Penn League Frank Klebe
Rookie Martinsville Phillies Appalachian League Greg Legg

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