1998 Atlanta Braves season

Offseason

• November 17, 1997: Walt Weiss was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• November 27, 1997: Andrés Galarraga was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• January 30, 1998: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• February 6, 1998: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• C Eddie Pérez
• 1B Andrés Galarraga
• 2B Tony Graffanino
• 3B Chipper Jones
• SS Walt Weiss
• LF Ryan Klesko
• CF Andruw Jones
• RF Michael Tucker
• P Greg Maddux

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

• June 9, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• June 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.
• August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.

Roster

Game log

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 31 || Brewers || 2–1 || Ligtenberg (1–0) || Wickman (0–1) || — || 42,891 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 2 || Brewers || 6–8 (11) || Myers (1–0) || Butler (0–1) || — || 29,671 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 3 || Phillies || 5–1 || Neagle (1–0) || Grace (0–1) || — || 30,020 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || Phillies || 5–4 || Martinez (1–0) || Brewer (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 39,154 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April 5 || Phillies || 1–2 || Schilling (1–0) || Maddux (0–1) || — || 35,331 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 7 || @ Pirates || 11–3 || Glavine (1–0) || Schmidt (1–1) || — || 43,268 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Loaiza (1–0) || Neagle (1–1) || Loiselle (3) || 11,254 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Millwood (1–0) || Lieber (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 9,560 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Schilling (2–0) || Cather (0–1) || — || 30,311 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Green (1–0) || Martinez (1–1) || — || 17,676 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 12 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Glavine (2–0) || Stephenson (0–1) || Wohlers (3) || 18,760 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 13 || @ Phillies || 8–11 || Spradlin (1–0) || Ligtenberg (1–1) || Bottalico (2) || 15,101 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 14 || Pirates || 6–0 || Millwood (2–0) || Lieber (0–2) || — || 31,259 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 15 || Pirates || 7–0 || Maddux (1–1) || Silva (1–2) || — || 30,381 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 16 || Pirates || 3–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Cordova (2–1) || Wohlers (4) || 35,760 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 17 || @ Rockies || colspan=7|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 18 || @ Rockies || 11–4 || Neagle (2–1) || Astacio (1–3) || — || 48,058 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 19 (1) || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Millwood (3–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Wohlers (5) || 48,038 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || April 19 (2) || @ Rockies || 7–10 || Wright (1–2) || Martinez (1–2) || Dipoto (4) || 43,977 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 20 || @ Rockies || 7–5 || Maddux (2–1) || Kile (1–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 43,594 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 22 || Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Smoltz (2–0) || Benes (2–2) || — || 30,952 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 23 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Glavine (3–0) || Blair (0–4) || Wohlers (6) || 33,013 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 24 || Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Ligtenberg (2–1) || Springer (1–1) || — || 41,514 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 25 || Rockies || 7–11 || Kile (2–3) || Millwood (3–1) || — || 49,161 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 26 || Rockies || 6–7 || Wright (2–2) || Maddux (2–2) || Dipoto (5) || 42,200 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Cather (1–1) || Daal (0–1) || Wohlers (7) || 47,410 || 16–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–2 || Glavine (4–0) || Blair (0–5) || — || 47,593 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 30 || Giants || 6–0 || Neagle (3–1) || Hershiser (0–3) || — || 31,818 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 1 || Giants || 6–2 || G. Maddux (3–2) || Rueter (3–2) || — || 35,777 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May 2 || Giants || 4–3 || Ligtenberg (3–1) || Nen (3–1) || — || 46,597 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 3 || Giants || 8–12 || Darwin (2–2) || Glavine (4–1) || — || 36,958 || 20–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 4 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Millwood (4–1) || Guthrie (1–1) || Ligtenberg (2) || 32,330 || 21–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 5 || Dodgers || 8–3 || Neagle (4–1) || Valdez (2–4) || — || 30,310 || 22–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 6 || Dodgers || 7–0 || G. Maddux (4–2) || Dreifort (0–3) || — || 38,637 || 23–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 7 || Padres || 6–3 || Smoltz (3–0) || Hamilton (3–2) || Ligtenberg (3) || 31,811 || 24–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 8 || Padres || 2–3 || Ashby (5–2) || Glavine (4–2) || Hoffman (9) || 37,490 || 24–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 9 || Padres || 6–4 || Millwood (5–1) || Van Ryn (0–1) || Ligtenberg (4) || 46,160 || 25–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May 10 || Padres || 8–5 || Cather (2–1) || Wall (0–1) || Ligtenberg (5) || 33,376 || 26–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 11 || @ Reds || 8–1 || G. Maddux (5–2) || Remlinger (3–4) || — || 19,285 || 27–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 12 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Smoltz (4–0) || Weathers (2–2) || — || 19,033 || 28–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 13 || @ Cardinals || 10–2 || Glavine (5–2) || Politte (2–3) || — || 31,532 || 29–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 14 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Rocker (1–0) || Acevedo (1–1) || — || 32,119 || 30–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 15 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Neagle (5–1) || Lima (6–2) || Martinez (1) || 38,941 || 31–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 16 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Henry (2–1) || Ligtenberg (3–2) || — || 51,526 || 31–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || May 17 || @ Astros || 1–8 || Bergman (4–2) || Smoltz (4–1) || — || 35,250 || 31–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 18 || @ Astros || 4–0 || Glavine (6–2) || Hampton (6–2) || — || 22,119 || 32–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 20 || Rockies || 5–1 || Millwood (6–1) || Thomson (2–5) || — || 33,531 || 33–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 21 || Rockies || 2–0 || Neagle (6–1) || Kile (5–5) || Ligtenberg (6) || 34,611 || 34–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 22 || Cubs || 8–2 || G. Maddux (6–2) || Clark (3–6) || — || 43,576 || 35–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 23 || Cubs || 6–10 (11) || Beck (1–0) || Edmondson (0–1) || — || 50,189 || 35–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 24 || Cubs || 2–1 || Glavine (7–2) || Adams (2–3) || — || 48,580 || 36–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 25 || Cubs || 9–5 || Millwood (7–1) || Tapani (6–3) || — || 33,704 || 37–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 26 || Expos || 9–3 || Neagle (7–1) || Batista (1–2) || — || 28,662 || 38–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 27 || Expos || 2–0 || G. Maddux (7–2) || Vazquez (1–6) || Ligtenberg (7) || 32,834 || 39–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || May 28 || Expos || 5–9 || M. Maddux (1–1) || Wohlers (0–1) || — || 31,416 || 39–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 3–5 (11) || Adams (3–3) || Rocker (1–1) || — || 38,010 || 39–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 8–9 || Trachsel (6–1) || Millwood (7–2) || Patterson (1) || 39,817 || 39–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Tapani (7–3) || Neagle (7–2) || Beck (15) || 29,285 || 39–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 1 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Maddux (8–2) || Woodard (3–3) || — || 21,873 || 40–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 2 || @ Brewers || 9–0 || D. Martinez (2–2) || Wagner (1–4) || — || 39,017 || 41–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 3 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Glavine (8–2) || Juden (5–4) || Wohlers (8) || 19,116 || 42–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Erickson (6–6) || Neagle (7–3) || — || 48,039 || 42–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 10–5 || Millwood (8–2) || Mussina (4–3) || — || 48,098 || 43–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 9–0 || Maddux (9–2) || Drabek (5–6) || — || 48,090 || 44–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || June 8 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Embree (1–0) || Wasdin (3–3) || — || 44,018 || 45–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 9 || Red Sox || 3–9 || Saberhagen (8–3) || D. Martinez (2–3) || — || 43,121 || 45–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || June 10 || Red Sox || 6–10 || P. Martínez (7–2) || Neagle (7–4) || — || 41,345 || 45–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 12 || Expos || 5–7 || Batista (2–3) || Cather (2–2) || Urbina (16) || 45,942 || 45–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || June 13 || Expos || 9–7 || Glavine (9–2) || Johnson (0–2) || D. Martinez (2) || 48,943 || 46–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || June 14 || Expos || 5–1 || Millwood (9–2) || Perez (6–5) || — || 46,543 || 47–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 16 || Marlins || 7–0 || Neagle (8–4) || Fontenot (0–4) || — || 39,331 || 48–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || June 17 || Marlins || 6–2 || Maddux (10–2) || Sanchez (3–4) || — || 38,021 || 49–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 18 || Marlins || 2–3 || Ojala (1–0) || Glavine (9–3) || Alfonseca (2) || 46,296 || 49–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || June 19 || @ Expos || 1–14 || Boskie (1–0) || Millwood (9–3) || — || 10,364 || 49–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 20 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Smoltz (5–1) || Perez (6–6) || — || 11,139 || 50–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 || June 21 || @ Expos || 1–4 || Hermanson (5–6) || Neagle (8–5) || Urbina (18) || 12,265 || 50–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 || June 22 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Nelson (5–3) || D. Martinez (2–4) || Rivera (17) || 53,316 || 50–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Glavine (10–3) || Hernandez (2–1) || — || 54,775 || 51–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 || June 24 || Yankees || 6–10 || Cone (10–2) || Millwood (9–4) || Rivera (18) || 48,980 || 51–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 25 || Yankees || 0–6 || Wells (10–2) || Neagle (8–6) || — || 49,052 || 51–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 4–6 || Hentgen (9–4) || Smoltz (5–2) || Myers (22) || 47,081 || 51–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 2–0 || Maddux (11–2) || Guzman (4–10) || — || 48,338 || 52–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 10–3 || Glavine (11–3) || Carpenter (4–3) || — || 44,185 || 53–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || June 30 || @ Devil Rays || 7–2 || Neagle (9–6) || Saunders (1–9) || — || 41,047 || 54–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 1 || @ Devil Rays || 6–5 || Springer (5–3) || R. Hernandez (0–3) || Ligtenberg (8) || 41,100 || 55–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 2 || @ Devil Rays || 6–0 || Maddux (12–2) || Arrojo (10–5) || — || 40,749 || 56–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 3 || Mets || 3–2 || Glavine (12–3) || Bohanon (2–4) || Ligtenberg (9) || 48,757 || 57–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 4 || Mets || 4–1 || Millwood (10–4) || Yoshii (4–4) || — || 47,900 || 58–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 5 || Mets || 3–2 (11) || Seanez (1–0) || Franco (0–2) || — || 40,430 || 59–29 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 9 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Smoltz (6–2) || L. Hernandez (7–5) || Ligtenberg (10) || 25,535 || 60–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 90 || July 10 || @ Marlins || 1–3 || Sanchez (4–6) || Neagle (9–7) || Heredia (2) || 26,018 || 60–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 91 || July 11 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Mantei (3–0) || Maddux (12–3) || — || 36,795 || 60–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 92 || July 12 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Meadows (8–6) || Glavine (12–4) || Alfonseca (6) || 24,956 || 60–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 93 || July 14 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Smoltz (7–2) || Jones (7–6) || Ligtenberg (11) || 38,000 || 61–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 15 || @ Mets || 12–1 || Neagle (10–7) || Yoshii (4–5) || — || 41,347 || 62–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 95 || July 16 || Brewers || 4–3 || Maddux (13–3) || Eldred (4–8) || Seanez (1) || 46,098 || 63–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 96 || July 17 || Brewers || 4–1 || Glavine (13–4) || Woodall (4–5) || Rocker (1) || 48,544 || 64–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 97 || July 18 || Brewers || 1–7 || Woodard (7–5) || Millwood (10–5) || — || 50,284 || 64–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 19 || Brewers || 11–6 || Smoltz (8–2) || Juden (7–9) || — || 44,598 || 65–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 20 || Cubs || 3–11 || Tapani (11–6) || Neagle (10–8) || — || 47,475 || 65–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 100 || July 21 || Cubs || 0–3 || Wood (9–5) || Maddux (13–4) || Beck (27) || 47,933 || 65–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 14–2 || Glavine (14–4) || Loewer (4–3) || — || 28,304 || 66–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 102 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Millwood (11–5) || Green (6–7) || Ligtenberg (12) || 28,222 || 67–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 24 || @ Pirates || 3–0 || Smoltz (9–2) || Peters (4–8) || — || 24,776 || 68–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 104 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 1–4 || Cordova (9–8) || Neagle (10–9) || Christiansen (4) || 41,568 || 68–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || July 26 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Maddux (14–4) || Schmidt (8–8) || Ligtenberg (13) || 34,925 || 69–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 106 || July 27 || @ Reds || 3–2 (10) || Seanez (2–0) || Belinda (4–8) || Ligtenberg (14) || 23,866 || 70–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 107 || July 28 || @ Reds || 1–13 || Sullivan (3–4) || Millwood (11–6) || — || 22,690 || 70–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 108 || July 29 || @ Reds || 11–5 || Seanez (3–0) || Parris (1–2) || — || 24,480 || 71–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 109 || July 30 || @ Reds || 13–3 || Neagle (11–9) || Krivda (2–2) || — || 28,946 || 72–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 110 || July 31 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Mercker (7–8) || Maddux (14–5) || Painter (1) || 50,662 || 72–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 111 || August 1 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Seanez (4–0) || Croushore (0–3) || Ligtenberg (15) || 50,137 || 73–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 2 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Millwood (12–6) || Witt (6–7) || Ligtenberg (16) || 49,296 || 74–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 113 || August 4 || Reds || 4–2 || Smoltz (10–2) || Sullivan (3–5) || Ligtenberg (17) || 43,012 || 75–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 114 || August 5 || Reds || 9–13 || Hudek (4–5) || Springer (5–4) || — || 43,315 || 75–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 115 || August 6 || Reds || 5–0 || Maddux (15–5) || Remlinger (6–12) || — || 47,311 || 76–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 116 || August 7 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Glavine (15–4) || Rueter (12–7) || — || 29,676 || 77–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 117 || August 8 || @ Giants || 14–6 || Millwood (13–6) || Darwin (7–10) || — || 39,174 || 78–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 118 || August 9 || @ Giants || 7–5 || Martinez (3–4) || Mesa (5–6) || Ligtenberg (18) || 43,957 || 79–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 119 || August 11 || @ Padres || 1–3 || Hamilton (10–9) || Neagle (11–10) || Hoffman (39) || 31,430 || 79–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 120 || August 12 || @ Padres || 1–5 || Ashby (16–6) || Maddux (15–6) || — || 40,597 || 79–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 121 || August 13 || @ Padres || 5–0 || Glavine (16–4) || Langston (4–5) || — || 34,547 || 80–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 122 || August 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Millwood (14–6) || Mlicki (6–6) || Ligtenberg (19) || 43,560 || 81–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 123 || August 15 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Smoltz (11–2) || Park (10–7) || Ligtenberg (20) || 41,240 || 82–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 124 || August 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Radinsky (5–5) || Neagle (11–11) || Shaw (36) || 44,471 || 82–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 18 || Giants || 8–4 || Maddux (16–6) || Rueter (12–9) || — || 42,986 || 83–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 126 || August 19 || Giants || 2–6 || Gardner (10–5) || Glavine (16–5) || — || 44,535 || 83–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 127 || August 20 || Padres || 0–2 || Brown (16–4) || Millwood (14–7) || Hoffman (41) || 43,730 || 83–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 128 || August 21 || Padres || 5–4 || Smoltz (12–2) || Hamilton (10–11) || Ligtenberg (21) || 48,268 || 84–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 129 || August 22 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Neagle (12–11) || Dreifort (6–12) || Ligtenberg (22) || 48,326 || 85–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 130 || August 23 || Dodgers || 12–7 || Maddux (17–6) || Perez (7–13) || — || 45,179 || 86–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 131 || August 24 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Glavine (17–5) || Shaw (2–6) || Ligtenberg (23) || 39,449 || 87–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 132 || August 25 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Hampton (10–6) || Millwood (14–8) || Wagner (25) || 32,157 || 87–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 133 || August 26 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Smoltz (13–2) || Bergman (11–7) || — || 32,651 || 88–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 134 || August 27 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Neagle (13–11) || Morris (4–4) || Ligtenberg (24) || 33,889 || 89–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || Acevedo (7–3) || Martinez (3–5) || — || 45,666 || 89–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Glavine (18–5) || Bottenfield (4–6) || Seanez (2) || 47,627 || 90–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 137 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 7–8 || Petkovsek (7–4) || Martinez (3–6) || Acevedo (4) || 44,051 || 90–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 138 || August 31 || Astros || 3–4 || Powell (5–5) || Smoltz (13–3) || Wagner (26) || 33,883 || 90–48 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 139 || September 1 || Astros || 6–4 || Neagle (14–11) || Elarton (1–1) || Ligtenberg (25) || 31,168 || 91–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 140 || September 2 || Astros || 2–4 || Johnson (15–11) || Maddux (17–7) || Wagner (27) || 46,238 || 91–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 141 || September 4 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Leiter (14–5) || Glavine (18–6) || — || 34,617 || 91–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 142 || September 5 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Wendell (5–1) || Seanez (4–1) || Franco (32) || 43,573 || 91–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 143 || September 6 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Smoltz (14–3) || Reed (16–9) || — || 40,311 || 92–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 7 || @ Mets || 7–8 || McMichael (3–4) || Rocker (1–2) || Franco (33) || 22,953 || 92–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 8 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Batista (3–5) || Maddux (17–8) || Urbina (29) || 7,216 || 92–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 146 || September 9 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Urbina (5–3) || Rocker (1–3) || — || 7,842 || 92–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 147 || September 10 || @ Expos || 7–4 || Millwood (15–8) || Thurman (3–4) || Ligtenberg (26) || 8,455 || 93–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 148 || September 11 || Marlins || 8–2 || Smoltz (15–3) || Ojala (2–5) || — || 47,235 || 94–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 12 || Marlins || 4–2 || Chen (1–0) || Hernandez (10–12) || Ligtenberg (27) || 48,797 || 95–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 13 || Marlins || 5–6 || Sanchez (7–8) || Perez (0–1) || Mantei (8) || 45,683 || 95–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 14 || Phillies || 4–2 || Glavine (19–6) || Schilling (14–14) || Ligtenberg (28) || 33,367 || 96–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 152 || September 15 || Phillies || 3–0 || Millwood (16–8) || Green (6–11) || Charlton (1) || 35,478 || 97–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 153 || September 16 || Phillies || 5–1 || Smoltz (16–3) || Loewer (6–8) || — || 34,961 || 98–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Neagle (15–11) || Daal (7–12) || Ligtenberg (29) || 43,251 || 99–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 155 || September 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Benes (14–13) || Maddux (17–9) || — || 46,434 || 99–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 156 || September 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–0 || Glavine (20–6) || Anderson (12–13) || — || 48,405 || 100–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 157 || September 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–0 || Chen (2–0) || Telemaco (6–10) || — || 44,876 || 101–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || September 22 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Millwood (17–8) || Medina (2–5) || Ligtenberg (30) || 23,355 || 102–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 159 || September 23 || @ Marlins || 11–0 || Smoltz (17–3) || Ojala (2–7) || — || 22,469 || 103–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || September 25 || Mets || 6–5 || Martínez (4–6) || Reed (16–11) || Rocker (2) || 48,443 || 104–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 161 || September 26 || Mets || 4–0 || Neagle (16–11) || Leiter (17–6) || — || 48,117 || 105–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 162 || September 27 || Mets || 7–2 || Maddux (18–9) || Reynoso (7–3) || — || 48,685 || 106–56 |- | Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Braves team member

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

Other batters

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

Starting pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Postseason

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || September 30 || Cubs || 7–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Clark (0–1) || — || 45,598 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 1 || Cubs || 2–1 (10) || Perez (1–0) || Mulholland (0–1) || — || 51,713 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 3 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Maddux (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || — || 39,597 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 7 || Padres || 2–3 (10) || Hoffman (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–1) || Wall (1) || 42,117 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 || October 8 || Padres || 0–3 || Brown (2–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || 43,083 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 10 || @ Padres || 1–4 || Hitchcock (2–0) || Maddux (1–1) || Hoffman (3) || 62,799 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || October 11 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Martínez (1–0) || Hamilton (0–1) || — || 65,042 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || October 12 || @ Padres || 7–6 || Rocker (1–0) || Brown (2–1) || Maddux (1) || 58,988 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || October 14 || Padres || 0–5 || Hitchcock (3–0) || Glavine (0–2) || — || 50,988 || 2–4

Award winners

• Tom Glavine, NL Cy Young Award,
• Tom Glavine, Pitcher of the Month, April
• Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger
• Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove (Center field)
• Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June
• Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove

1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Chipper Jones, 3B, starter
• Greg Maddux, P, starter
• Walt Weiss, SS, starter
• Andrés Galarraga, 1B, reserve
• Tom Glavine, P, reserve
• Javy López, C, reserve

Farm system

References

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