| Breaking News | _Cubs.png) | Tuesday, August 4th, 1998: Clark Signs for 3 years
Media analysts hailed Chicago (N)'s signing of Mark Clark, one of Major League Baseball's brightest stars, as a pivotal move.
While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, Clark is expected to earn every bit of the $27,120,000 promised him over 3 years.
Checking out his stats for the season, Clark has registered 6 wins and 6 losses in 23 starts, 4.02 ERA and struck out 68 batters in 127.2 innings. |
| Monday, July 20th, 1998: NL Player of the Week Awarded
This week's Player of the Week was Ryan Klesko of the Chicago (N) Cubs.
He battered National League pitching for 11 hits in 19 at-bats, 1 home run and 6 RBIs while hitting .579 and scoring 4 runs.
In his stats this season, Klesko has posted a batting average of .297 with 82 hits in 276 at-bats, 16 home runs and 58 RBIs. He has also scored 51 runs, walked 39 times and compiled a .384 OBP.
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| Thursday, July 9th, 1998: Cubs Hurst Blanks Brewers
Chicago (N) pitcher Bruce Hurst put on a show today and walked away with a 7-0 shutout victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, throttling them on 5 hits. He just cruised through their lineup, fanning 3 and walking 0 in a strong outing.
"He was very efficient and he hit his spots," his manager said. "He stayed down in the zone and stayed away from the middle of the plate."
In 1998, Hurst has chalked up 8 wins and 6 losses in 18 starts with 34 strikeouts in 104.1 innings and a 5.00 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Omar Vizquel | torn labrum (Shoulder) | Career Over! | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Wally Whitehurst | bronchitis | 2 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 80-43, .650 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 40-23, .635 PCT | | Record on the road | 40-20, .667 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-4, .636 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 24-10, .706 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 26-14, .650 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 54-29, .651 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 9-1, .900 PCT | | Record in March | 1-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in April | 19-8, .704 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in July | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in August | 11-2, .846 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .271 - 5th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .366 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .412 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .778 - 2nd in NL | | Runs Scored | 679 - 1st in NL | | Hits | 1152 - 6th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 362 - tied for 4th in NL | | Home Runs | 110 - 7th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 641 - 1st in NL | | Strikeouts | 810 - 13th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 31 - 15th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.72 - 4th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.16 - 9th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.14 - 4th in NL | | Runs allowed | 503 - 4th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1034 - 3rd in NL | | Opponents AVG | .245 - 3rd in NL | | BABIP | .281 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 115 - tied for 12th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 373 - 5th in NL | | Strikeouts | 844 - 5th in NL |
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