. . . . . . . . "1998"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1901"^^ . . . . . . . . "12381213"^^ . "1998 Oakland Athletics season"@en . "74"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "OaklandAthletics 100.png"@en . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "American League"@en . . . . . . . . "1117133700"^^ . . . . . . . . ""@en . . "17100"^^ . . . . "Al 2005 oakland 01.gif"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "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 Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Oakland Athletics"@en . . . . . . . . "1968"^^ . "1969"^^ . "4"^^ . "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."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ken Hofmann"@en . .