| 1998 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. | |
| General managers | Walt Jocketty | |
| Managers | Tony La Russa | |
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest Joe Buck, (Al Hrabosky, Bob Ramsey) KPLR (Bob Carpenter, Bob Ramsey, Rich Gould) | |
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck) | |
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1998 season was the team's 117th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 107th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in the National League Central division, 18 games behind the Houston Astros. First baseman Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record this season by hitting 70 home runs, battling with the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, who finished runner-up in the National League with 66.