In 1998, Keith Osik played in 39 games, all for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and batting in all of them. He had 98 at bats, getting 21 hits, for a .214 batting average, with 2 sacrifice hits, 1 sacrifice flie, and 7 runs batted in. He was walked 13 times, 2 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 2 times. He struck out 16 times. He hit 4 doubles, 0 triples, and 0 home runs.