1998 Eastern League season
Appearance
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The 1998 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Eastern League - Northern Division | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
New Britain Rock Cats | 83 | 59 | .585 | – |
Binghamton Mets | 82 | 60 | .577 | 1.0 |
Portland Sea Dogs | 66 | 75 | .468 | 16.5 |
Norwich Navigators | 66 | 76 | .465 | 17.0 |
New Haven Ravens | 59 | 83 | .415 | 24.0 |
Eastern League - Southern Division | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Akron Aeros | 81 | 60 | .574 | – |
Harrisburg Senators | 73 | 69 | .514 | 8.5 |
Trenton Thunder | 71 | 70 | .504 | 10.0 |
Bowie Baysox | 71 | 71 | .500 | 10.5 |
Reading Phillies | 56 | 85 | .397 | 25.0 |
Notes:
- Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
- Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
- Italics indicates that team won ELCS
Statistical league leaders
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
---|---|---|
AVG | Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats) | .323 |
HR | Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox) | 31 |
RBI | Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox) | 114 |
R | Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats) | 96 |
Pitching leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
---|---|---|
W | Mike Lincoln (New Britain Rock Cats) | 15 |
ERA | Mike Kusiewicz (New Haven Ravens) | 2.32 |
SO | Brent Billingsley (Portland Sea Dogs) | 183 |
SV | Brent Stentz (New Britain Rock Cats) | 43 |
Playoffs
[edit]Divisional Series
[edit]Northern Division
[edit]The New Britain Rock Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.
Southern Division
[edit]The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron Aeros in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.
Championship Series
[edit]The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats in the ELCS 3 games to 1.
References
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External links
[edit]- 1998 Eastern League Review at thebaseballcube.com