1998 Pacific Coast League

1998 > Class AAA > League History
Overall: 1,145 games, 16 teams, approx. 143 games in season
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Other Years: 1997 / 1999
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1997 / 1999

League Standings

Regular Season

April 7, 1998 to September 7, 1998 · 144 games

American - Central Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Iowa Cubs	CHC	85	59	.590	--
Omaha Royals	KCR	79	64	.552	5.5
Albuquerque Dukes	LAD	61	82	.427	23.5
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL	55	89	.382	30

American - East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
New Orleans Zephyrs	HOU	76	66	.535	--
Memphis Redbirds	STL	74	70	.514	3
Oklahoma RedHawks	TEX	74	70	.514	3
Nashville Sounds	PIT	67	76	.469	9.5

Pacific - South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Fresno Grizzlies	SFG	81	62	.566	--
Salt Lake Buzz	MIN	79	64	.552	2
Las Vegas Stars	SDP	70	72	.493	10.5
Tucson Sidewinders	ARI	57	85	.401	23.5

Pacific - West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Calgary Cannons	CHW	81	62	.566	--
Tacoma Rainiers	SEA	77	67	.535	4.5
Edmonton Trappers	OAK	76	67	.531	5
Vancouver Canadians	ANA	53	90	.371	28

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Iowa Cubs	CHC	26.5	5.90	144	5585	4900	849	1370	290	18	216	802	53	46	545	1058	.280	.358	.478	.836	2344	122	71	35	34	31
Fresno Grizzlies	SFG	26.2	5.70	143	5523	4832	815	1342	243	25	184	742	106	45	536	911	.278	.355	.453	.807	2187	103	59	60	36	38
Calgary Cannons	CHW	27.5	5.64	143	5500	4829	806	1337	289	23	162	745	100	41	496	895	.277	.350	.447	.797	2158	121	75	46	54	22
Salt Lake Buzz	MIN	26.2	5.50	143	5441	4852	787	1380	285	33	144	733	136	63	455	1017	.284	.351	.446	.796	2163	98	59	38	37	20
New Orleans Zephyrs	HOU	27.3	5.49	142	5508	4823	779	1402	275	26	145	718	77	40	530	847	.291	.365	.449	.813	2164	138	58	53	44	36
Las Vegas Stars	SDP	26.7	5.44	142	5502	4950	772	1424	336	33	156	729	96	46	418	1055	.288	.347	.463	.810	2294	111	55	29	50	22
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL	27.0	5.41	144	5531	4937	779	1387	277	47	134	705	66	53	468	958	.281	.347	.438	.784	2160	137	49	42	35	18
Oklahoma RedHawks	TEX	29.3	5.37	144	5676	5000	773	1402	302	35	137	711	62	43	506	1077	.280	.354	.437	.791	2185	120	90	30	50	18
Edmonton Trappers	OAK	26.6	5.36	143	5517	4816	767	1338	297	32	146	713	91	49	599	1002	.278	.361	.444	.804	2137	127	46	17	39	9
Omaha Royals	KCR	27.3	5.36	143	5423	4819	766	1364	254	24	215	728	117	61	486	966	.283	.351	.480	.831	2311	131	43	32	43	24
Tacoma Rainiers	SEA	26.6	5.10	144	5576	4935	734	1330	310	27	128	666	80	60	501	951	.270	.342	.421	.763	2078	131	64	38	38	30
Tucson Sidewinders	ARI	25.7	4.93	142	5479	4891	700	1373	255	45	116	641	70	35	445	936	.281	.346	.422	.768	2066	131	66	27	50	17
Albuquerque Dukes	LAD	25.4	4.92	144	5402	4790	709	1361	256	47	111	656	195	85	440	854	.284	.348	.427	.775	2044	111	54	71	47	18
Nashville Sounds	PIT	26.8	4.89	143	5379	4769	699	1292	251	32	161	651	117	63	467	1051	.271	.343	.438	.781	2090	102	73	38	32	9
Memphis Redbirds	STL	26.8	4.69	144	5436	4836	675	1285	287	39	105	621	103	74	476	851	.266	.335	.406	.741	1965	99	38	59	27	23
Vancouver Canadians	ANA	27.9	3.99	143	5266	4727	571	1236	256	39	113	533	102	65	401	965	.261	.323	.404	.727	1909	108	53	40	45	11
League Totals		26.9	5.23	2291	87744	77706	11981	21623	4463	525	2373	11094	1571	869	7769	15394	.278	.348	.441	.789	34255	1890	953	655	661	346

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Memphis Redbirds	STL	27.2	4.24	74	70	.514	3.89	144	144	140	4	11	43	1266.2	1298	611	548	140	406	18	1034	42	11	44	5375	1.345	9.2	1.0	2.9	7.3	2.55
Vancouver Canadians	ANA	27.6	4.76	53	90	.371	4.33	143	143	127	16	6	31	1233.0	1264	680	593	119	529	5	894	77	13	80	5424	1.454	9.2	0.9	3.9	6.5	1.69
Fresno Grizzlies	SFG	26.5	4.84	81	62	.566	4.52	143	143	136	7	7	39	1247.2	1322	692	626	164	395	21	1011	59	8	55	5378	1.376	9.5	1.2	2.8	7.3	2.56
Tacoma Rainiers	SEA	26.1	4.85	77	67	.535	4.37	144	144	136	8	8	42	1274.2	1274	698	619	141	576	17	1009	71	5	41	5591	1.451	9.0	1.0	4.1	7.1	1.75
Edmonton Trappers	OAK	27.4	4.88	76	67	.531	4.54	143	143	133	10	6	37	1232.1	1298	698	622	142	404	21	919	55	9	53	5317	1.381	9.5	1.0	3.0	6.7	2.27
Oklahoma RedHawks	TEX	27.9	5.01	74	70	.514	4.45	144	144	135	9	6	32	1270.0	1351	721	628	138	419	11	938	65	8	67	5497	1.394	9.6	1.0	3.0	6.6	2.24
New Orleans Zephyrs	HOU	27.5	5.11	76	66	.535	4.70	142	142	132	10	5	43	1232.2	1310	726	644	132	450	22	945	53	6	55	5390	1.428	9.6	1.0	3.3	6.9	2.10
Iowa Cubs	CHC	26.7	5.20	85	59	.590	4.84	144	144	136	8	7	36	1257.0	1313	749	676	150	522	9	1053	33	9	87	5501	1.460	9.4	1.1	3.7	7.5	2.02
Salt Lake Buzz	MIN	25.9	5.24	79	64	.552	4.89	143	143	136	7	10	34	1234.1	1371	750	671	142	459	23	969	42	15	74	5452	1.483	10.0	1.0	3.3	7.1	2.11
Calgary Cannons	CHW	26.5	5.34	81	62	.566	4.97	143	143	135	8	6	35	1242.1	1410	764	686	165	504	19	919	59	16	59	5536	1.541	10.2	1.2	3.7	6.7	1.82
Omaha Royals	KCR	26.7	5.40	79	64	.552	4.94	143	143	138	5	6	46	1235.1	1399	772	678	177	420	28	834	58	4	38	5454	1.472	10.2	1.3	3.1	6.1	1.99
Nashville Sounds	PIT	26.7	5.40	67	76	.469	4.98	143	143	141	2	6	44	1221.1	1345	772	676	152	484	52	852	47	8	82	5442	1.498	9.9	1.1	3.6	6.3	1.76
Las Vegas Stars	SDP	26.0	5.43	70	72	.493	4.95	142	142	137	5	3	38	1246.2	1320	771	686	127	570	35	1107	103	10	81	5577	1.516	9.5	0.9	4.1	8.0	1.94
Albuquerque Dukes	LAD	24.8	5.45	61	82	.427	4.91	143	144	137	6	3	30	1236.1	1423	780	674	154	492	13	1030	47	11	69	5507	1.549	10.4	1.1	3.6	7.5	2.09
Tucson Sidewinders	ARI	26.2	5.99	57	85	.401	5.35	142	142	138	4	4	20	1236.2	1437	850	735	167	502	28	922	64	15	74	5603	1.568	10.5	1.2	3.7	6.7	1.84
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL	26.6	6.58	55	89	.382	5.88	144	144	138	6	1	25	1228.2	1488	947	803	163	637	24	958	78	13	63	5715	1.730	10.9	1.2	4.7	7.0	1.50
League Totals		26.7	5.23	1145	1145	.500	4.78	2290	2291	2175	115	95	575	19895.2	21623	11981	10565	2373	7769	346	15394	953	161	1022	87759	1.477	9.8	1.1	3.5	7.0	1.98

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Managers
Iowa Cubs	CHC	144	3771	1495	121	138	.978	26	128	40	24%	Terry Kennedy
Memphis Redbirds	STL	144	3800	1580	121	157	.978	5	69	52	43%	Gaylen Pitts
Edmonton Trappers	OAK	143	3697	1512	127	151	.976	9	106	55	34%	Mike Quade
Fresno Grizzlies	SFG	143	3743	1449	126	133	.976	13	66	51	44%	Jim Davenport
Calgary Cannons	CHW	143	3727	1516	131	143	.976	19	69	74	52%	Tom Spencer
Oklahoma RedHawks	TEX	144	3810	1599	132	136	.976	13	84	53	39%	Greg Biagini
Las Vegas Stars	SDP	142	3740	1521	141	157	.974	30	86	48	36%	Jerry Royster
Omaha Royals	KCR	143	3706	1453	140	138	.974	5	135	44	25%	Ron Johnson
Albuquerque Dukes	LAD	143	3709	1575	141	132	.974	12	75	63	46%	Jon Debus, Ron Roenicke and Glenn Hoffman
Vancouver Canadians	ANA	143	3699	1488	138	156	.974	13	126	48	28%	Mitch Seoane
New Orleans Zephyrs	HOU	142	3698	1468	144	144	.973	19	93	45	33%	John Tamargo
Salt Lake Buzz	MIN	143	3703	1535	146	134	.973	11	78	51	40%	Phil Roof
Tacoma Rainiers	SEA	144	3824	1523	159	166	.971	8	96	70	42%	Dave Myers
Nashville Sounds	PIT	143	3664	1532	159	130	.970	12	97	48	33%	Trent Jewett
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	COL	144	3686	1511	168	152	.969	14	159	81	34%	Paul Zuvella
Tucson Sidewinders	ARI	142	3710	1464	171	137	.968	14	104	46	31%	Chris Speier
League Totals		2290	59687	24221	2265	2304	.974	223	1571	869	36%

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