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1998 International League

1998 > Class AAA > League History
Overall: 1,001 games, 14 teams, approx. 143 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1997 / 1999
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1997 / 1999

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1997 / 1999

League Standings

Regular Season

April 9, 1998 to September 7, 1998 · 144 games

North Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Buffalo Bisons CLE 81 62 0 .566 --
Syracuse SkyChiefs TOR 80 62 0 .563 0.5
Pawtucket Red Sox BOS 77 64 1 .546 3
Rochester Red Wings BAL 70 74 0 .486 11.5
Ottawa Lynx MON 69 74 0 .483 12
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons PHI 67 75 0 .472 13.5

South Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Durham Bulls TBD 80 64 0 .556 --
Norfolk Tides NYM 70 72 0 .493 9
Charlotte Knights FLA 70 73 0 .490 9.5
Richmond Braves ATL 64 80 0 .444 16

West Division

Tm Aff W L Ties W-L% GB
Louisville Redbirds MIL 77 67 0 .535 --
Indianapolis Indians CIN 76 67 0 .531 0.5
Columbus Clippers NYY 67 77 0 .465 10
Toledo Mud Hens DET 52 89 1 .369 23.5

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
Buffalo Bisons CLE 26.9 5.85 143 5616 4942 837 1394 253 27 206 781 94 55 554 900 .282 .358 .469 .827 2319 110 55 23 42 23
Louisville Redbirds MIL 25.8 5.50 144 5551 4886 792 1354 259 54 159 735 190 73 519 1009 .277 .352 .450 .802 2198 109 63 47 36 22
Indianapolis Indians CIN 26.2 5.50 143 5546 4836 787 1322 299 28 160 724 77 42 587 1018 .273 .354 .446 .800 2157 99 43 31 49 19
Durham Bulls TBD 27.9 5.47 144 5581 4872 787 1335 275 22 160 729 148 80 581 906 .274 .354 .438 .792 2134 102 43 46 39 22
Pawtucket Red Sox BOS 25.2 5.37 142 5442 4724 763 1297 224 21 187 708 132 73 593 949 .275 .359 .450 .808 2124 124 52 26 47 19
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons PHI 26.4 5.25 142 5541 4877 746 1332 282 42 164 695 110 48 525 932 .273 .347 .449 .796 2190 118 52 39 48 23
Charlotte Knights FLA 25.8 5.17 143 5415 4783 739 1297 274 29 153 696 106 60 499 1016 .271 .345 .437 .782 2088 119 60 37 36 19
Columbus Clippers NYY 26.4 5.04 144 5581 4972 726 1355 278 46 152 675 103 49 495 941 .273 .341 .439 .780 2181 130 47 26 41 18
Rochester Red Wings BAL 26.8 4.88 144 5459 4897 703 1331 261 39 120 655 104 49 443 834 .272 .336 .415 .751 2030 102 54 26 39 11
Norfolk Tides NYM 27.6 4.65 142 5453 4757 661 1274 238 35 110 607 129 64 564 841 .268 .348 .402 .750 1912 114 44 48 40 19
Syracuse SkyChiefs TOR 25.8 4.60 142 5306 4682 653 1231 250 31 164 607 111 59 506 963 .263 .339 .435 .774 2035 119 52 35 31 20
Richmond Braves ATL 26.3 4.22 144 5341 4733 607 1211 244 27 111 567 94 45 474 977 .256 .328 .389 .717 1842 127 54 41 39 29
Ottawa Lynx MON 26.0 4.20 143 5312 4686 600 1194 239 34 76 550 165 59 482 935 .255 .328 .369 .697 1729 105 51 54 39 15
Toledo Mud Hens DET 26.2 4.19 142 5263 4752 595 1237 229 32 106 531 141 44 397 885 .260 .322 .389 .711 1848 110 51 32 31 12
League Totals 26.4 4.99 2002 76407 67399 9996 18164 3605 467 2028 9260 1704 800 7219 13106 .269 .344 .427 .771 28787 1588 721 511 557 271

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
Syracuse SkyChiefs TOR 25.2 3.99 80 62 .563 3.68 142 142 132 10 9 42 1231.2 1150 567 503 124 496 27 860 65 4 55 5220 1.336 8.4 0.9 3.6 6.3 1.73
Norfolk Tides NYM 27.0 4.71 70 72 .493 4.07 142 142 136 6 9 34 1241.2 1248 669 561 117 511 18 1043 40 4 57 5397 1.417 9.0 0.8 3.7 7.6 2.04
Rochester Red Wings BAL 28.3 4.72 70 74 .486 4.31 144 144 138 6 9 33 1253.2 1173 679 600 156 513 7 984 56 7 61 5342 1.345 8.4 1.1 3.7 7.1 1.92
Ottawa Lynx MON 26.3 4.76 69 74 .483 4.25 143 143 140 3 6 45 1233.1 1263 680 582 147 529 15 906 76 7 59 5424 1.453 9.2 1.1 3.9 6.6 1.71
Richmond Braves ATL 25.5 4.88 64 80 .444 4.51 144 144 140 4 7 32 1247.0 1320 702 625 125 487 15 968 36 4 77 5435 1.449 9.5 0.9 3.5 7.0 1.99
Louisville Redbirds MIL 26.8 4.88 77 67 .535 4.44 144 144 142 2 7 38 1263.2 1294 702 623 145 531 24 945 55 5 65 5556 1.444 9.2 1.0 3.8 6.7 1.78
Durham Bulls TBD 28.4 4.90 80 64 .556 4.51 144 144 138 6 7 31 1260.1 1332 706 632 137 467 23 961 51 7 62 5481 1.427 9.5 1.0 3.3 6.9 2.06
Pawtucket Red Sox BOS 25.4 4.94 77 64 .546 4.62 142 142 137 5 6 35 1230.1 1290 701 632 178 459 30 967 49 5 81 5361 1.422 9.4 1.3 3.4 7.1 2.11
Indianapolis Indians CIN 27.4 4.99 76 67 .531 4.46 143 143 140 3 9 36 1242.0 1262 713 616 130 564 20 886 62 5 90 5459 1.470 9.1 0.9 4.1 6.4 1.57
Buffalo Bisons CLE 27.8 5.13 81 62 .566 4.51 143 143 138 5 4 34 1260.0 1350 734 632 139 491 17 973 51 8 74 5550 1.461 9.6 1.0 3.5 7.0 1.98
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons PHI 26.0 5.29 67 75 .472 4.89 142 142 125 17 8 33 1254.0 1373 751 681 140 452 25 926 47 4 48 5505 1.455 9.9 1.0 3.2 6.6 2.05
Columbus Clippers NYY 27.0 5.38 67 77 .465 4.85 144 144 136 8 5 38 1278.0 1366 774 688 156 599 8 975 40 3 59 5701 1.538 9.6 1.1 4.2 6.9 1.63
Charlotte Knights FLA 27.6 5.64 70 73 .490 5.26 143 143 134 9 6 42 1235.0 1384 807 722 162 542 32 863 33 8 58 5515 1.560 10.1 1.2 3.9 6.3 1.59
Toledo Mud Hens DET 25.5 5.71 52 89 .369 5.37 142 142 134 8 6 29 1214.0 1359 811 724 172 578 10 849 60 11 75 5481 1.596 10.1 1.3 4.3 6.3 1.47
League Totals 26.7 4.99 1000 1000 .500 4.55 2002 2002 1910 92 98 502 17444.2 18164 9996 8821 2028 7219 271 13106 721 82 921 76427 1.455 9.4 1.0 3.7 6.8 1.82

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Syracuse SkyChiefs TOR 142 3695 1560 102 156 .981 6 82 49 37% Terry Bevington
Durham Bulls TBD 144 3781 1504 110 117 .980 18 123 69 36% Bill Evers
Rochester Red Wings BAL 144 3761 1495 126 135 .977 17 157 70 31% Marv Foley
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons PHI 142 3762 1511 132 119 .976 6 90 47 34% Marc Bombard
Ottawa Lynx MON 143 3700 1467 130 137 .975 14 109 63 37% Pat Kelly
Richmond Braves ATL 144 3741 1449 141 139 .974 10 146 57 28% Jeff Cox
Louisville Redbirds MIL 144 3791 1571 150 137 .973 14 116 32 22% Gary Allenson
Norfolk Tides NYM 142 3725 1501 146 158 .973 15 111 46 29% Rick Dempsey
Indianapolis Indians CIN 143 3726 1684 149 165 .973 15 100 67 40% Dave Miley
Pawtucket Red Sox BOS 142 3691 1429 143 121 .973 12 129 45 26% Ken Macha
Toledo Mud Hens DET 142 3642 1427 142 132 .973 8 150 73 33% Gene Roof
Columbus Clippers NYY 144 3834 1654 160 133 .972 16 169 60 26% Stump Merrill
Charlotte Knights FLA 143 3705 1639 155 144 .972 10 126 54 30% Fredi Gonzalez
Buffalo Bisons CLE 143 3780 1472 170 122 .969 16 96 68 41% Jeff Datz
League Totals 2002 52334 21363 1956 1915 .974 177 1704 800 32%