1998 Appalachian League Leaders

1998 Appalachian League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1998 Appalachian League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Jack Wilson	Johnson City Cardinals	.373	90	241
Paul Day	Burlington Indians	.362	83	229
Nate Espy	Martinsville Phillies	.361	82	227
Michael Restovich	Elizabethton Twins	.355	86	242
Mario Valenzuela	Bristol White Sox	.330	77	233
Rafael Furcal	Danville Braves	.328	88	268
Derek Mann	Princeton Devil Rays	.325	91	280
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	.323	87	269
Raul Centile	Burlington Indians	.320	58	181
Jason Fennell	Bristol White Sox	.318	54	170
Derek Ottevaere	Pulaski Rangers	.314	64	204
Jose Gonzalez	Bristol White Sox	.312	64	205
Shomari Beverly	Martinsville Phillies	.311	55	177
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	.310	76	245
Amaurys Nina	Pulaski Rangers	.310	54	174
Billy Martin	Kingsport Mets	.308	66	214
Manuel Lutz	Bristol White Sox	.305	85	279
Darren Dyt	Johnson City Cardinals	.304	63	207
Marques Esquerra	Burlington Indians	.304	63	207
Claudio Almonte	Elizabethton Twins	.303	73	241

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Derek Mann	Princeton Devil Rays	91	10	6	1
Jack Wilson	Johnson City Cardinals	90	18	4	4
Rafael Furcal	Danville Braves	88	15	4	0
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	87	25	5	9
Michael Restovich	Elizabethton Twins	86	20	1	13
Manuel Lutz	Bristol White Sox	85	21	0	17
Paul Day	Burlington Indians	83	16	2	7
Nate Espy	Martinsville Phillies	82	20	1	13
Mario Valenzuela	Bristol White Sox	77	13	1	10
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	76	13	4	15

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Manuel Lutz	Bristol White Sox	17
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	15
Nate Espy	Martinsville Phillies	13
Ryan Hankins	Bristol White Sox	13
Michael Restovich	Elizabethton Twins	13
Kevin Hodge	Elizabethton Twins	12
Tom Hage	Bluefield Orioles	10
Mario Valenzuela	Bristol White Sox	10
Jose Espino	Johnson City Cardinals	9
Gabe Johnson	Johnson City Cardinals	9
Craig Selander	Elizabethton Twins	9
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	9
Kevin Harris	Pulaski Rangers	8
Tony Johnson	Kingsport Mets	8
Edgar Ramirez	Princeton Devil Rays	8
Angel Bastardo	Burlington Indians	7
Carlos Batista	Burlington Indians	7
Paul Day	Burlington Indians	7
Jason Fennell	Bristol White Sox	7
Billy Martin	Kingsport Mets	7

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	25
Manuel Lutz	Bristol White Sox	21
Nate Espy	Martinsville Phillies	20
Michael Restovich	Elizabethton Twins	20
Billy Martin	Kingsport Mets	19
Jack Wilson	Johnson City Cardinals	18
Troy Allen	Danville Braves	17
Cory Aldridge	Danville Braves	16
Paul Day	Burlington Indians	16
Kevin Hodge	Elizabethton Twins	16
Rafael Furcal	Danville Braves	15
Mike Pursell	Burlington Indians	15
Jose Gonzalez	Bristol White Sox	14
Shomari Beverly	Martinsville Phillies	13
Brian Cole	Kingsport Mets	13
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	13
Mario Valenzuela	Bristol White Sox	13
Jon Aceves	Bristol White Sox	12
Angel Bastardo	Burlington Indians	12
Bobby Hill	Kingsport Mets	12

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Brian Cole	Kingsport Mets	8
Jeff Newkirk	Bristol White Sox	8
Jeremy Murch	Princeton Devil Rays	7
Shomari Beverly	Martinsville Phillies	6
Derek Mann	Princeton Devil Rays	6
Jason Bowers	Johnson City Cardinals	5
Yorkis Guzman	Kingsport Mets	5
Dennis Malave	Burlington Indians	5
Ntema Ndungidi	Bluefield Orioles	5
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	5
Jimmy Alvarez	Elizabethton Twins	4
Endy Chávez	Kingsport Mets	4
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	4
Rafael Furcal	Danville Braves	4
Bobby Hill	Kingsport Mets	4
Amaurys Nina	Pulaski Rangers	4
Jack Wilson	Johnson City Cardinals	4
Carlos Acevedo	Martinsville Phillies	3
Jon Aceves	Bristol White Sox	3
Claudio Almonte	Elizabethton Twins	3

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Michael Restovich	Elizabethton Twins	64
Humberto Cota	Princeton Devil Rays	61
Manuel Lutz	Bristol White Sox	58
Nate Espy	Martinsville Phillies	56
Kevin Hodge	Elizabethton Twins	54
Travis Wilson	Danville Braves	48
Mario Valenzuela	Bristol White Sox	46
Paul Day	Burlington Indians	45
Billy Martin	Kingsport Mets	42
Claudio Almonte	Elizabethton Twins	40
Jeremy Murch	Princeton Devil Rays	40
Derek Ottevaere	Pulaski Rangers	40
Brian McMillin	Elizabethton Twins	39
Jason Bowers	Johnson City Cardinals	38
Ryan Hankins	Bristol White Sox	38
Tom Hage	Bluefield Orioles	37
Carlos Batista	Burlington Indians	35
Brian Cole	Kingsport Mets	35
Kevin Harris	Pulaski Rangers	35
Ntema Ndungidi	Bluefield Orioles	35

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Grant Balfour	Elizabethton Twins	7	2
Gary Bohannon	Kingsport Mets	6	3
Orlando Encarnacion	Kingsport Mets	6	1
Kai Freeman	Bristol White Sox	6	2
Yon German	Kingsport Mets	6	5
Ambiorix Guzman	Pulaski Rangers	6	3
Joe Kennedy	Princeton Devil Rays	6	4
Jeremy Robinson	Princeton Devil Rays	6	2
Cory Simpson	Danville Braves	6	1
Ricky Casteel	Bluefield Orioles	5	3
Doug Dent	Danville Braves	5	3
Juan Figueroa	Bristol White Sox	5	5
Pete Fisher	Elizabethton Twins	5	3
Brian Fitts	Elizabethton Twins	5	3
Brian Jackson	Burlington Indians	5	3
Nick Maness	Kingsport Mets	5	3
Geronimo Mendoza	Bristol White Sox	5	2
Kenny Sims	Bluefield Orioles	5	3
Tim Sturdy	Elizabethton Twins	5	1
Donnie Suttles	Burlington Indians	5	3

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Sonny Garcia	Bluefield Orioles	2.05	4	2
Yon German	Kingsport Mets	2.34	6	5
Gary Bohannon	Kingsport Mets	2.58	6	3
Donnie Suttles	Burlington Indians	2.89	5	3
Jeremy Robinson	Princeton Devil Rays	3.03	6	2
John Stewart	Pulaski Rangers	3.19	4	4
Brian Jackson	Burlington Indians	3.21	5	3
Ambiorix Guzman	Pulaski Rangers	3.26	6	3
Kai Freeman	Bristol White Sox	3.30	6	2
Brian Murphy	Bluefield Orioles	3.32	3	4
Grant Balfour	Elizabethton Twins	3.38	7	2
Andrew Jacobson	Bristol White Sox	3.52	4	3
Brian Fitts	Elizabethton Twins	3.65	5	3
Joe Kennedy	Princeton Devil Rays	3.76	6	4
Geronimo Mendoza	Bristol White Sox	3.82	5	2
Tim Sturdy	Elizabethton Twins	4.03	5	1
Ricky Casteel	Bluefield Orioles	4.04	5	3
Jarrod Lawson	Martinsville Phillies	4.06	4	3
Justin Willoughby	Danville Braves	4.06	4	5
Barrett Wright	Princeton Devil Rays	4.30	5	4

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Gary Bohannon	Kingsport Mets	1
Juan Figueroa	Bristol White Sox	1
Brian Murphy	Bluefield Orioles	1
Cory Simpson	Danville Braves	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Juan Figueroa	Bristol White Sox	102
Sonny Garcia	Bluefield Orioles	77
Donnie Suttles	Burlington Indians	77
Nick Maness	Kingsport Mets	76
Grant Balfour	Elizabethton Twins	75
Yon German	Kingsport Mets	75
Geronimo Mendoza	Bristol White Sox	70
Saúl Rivera	Elizabethton Twins	65
Bud Smith	Johnson City Cardinals	65
Jeremy Robinson	Princeton Devil Rays	64
Martin Vargas	Burlington Indians	64
Sean Douglass	Bluefield Orioles	62
Heath Bell	Kingsport Mets	61
Brian Jackson	Burlington Indians	61
Simieon Theodile	Bluefield Orioles	61
Dan Boublis	Pulaski Rangers	58
Pete Fisher	Elizabethton Twins	57
John Stewart	Pulaski Rangers	57
Andy Butler	Elizabethton Twins	56
Aaron Taylor	Danville Braves	55

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Jim Lira	Princeton Devil Rays	14
Gilberto Bello	Bluefield Orioles	10
Jason Marr	Johnson City Cardinals	10
Matt Bailie	Martinsville Phillies	9
Mike Williams	Bristol White Sox	9
Heath Bell	Kingsport Mets	8
Saúl Rivera	Elizabethton Twins	7
Jason Farmer	Burlington Indians	6
Mitch Wylie	Bristol White Sox	6
Eric Maleski	Burlington Indians	5
Rene Vega	Kingsport Mets	5
Joe Weaver	Pulaski Rangers	5
David Wheeler	Kingsport Mets	5
Mike Gray	Danville Braves	4
Jon Hand	Johnson City Cardinals	3
Eric Herndon	Danville Braves	3
Nathan Ruhl	Princeton Devil Rays	3
Lester Victoria	Elizabethton Twins	3
Simon Birrell	Danville Braves	2
Talley Haines	Princeton Devil Rays	2

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