1998 Northeast League Leaders
1998 Northeast League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1998 Northeast League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Kopriva | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | .391 | 100 | 256 |
| Andres Duncan | Catskill Cougars | .345 | 79 | 229 |
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | .340 | 99 | 291 |
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | .340 | 109 | 321 |
| Eddie Lantigua | Waterbury Spirit | .339 | 102 | 301 |
| Andre Johnson | Catskill Cougars | .336 | 80 | 238 |
| Jarvis Brown | Waterbury Spirit | .331 | 93 | 281 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Catskill Cougars | .328 | 95 | 290 |
| Juan Guerrero | Catskill Cougars | .327 | 91 | 278 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | .327 | 105 | 321 |
| D. C. Olsen | New Jersey Jackals | .327 | 81 | 248 |
| Earl Cunningham | Catskill Cougars | .326 | 70 | 215 |
| Billy Hall | Allentown Ambassadors | .323 | 105 | 325 |
| Keith Gordon | New Jersey Jackals | .312 | 93 | 298 |
| Kevin Dattola | Adirondack Lumberjacks | .309 | 79 | 256 |
| Ervan Wingate | Elmira Pioneers | .308 | 68 | 221 |
| Kim Batiste | Allentown Ambassadors | .307 | 71 | 231 |
| Essex Burton | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | .307 | 82 | 267 |
| Toby Ricard | Waterbury Spirit | .306 | 91 | 297 |
| Terry Wright | Elmira Pioneers | .305 | 78 | 256 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | 109 | 24 | 7 | 12 |
| Billy Hall | Allentown Ambassadors | 105 | 21 | 5 | 5 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | 105 | 18 | 4 | 7 |
| Eddie Lantigua | Waterbury Spirit | 102 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Felix DeLeon | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 101 | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| Dan Kopriva | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 100 | 20 | 3 | 16 |
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | 99 | 28 | 5 | 17 |
| Kevin Dattola | Adirondack Lumberjacks, New Jersey Jackals | 97 | 18 | 3 | 19 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Catskill Cougars | 95 | 18 | 3 | 12 |
| Andre Johnson | Catskill Cougars, Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 94 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | HR |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dattola | New Jersey Jackals, Adirondack Lumberjacks | 19 |
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | 17 |
| Keith Gordon | New Jersey Jackals | 16 |
| Andre Johnson | Massachusetts Mad Dogs, Catskill Cougars | 16 |
| Dan Kopriva | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 16 |
| Saul Bustos | New Jersey Jackals | 15 |
| D. C. Olsen | New Jersey Jackals | 13 |
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | 12 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Catskill Cougars | 12 |
| Tony Mitchell | Massachusetts Mad Dogs, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 11 |
| Kim Batiste | Allentown Ambassadors | 10 |
| Juan Guerrero | Catskill Cougars | 10 |
| Andre Keene | Allentown Ambassadors | 8 |
| Kelly Kingston | Waterbury Spirit | 8 |
| Jon Mueller | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 8 |
| Gary Collum | New Jersey Jackals | 7 |
| Doug Kimbler | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 7 |
| Willy Kingsbury | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 7 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | 7 |
| Josh Brinkley | New Jersey Jackals | 6 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | 2B |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | 28 |
| Andy Owen | Elmira Pioneers | 26 |
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | 24 |
| Kelly Kingston | Waterbury Spirit | 22 |
| Kim Batiste | Allentown Ambassadors | 21 |
| Saul Bustos | New Jersey Jackals | 21 |
| Vic Davilla | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, Adirondack Lumberjacks | 21 |
| Felix DeLeon | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 21 |
| Billy Hall | Allentown Ambassadors | 21 |
| Mike Mora | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 21 |
| D. C. Olsen | New Jersey Jackals | 21 |
| Dan Kopriva | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 20 |
| Eddie Lantigua | Waterbury Spirit | 20 |
| Jon Mueller | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 19 |
| George Virgilio | New Jersey Jackals | 19 |
| Kevin Dattola | New Jersey Jackals, Adirondack Lumberjacks | 18 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | 18 |
| Paul Reinisch | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 18 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Catskill Cougars | 18 |
| Essex Burton | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 17 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | 7 |
| Essex Burton | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 6 |
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | 5 |
| Billy Hall | Allentown Ambassadors | 5 |
| Roy Hodge | Waterbury Spirit, Elmira Pioneers | 5 |
| Kelly Kingston | Waterbury Spirit | 5 |
| Sean Murphy | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs, Elmira Pioneers | 5 |
| Toby Ricard | Waterbury Spirit | 5 |
| Jarvis Brown | Waterbury Spirit | 4 |
| Vic Davilla | Adirondack Lumberjacks, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 4 |
| Tony McCladdie | Catskill Cougars | 4 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | 4 |
| D. C. Olsen | New Jersey Jackals | 4 |
| Jared Sadlowski | Allentown Ambassadors | 4 |
| Warren Sawkiw | Elmira Pioneers | 4 |
| Kim Batiste | Allentown Ambassadors | 3 |
| Gary Collum | New Jersey Jackals | 3 |
| Kevin Dattola | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 3 |
| Felix DeLeon | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 3 |
| Andres Duncan | Catskill Cougars | 3 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | RBI |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo De La Cruz | Allentown Ambassadors | 85 |
| Keith Gordon | New Jersey Jackals | 70 |
| Dan Kopriva | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 64 |
| Toby Ricard | Waterbury Spirit | 63 |
| Wayne Weinheimer | Catskill Cougars | 63 |
| Andre Johnson | Catskill Cougars, Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 62 |
| Kim Batiste | Allentown Ambassadors | 57 |
| Juan Guerrero | Catskill Cougars | 55 |
| Kevin Dattola | New Jersey Jackals, Adirondack Lumberjacks | 54 |
| Jon Mueller | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 52 |
| D. C. Olsen | New Jersey Jackals | 51 |
| Erskine Kelley | Allentown Ambassadors | 49 |
| Brandon Naples | Allentown Ambassadors | 48 |
| Saul Bustos | New Jersey Jackals | 47 |
| Paul Reinisch | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 44 |
| Kelly Kingston | Waterbury Spirit | 43 |
| Billy Hall | Allentown Ambassadors | 41 |
| Eddie Lantigua | Waterbury Spirit | 41 |
| Doug Kimbler | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 39 |
| Tony Mitchell | Massachusetts Mad Dogs, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 38 |
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | SV |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Gonzalez | Allentown Ambassadors | 17 |
| Mike Hartung | New Jersey Jackals | 17 |
| Rich Linares | Elmira Pioneers, Waterbury Spirit | 15 |
| Sandi Santiago | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 9 |
| Steve Hueston | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 8 |
| John Jimenez | Catskill Cougars | 8 |
| Heath Mercier | Waterbury Spirit | 7 |
| Neil Forsythe | Waterbury Spirit | 6 |
| Osvaldo Coronado | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 4 |
| Rob Cox | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 4 |
| Jason Foulks | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 4 |
| Frank Gonzales | Elmira Pioneers | 4 |
| Cesar Santana | Massachusetts Mad Dogs, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 4 |
| Matt Smith | Catskill Cougars | 3 |
| Fidel Compres | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 2 |
| Jamie Davis | Adirondack Lumberjacks, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 2 |
| Jason Dietrich | New Jersey Jackals | 2 |
| Jason Gray | Adirondack Lumberjacks | 2 |
| Jerry Hasler | Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs | 2 |
| Mike Macone | Massachusetts Mad Dogs | 2 |
