1998 Indianapolis Indians Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 76-67
Finished 2nd in the IL's West Division
Manager: Dave Miley (76-67)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Victory Field
Attendance: 659,237, Avg. 9,839 in 67 home dates
1998 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

The Indianapolis Indians of the International League ended the 1998 season with a record of 76 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.

The Indians plated 787 runs and surrendered 713 runs. Roberto Petagine paced Indianapolis with 24 home runs, while Tony Tarasco, Mark Johnson and Guillermo Garcia each walloped 15 or more also. Roberto Petagine accounted for 109 RBI. Jason Williams topped hitters with significant playing time with a .266 average. Rod Bolton led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.81 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1998 Indianapolis Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kevin Baez, Rod Bolton, Aaron Boone, Sean Casey, Steve Cooke, Mark Corey, Jim Crowell, Brendan Donnelly, Joey Eischen, Brook Fordyce, Mike Frank, Guillermo Garcia, Steve Gibralter, Keith Glauber, Danny Graves, Mark Hutton, Damian Jackson, Kevin Jarvis, Mark Johnson, Ricardo Jordan, Brian Keyser, Scott Klingenbeck, Paul Konerko, Marc Kroon, Jason LaRue, Henry Mercedes, Chad Mottola, Glenn Murray, Melvin Nieves, Jon Nunnally, Jayhawk Owens, Steve Parris, Roberto Petagine, Eddie Priest, Dennys Reyes, Pete Rose, Scott Ruffcorn, Rich Sauveur, Tony Tarasco, Ozzie Timmons, Kevin Tolar, Mike Walker, Pat Watkins, Todd Williams, Scott Williamson and Scott Winchester.

Dave Miley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kevin BaezRRJanuary 10, 19676'0"160Brooklyn, NY US
Rod BoltonRRSeptember 23, 19686'2"190Chattanooga, TN US
Aaron BooneRRMarch 9, 19736'2"190La Mesa, CA US
Sean CaseyLRJuly 2, 19746'4"215Willingboro, NJ US
Steve CookeRLJanuary 14, 19706'6"225Lihue-Kauai, HI US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 16, 19746'2"220Coudersport, PA US
Jim CrowellLLMay 14, 19746'4"220Minneapolis, MN US
James DavisRRApril 14, 19736'4"215Franklin, KY US
Brendan DonnellyRRJuly 4, 19716'3"205Washington, DC US
Joey EischenLLMay 25, 19706'1"190West Covina, CA US
Brook FordyceRRMay 7, 19706'1"185New London, CT US
Mike FrankLLJanuary 14, 19746'2"185Pomona, CA US
Guillermo GarciaRRApril 4, 19726'3"215Santiago, Santiago DO
Omar GarciaRRNovember 16, 19716'0"188Rio Piedras, PR
Steve GibralterRROctober 9, 19726'0"185Dallas, TX US
Keith GlauberRRJanuary 18, 19726'2"190Brooklyn, NY US
Danny GravesRRAugust 7, 19735'11"200Saigon, VN
Mark HuttonRRFebruary 6, 19706'6"240South Adelaide, South Australia AU
Damian JacksonRRAugust 16, 19735'10"160Los Angeles, CA US
Kevin JarvisLRAugust 1, 19696'2"200Lexington, KY US
Mark JohnsonLLOctober 17, 19676'4"230Worcester, MA US
Ricardo JordanLLJune 27, 19706'0"175Boynton Beach, FL US
Brian KeyserRROctober 31, 19666'1"180Castro Valley, CA US
Scott KlingenbeckRRFebruary 3, 19716'2"205Cincinnati, OH US
Paul KonerkoRRMarch 5, 19766'2"220Providence, RI US
Marc KroonSRApril 2, 19736'2"190Bronx, NY US
Jason LaRueRRMarch 19, 19745'11"200Houston, TX US
Jesus MartinezLLMarch 13, 19746'2"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Tim MarxRRNovember 27, 19686'2"205Evansville, IN US
Henry MercedesRRJuly 23, 19695'11"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Chad MottolaRROctober 15, 19716'3"220Augusta, GA US
Glenn MurrayRRNovember 23, 19706'2"225Manning, SC US
Melvin NievesSRDecember 28, 19716'2"185San Juan, PR
Joe NorrisRRNovember 29, 19706'4"215Long Pine, CA US
Jon NunnallyLRNovember 9, 19715'10"190Pelham, NC US
Jayhawk OwensRRFebruary 10, 19696'1"213Cincinnati, OH US
Steve ParrisRRDecember 17, 19676'0"190Joliet, IL US
Roberto PetagineLLJune 7, 19716'1"172, Nueva Esparta VE
Eddie PriestRLApril 8, 19746'1"200Boaz, AL US
Dennys ReyesRLApril 19, 19776'3"250Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa MX
Pete RoseLRNovember 16, 19696'1"180Cincinnati, OH US
Scott RuffcornRRDecember 29, 19696'4"215New Braunfels, TX US
Rich SauveurLLNovember 23, 19636'4"163Arlington, VA US
Rod StephRRAugust 27, 19695'11"185Houston, TX US
Tony TarascoLRDecember 9, 19706'0"185New York, NY US
Ozzie TimmonsRRSeptember 18, 19706'2"205Tampa, FL US
Kevin TolarRLJanuary 28, 19716'3"225Panama City, FL US
Mike WalkerRROctober 4, 19666'2"195Chicago, IL US
Pat WatkinsRRSeptember 2, 19726'2"185Raleigh, NC US
Jason WilliamsRRDecember 18, 19735'8"185Baton Rouge, LA US
Todd WilliamsRRFebruary 13, 19716'3"185Syracuse, NY US
Scott WilliamsonRRFebruary 17, 19766'0"195Fort Polk, LA US
Scott WinchesterRRApril 20, 19736'2"210Midland, MI US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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