1998 Jacksonville Suns Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 86-54
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Dave Anderson (86-54)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Sam M. Wolfson Park
Attendance: 254,882, Avg. 3,748 in 68 home dates
1998 Jacksonville Suns Statistics

Playoffs - Jacksonville Suns 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 0
Finals - Mobile BayBears 3 games, Jacksonville Suns 1

The Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League ended the 1998 season with a record of 86 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Suns paced the league with 882 runs. Jacksonville allowed 710 runs. Gabe Kapler led the squad with 28 home runs, while Robert Fick, Carlos Villalobos and Alejandro Freire each walloped 15 or more, too. Gabe Kapler drove in 146 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .322 clip. Dave Borkowski paced the team with 16 wins, and Clay Bruner recorded a 3.79 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1998 Jacksonville Suns who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Matt Anderson, Glen Barker, Dave Borkowski, Javier Cardona, Francisco Cordero, Robert Fick, Alejandro Freire, Erik Hiljus, Bill Hurst, Gabe Kapler, José Macias, Matt Miller, Brian Powell, Dave Roberts, Willis Roberts and Víctor Santos.

Dave Anderson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matt AndersonRRAugust 17, 19766'4"200Louisville, KY US
Glen BarkerSRMay 10, 19715'10"180Albany, NY US
Dave BorkowskiRRFebruary 7, 19776'1"200Detroit, MI US
Scott BreamSRNovember 4, 19706'1"170Omaha, NE US
Clay BrunerRROctober 16, 19766'3"180Weatherford, OK US
Javier CardonaRRSeptember 15, 19756'1"185Santurce, PR
Francisco CorderoRRMay 11, 19756'3"245Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Derek DaceLLApril 11, 19756'7"200Rolla, MO US
Dave DarwinLLDecember 19, 19736'0"185Charlotte, NC US
Keith DavisRRNovember 1, 19726'2"210Thibodaux, LA US
Brian DuboseLRMay 17, 19716'3"208Detroit, MI US
Peter DurkovicLLJuly 9, 19736'4"215Bronx, NY US
Robert FickLRMarch 15, 19746'1"189Torrance, CA US
Alejandro FreireRRAugust 23, 19746'2"225Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Juan HernaizRRFebruary 15, 19755'10"192San Juan, PR
Erik HiljusRRDecember 25, 19726'5"230Panorama City, CA US
Bill HurstRRApril 28, 19706'7"220Miami Beach, FL US
Jesse IbarraSRJuly 12, 19726'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Gabe KaplerRRJuly 31, 19756'2"190Hollywood, CA US
Keith KimseyRRAugust 15, 19726'7"200Lakeland, FL US
Steve LackeyRRSeptember 25, 19745'11"159Corona, CA US
José MaciasSRJanuary 25, 19725'10"173Panama, Panama PA
Del MarineRROctober 18, 19716'0"205Santa Monica, CA US
Dave MelendezSRJune 25, 19766'0"170Caguas, PR
Matt MillerLLAugust 2, 19746'3"175Lubbock, TX US
Derek MitchellRRMarch 9, 19756'2"170Waukegan, IL US
Brian PowellRROctober 10, 19736'2"205Bainbridge, GA US
Dave RobertsLLMay 31, 19725'10"172Naha, Okinawa JP
Willis RobertsRRJune 19, 19756'3"175San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Víctor SantosRROctober 2, 19766'2"205San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Nick SkuseRRJanuary 9, 19726'7"240Los Gatos, CA US
Keilan SmithRRDecember 20, 19736'4"185Memphis, TN US
Scott SollmannLLMay 2, 19755'10"167Cincinnati, OH US
Carlos VillalobosRRApril 5, 19755'11"182Cartagena, Bolivar CO

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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