1998 Knoxville Smokies Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 2nd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Omar Malave (71-69)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 123,686, Avg. 1,819 in 68 home dates
1998 Knoxville Smokies Statistics

Playoffs - Jacksonville Suns 3 games, Knoxville Smokies 0

The Knoxville Smokies of the Southern League ended the 1998 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Smokies scored 795 runs and allowed 781 runs. Luis Lopez and Adam Melhuse paced Knoxville with 15 home runs apiece. Andy Thompson drove in 88 runs. Luis Lopez led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .313 clip. Chris McBride topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.41 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1998 Knoxville Smokies who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Bale, Casey Blake, Brent Bowers, Tom Davey, Ryan Freel, Gary Glover, Beiker Graterol, Luis Lopez, Mark Lukasiewicz, Adam Melhuse, Julio Mosquera, Anthony Sanders, Brian Smith, Andy Thompson and Chris Woodward.

Omar Malave served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John BaleLLMay 22, 19746'4"210Cheverly, MD US
Casey BlakeRRAugust 23, 19736'2"205Des Moines, IA US
Brent BowersLRMay 2, 19716'3"200Bridgeview, IL US
Chad BrownLLDecember 9, 19716'0"185Gastonia, NC US
Ben CandelariaLRJanuary 29, 19756'0"167Philadelphia, PA US
Tom DaveyRRSeptember 11, 19736'7"215Garden City, MI US
Roger DomanRRJanuary 26, 19736'5"190Manhattan, KS US
Ryan FreelRRMarch 8, 19765'10"185Jacksonville, FL US
Isabel GironRRNovember 17, 19736'2"160Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Gary GloverRRDecember 3, 19766'5"200Cleveland, OH US
Mike GordonLRNovember 30, 19726'2"210Quincy, FL US
Beiker GraterolRRNovember 9, 19746'2"165, Lara VE
Mike HalperinLLSeptember 8, 19735'10"170Naples, FL US
D. J. HarrisRRApril 11, 19715'10"190Moultrie, GA US
Ty HartshornRRAugust 3, 19746'5"195Pueblo, CO US
Ryan JonesRRNovember 5, 19746'2"225Torrance, CA US
Clint LawrenceLLOctober 19, 19766'4"200Burlington, ON CA
Jeremy LeeRROctober 20, 19746'8"235Galesburg, IL US
Luis LopezRROctober 5, 19736'0"205Brooklyn, NY US
Mark LukasiewiczLLMarch 8, 19736'5"240Jersey City, NJ US
Chris McBrideLROctober 13, 19736'5"210Wilmington, NC US
Sean McClellanRRApril 26, 19736'2"215St. Petersburg, FL US
Doug MeinersRRMay 16, 19746'8"200Oak Park, IL US
Adam MelhuseSRMarch 27, 19726'2"185Santa Clara, CA US
Julio MosqueraRRJanuary 29, 19726'0"185Panama, Panama PA
Rob MummauRRAugust 21, 19715'11"185Lancaster, PA US
Mike PeeplesRRSeptember 3, 19766'0"170Orange Park, FL US
Alan ProbstRROctober 24, 19706'4"215Lock Haven, PA US
Jon RiversRRAugust 17, 19746'3"205Tuskegee, AL US
Scott RivetteSRFebruary 8, 19746'2"200Montclair, CA US
Luis RodriguezRRJanuary 3, 19745'11"195Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Anthony SandersRRMarch 2, 19746'2"200Tucson, AZ US
Reed SecristLRMay 7, 19706'0"220Bountiful, UT US
Will SkettRRMay 22, 19745'11"190Tarzana, CA US
Brian SmithRRJuly 19, 19725'11"185Salisbury, NC US
Fausto SolanoRRJune 19, 19745'10"155Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Jason StevensonRRAugust 11, 19746'3"180Columbus, GA US
Ryan StromsborgRRDecember 19, 19746'3"185Los Angeles, CA US
Andy ThompsonRROctober 8, 19756'3"210Oconomowoc, WI US
Pete TucciRROctober 8, 19756'2"210Norwalk, CT US
Jay VeniardLLAugust 16, 19746'4"215Syracuse, NY US
Chris WoodwardRRJune 27, 19766'0"190Covina, CA US
Joe YoungRRApril 28, 19756'4"210Fort McMurray, AB CA

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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