1998 Lethbridge Black Diamonds Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 43-32
Finished 2nd in the PL's North Division
Manager: Joe Almaraz (43-32)
Affiliation: Arizona Diamondbacks
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Ballpark: Henderson Stadium
Attendance: 40,998, Avg. 1,108 in 37 home dates
1998 Lethbridge Black Diamonds Statistics

Playoffs - Lethbridge Black Diamonds 2 games, Great Falls Dodgers 1
Finals - Idaho Falls Braves 2 games, Lethbridge Black Diamonds 1

The Lethbridge Black Diamonds of the Pioneer League ended the 1998 season with a record of 43 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Black Diamonds tallied 489 runs and allowed 421 runs. Jack Cust paced Lethbridge with 11 home runs Jack Cust and Robby Hammock each recorded 56 runs batted in. Jack Cust topped all regular batters by hitting .345. Mike McCutcheon, Jody Fuller, Justin Kees, Simon Sanchez and Paul Giambalvo led the team with 5 wins each, while Simon Sanchez recorded a 4.12 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1998 Lethbridge Black Diamonds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Alex Cintrón, Jack Cust, Robby Hammock, Mike Koplove and Bret Prinz.

Joe Almaraz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott AbeytaLLMarch 14, 19776'0"190Vallejo, CA US
Jeff BarndollarRRApril 29, 19776'4"195Long Beach, CA US
Justin BeasleyRROctober 13, 19756'1"215Wichita, KS US
Jose BidoRRDecember 20, 19786'2"188San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Jeff BrooksRRSeptember 4, 19796'5"235Mountain City, TN US
Alex CintrónSRDecember 17, 19786'2"210Humacao, PR
Darryl ConyerLLDecember 10, 19795'10"200San Diego, CA US
Jack CustLRJanuary 16, 19796'1"250Flemington, NJ US
Phil DavisRRSeptember 22, 19756'2"200Hanford, CA US
Lance DowningLRMarch 9, 19795'10"185Warren, AR US
Brian FoxLRMarch 5, 19776'2"200Plano, TX US
Jody FullerRRSeptember 12, 19766'3"225Huntingdon, TN US
Paul GiambalvoRRMarch 17, 19756'1"170Smithtown, NY US
Antonio GuzmanRRJanuary 11, 19785'11"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Julio GuzmanRRApril 28, 19766'3"205Jersey City, NJ US
Robby HammockRRMay 13, 19775'10"185Macon, GA US
Adolfo JosephRROctober 6, 19806'3"175, HT
Justin KeesRRAugust 5, 19776'1"190Danville, IL US
Doug KohlRRJuly 9, 19796'4"210Newport Beach, CA US
Mike KoploveRRAugust 30, 19766'0"165Philadelphia, PA US
Belvani MartinezRRDecember 14, 19785'11"172Palenque, DO
Josh McAffeeRRNovember 4, 19776'1"209Rock Springs, WY US
Travis McCallSLDecember 20, 19775'11"185West Covina, CA US
Mike McCutcheonLLJuly 5, 19775'11"170Honolulu, HI US
Francisco MendezLRJanuary 6, 19786'3"180Caborca, Sonora MX
Hatuey MendozaRRMarch 16, 19806'1"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Steve NealLLFebruary 14, 19776'2"260Pine Bluff, AR US
Troy NiehausLLMay 16, 19776'6"200Ann Arbor, MI US
Bret PrinzRRJune 15, 19776'3"185Chicago Heights, IL US
Jim RinneRRJuly 29, 19766'3"215Lincoln, NE US
Miguel RodriguezRRMay 27, 19785'10"170El Sombrero, VE
Simon SanchezRRMarch 24, 19786'1"195San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Justin SantonocitoLRDecember 15, 19765'11"192Buffalo, NY US
Dan SingletaryLLAugust 23, 19756'0"180Wayne, NJ US
Seth TateRRJanuary 7, 19776'0"185Tacoma, WA US
Steve VerigoodRLApril 13, 19766'6"195Columbia, SC US
Paul WeichardSLNovember 7, 19795'10"200Ringwood, Victoria AU
Keith WilsonRRDecember 31, 19736'0"200Phoenix, AZ 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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