1998 Lansing Lugnuts Roster
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 4th in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Bob Herold (71-69)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Lansing, Michigan
Ballpark: Oldsmobile Park
Attendance: 485,815, Avg. 7,041 in 69 home dates
The Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League ended the 1998 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Lugnuts scored 695 runs and surrendered 673 runs. Juan LeBron paced Lansing with 17 home runs, and Joe Dillon walloped 15 or more, too. Juan LeBron drove in 84 runs. Joe Caruso led all regular hitters by hitting .269. Justin Pederson topped the squad with 13 wins, while Edwin Gonzalez registered a 3.4 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1998 Lansing Lugnuts who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jeremy Affeldt, Kevin Appier, Juan Brito, Kiko Calero, Lance Carter, Joe Dillon, Jeremy Hill, Dan Reichert, Corey Thurman and Kris Wilson.
Bob Herold served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jeremy Affeldt | L | L | June 6, 1979 | 6'4" | 225 | Phoenix, AZ US |
Jordy Alexander | R | L | May 6, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Edmonton, AB CA |
Kevin Appier | R | R | December 6, 1967 | 6'2" | 180 | Lancaster, CA US |
Juan Brito | R | R | November 7, 1979 | 5'11" | 205 | Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO |
Kiko Calero | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 6'1" | 180 | Santurce, PR |
Aaron Carter | R | R | December 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
Lance Carter | R | R | December 18, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Bradenton, FL US |
Joe Caruso | R | R | December 30, 1974 | 5'9" | 190 | Lock Haven, PA US |
Gary Coffee | R | R | March 13, 1975 | 6'3" | 250 | St. Louis, MO US |
Donnie Delaney | R | R | March 24, 1974 | 5'10" | 200 | Shreveport, LA US |
Joe Dillon | R | R | August 2, 1975 | 6'2" | 210 | Modesto, CA US |
Dan DiPace | L | R | April 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
Ryan Douglass | R | R | December 3, 1978 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Edwin Gonzalez | R | R | August 13, 1977 | 5'10" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jeremy Hill | R | R | August 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | Dallas, TX US |
Scott Key | R | R | October 4, 1976 | 5'10" | 150 | Pensacola, FL US |
Juan LeBron | R | R | January 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 195 | Arroyo, PR |
Tony Longueira | R | R | September 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 170 | Miami, FL US |
Steve Maas | R | R | July 31, 1973 | 6'6" | 225 | Houston, TX US |
Tomas Medina | R | R | April 12, 1975 | 6'4" | 185 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Steve Medrano | S | R | October 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 150 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Rod Metzler | S | R | November 19, 1974 | 5'11" | 185 | Austin, TX US |
Ricardo Montas | R | R | March 9, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | New York, NY US |
Griffin Moore | R | R | April 29, 1976 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
Taylor Myers | R | R | November 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Javier Pamus | R | R | February 11, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
Justin Pederson | R | R | September 5, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Eau Claire, WI US |
Carlos Pichardo | R | R | March 5, 1978 | 5'10" | 155 | Esperanza, Valverde DO |
Rick Pitts | R | R | March 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
Vic Radcliff | R | R | September 23, 1976 | 5'9" | 180 | Walterboro, SC US |
Matt Ramagli | R | R | April 14, 1973 | 6'3" | 188 | Westwood, NJ US |
Dan Reichert | R | R | July 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 175 | Monterey, CA US |
Matt Smith | L | L | June 2, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | San Francisco, CA US |
Francisco Solano | R | R | July 14, 1979 | 5'11" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jose Taveras | R | R | December 17, 1976 | 5'11" | 170 | Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
Corey Thurman | R | R | November 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 235 | Augusta, GA US |
Goef Tomlinson | L | L | August 19, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Elizabeth, JM |
Rafael Torres | R | R | October 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Monty Ward | R | R | October 11, 1976 | 6'1" | 180 | Dallas, TX US |
Micah Williams | R | R | January 30, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Tucson, AZ US |
Jeremy Williamson | L | L | August 19, 1974 | 6'3" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
Dave Willis | R | R | July 18, 1974 | 6'5" | 240 | Arcadia, CA US |
Kris Wilson | R | R | August 6, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | Washington, DC US |
Eric Yanz | R | R | November 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 210 | Wheat Ridge, CO 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.