1998 Lansing Lugnuts Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
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
1998 Lansing Lugnuts Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jeremy AffeldtLLJune 6, 19796'4"225Phoenix, AZ US
Jordy AlexanderRLMay 6, 19776'0"180Edmonton, AB CA
Kevin AppierRRDecember 6, 19676'2"180Lancaster, CA US
Juan BritoRRNovember 7, 19795'11"205Moncion, Santiago Rodriguez DO
Kiko CaleroRRJanuary 9, 19756'1"180Santurce, PR
Aaron CarterRRDecember 19, 19746'2"190San Antonio, TX US
Lance CarterRRDecember 18, 19746'1"190Bradenton, FL US
Joe CarusoRRDecember 30, 19745'9"190Lock Haven, PA US
Gary CoffeeRRMarch 13, 19756'3"250St. Louis, MO US
Donnie DelaneyRRMarch 24, 19745'10"200Shreveport, LA US
Joe DillonRRAugust 2, 19756'2"210Modesto, CA US
Dan DiPaceLRApril 24, 19756'2"215Mount Kisco, NY US
Ryan DouglassRRDecember 3, 19786'3"200Pittsburgh, PA US
Edwin GonzalezRRAugust 13, 19775'10"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jeremy HillRRAugust 8, 19775'11"200Dallas, TX US
Scott KeyRROctober 4, 19765'10"150Pensacola, FL US
Juan LeBronRRJanuary 7, 19776'4"195Arroyo, PR
Tony LongueiraRRSeptember 24, 19746'0"170Miami, FL US
Steve MaasRRJuly 31, 19736'6"225Houston, TX US
Tomas MedinaRRApril 12, 19756'4"185Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Steve MedranoSROctober 8, 19775'11"150Los Angeles, CA US
Rod MetzlerSRNovember 19, 19745'11"185Austin, TX US
Ricardo MontasRRMarch 9, 19776'1"170New York, NY US
Griffin MooreRRApril 29, 19766'2"195San Francisco, CA US
Taylor MyersRRNovember 8, 19776'0"180Las Vegas, NV US
Javier PamusRRFebruary 11, 19756'1"195San Diego, CA US
Justin PedersonRRSeptember 5, 19746'1"190Eau Claire, WI US
Carlos PichardoRRMarch 5, 19785'10"155Esperanza, Valverde DO
Rick PittsRRMarch 13, 19766'1"190Seattle, WA US
Vic RadcliffRRSeptember 23, 19765'9"180Walterboro, SC US
Matt RamagliRRApril 14, 19736'3"188Westwood, NJ US
Dan ReichertRRJuly 12, 19766'3"175Monterey, CA US
Matt SmithLLJune 2, 19766'4"220San Francisco, CA US
Francisco SolanoRRJuly 14, 19795'11"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jose TaverasRRDecember 17, 19765'11"170Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Corey ThurmanRRNovember 5, 19786'2"235Augusta, GA US
Goef TomlinsonLLAugust 19, 19766'1"190St. Elizabeth, JM
Rafael TorresRROctober 7, 19786'0"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Monty WardRROctober 11, 19766'1"180Dallas, TX US
Micah WilliamsRRJanuary 30, 19756'1"185Tucson, AZ US
Jeremy WilliamsonLLAugust 19, 19746'3"190Hattiesburg, MS US
Dave WillisRRJuly 18, 19746'5"240Arcadia, CA US
Kris WilsonRRAugust 6, 19766'4"220Washington, DC US
Eric YanzRRNovember 2, 19746'3"210Wheat 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.




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