1998 Mobile BayBears Roster
Team Record: 86-54
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Mike Ramsey (86-54)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Attendance: 271,002, Avg. 3,928 in 69 home dates
Playoffs - Mobile BayBears 3 games, Huntsville Stars 0
Finals - Mobile BayBears 3 games, Jacksonville Suns 1
The Mobile BayBears of the Southern League ended the 1998 season with a record of 86 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The BayBears topped the league with just 616 runs allowed. Mobile scored 794 runs. John Curl led the team with 16 home runs, and Mike Mitchell walloped 15 or more, too. Mike Mitchell drove in 97 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Buddy Carlyle paced the squad with 14 wins, while Bryan Wolff recorded a 2.3 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1998 Mobile BayBears who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Rodrigo López, Domingo Guzmán, Brandon Kolb, Wiki González, Ben Davis, Doug Dascenzo, Kevin Nicholson, David Newhan, Brian Tollberg, Mike Darr, Buddy Carlyle, Dusty Allen, Matt Skrmetta and Gary Matthews.
Mike Ramsey served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dusty Allen | R | R | August 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 215 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Bill Anderson | R | R | September 23, 1970 | 6'0" | 190 | Glens Falls, NY US |
| Ryan Balfe | S | R | November 11, 1975 | 6'1" | 180 | Cornwall, NY US |
| Chris Briones | R | R | June 5, 1973 | 5'11" | 205 | Point Pleasant, NJ US |
| Buddy Carlyle | L | R | December 21, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Omaha, NE US |
| John Curl | L | R | November 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 205 | Logansport, IN US |
| Mike Darr | L | R | March 21, 1976 | 6'3" | 205 | Corona, CA US |
| Doug Dascenzo | S | L | June 30, 1964 | 5'7" | 150 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Ben Davis | S | R | March 10, 1977 | 6'4" | 195 | Chester, PA US |
| Bubba Dixon | L | L | January 7, 1972 | 5'10" | 165 | Mobile, AL US |
| Brian Doughty | R | R | September 21, 1974 | 6'5" | 235 | Oakland, CA US |
| Al Drumheller | R | L | July 31, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | Wurzburg, DE |
| Eric Estes | R | R | September 4, 1972 | 6'4" | 185 | Vancouver, WA US |
| Ethan Faggett | L | L | August 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Rick Gama | R | R | April 27, 1973 | 5'10" | 180 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Jimmy Gonzalez | R | R | March 8, 1973 | 6'3" | 235 | Hartford, CT US |
| Wiki González | R | R | May 17, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | , Aragua VE |
| Domingo Guzmán | R | R | April 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 210 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Steve Hazlett | R | R | March 30, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Longmont, CO US |
| Terry Joseph | R | R | November 20, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Brad Kaufman | R | R | April 26, 1972 | 6'2" | 210 | Marshalltown, IA US |
| Brandon Kolb | R | R | November 20, 1973 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Rodrigo López | R | R | December 14, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico MX |
| Gary Matthews | S | R | August 25, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Mike Mitchell | L | R | April 5, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | Encino, CA US |
| David Newhan | L | R | September 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 180 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Eric Newman | R | R | August 27, 1972 | 6'4" | 200 | Lake Forest, IL US |
| Kevin Nicholson | S | R | March 29, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| John Powers | L | R | June 2, 1974 | 5'10" | 170 | Mesa, AZ US |
| Rick Prieto | S | R | August 24, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Carmel, CA US |
| Mike Rossiter | R | R | June 20, 1973 | 6'6" | 230 | Garden Grove, CA US |
| Jim Sak | R | R | August 18, 1973 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Marcos Sanchez | S | R | September 25, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| Matt Skrmetta | S | R | November 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Brendan Sullivan | R | R | December 15, 1974 | 6'3" | 190 | Washington, DC US |
| Brian Tollberg | R | R | September 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 195 | Tampa, FL US |
| Ryan Van De Weg | R | R | February 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Brett Walters | R | R | September 30, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Port Hedland, Western Australia AU |
| Bryan Wolff | R | R | March 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 189 | Carbondale, IL 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.
