1998 Portland Sea Dogs Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 66-75
Finished 3rd in the EL's North Division
Manager: Lynn Jones (66-75)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Portland, Maine
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Attendance: 398,800, Avg. 5,952 in 67 home dates
1998 Portland Sea Dogs Statistics

The Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League ended the 1998 season with a record of 66 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Sea Dogs scored 634 runs and allowed 691 runs. Nate Rolison led Portland with 16 home runs, and Brandon Cromer walloped 15 or more also. Nate Rolison drove in 83 runs. Jaime Jones paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .281 clip. Geoff Duncan and Michael Tejera topped the team with 9 wins each, while Brent Billingsley earned a 3.74 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1998 Portland Sea Dogs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brent Billingsley, Josh Booty, Ramón Castro, Ryan Dempster, Joe Fontenot, Amaury García, Mike Gulan, Mark Johnson, Mike Redmond, Nate Rolison, Michael Tejera, Brandon Villafuerte and Ed Yarnall.

Lynn Jones served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Fletcher BatesSRMarch 24, 19746'1"190Wilmington, NC US
Brent BillingsleyLLApril 19, 19756'2"200Downey, CA US
Josh BootyRRApril 29, 19756'3"210Starkville, MS US
Rex BurgusLLNovember 6, 19726'2"190Newport Beach, CA US
Ramón CastroRRMarch 1, 19766'3"240Vega Baja, PR
Hayward CookRRJune 24, 19725'10"210Bangkok, TH
Brandon CromerLRJanuary 25, 19746'2"175Lake City, SC US
Ryan DempsterRRMay 3, 19776'2"215Sechelt, BC CA
Scott DeWittRLOctober 6, 19746'4"200Springfield, OR US
Geoff DuncanRRApril 1, 19756'2"185New Kensington, PA US
Joe FontenotRRMarch 20, 19776'2"185Scott, LA US
Joe FunaroRRMarch 20, 19735'9"175New Haven, CT US
Amaury GarcíaRRMay 20, 19755'10"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Steve GoodellRRApril 23, 19756'3"196Castro Valley, CA US
Mike GulanRRDecember 18, 19706'1"192Steubenville, OH US
Joe JacobsenRRDecember 26, 19716'3"225Fresno, CA US
Mark JohnsonRRMay 2, 19756'3"226Dayton, OH US
Jaime JonesLLAugust 2, 19766'4"229San Diego, CA US
Hector KuilanRRApril 3, 19765'11"190Hato Rey, PR
Brandon LeeseRROctober 8, 19756'4"205Lincolnshire, IL US
Paul McCurtainRRFebruary 5, 19766'1"190Norman, OK US
Steve MoralesSRMay 4, 19785'10"202Mayaguez, PR
Blaine MullRRAugust 14, 19766'4"210Morganton, NC US
Chris NortonRRSeptember 21, 19706'2"215Greenville, MS US
Mick PagelerRRApril 30, 19766'2"200Emporia, KS US
Bobby RectorRRSeptember 24, 19746'1"170San Diego, CA US
Mike RedmondRRMay 5, 19716'1"185Seattle, WA US
Glenn ReevesRRJanuary 19, 19746'0"195Glen Waverley, Victoria AU
Mark RichardsRRJune 19, 19746'6"220Sterling Heights, MI US
Ryan RobertsonLRSeptember 30, 19726'4"210Corpus Christi, TX US
Bobby RodgersRRJuly 22, 19746'3"220St. Louis, MO US
Victor RodriguezRROctober 25, 19766'0"205Guayama, PR
Nate RolisonLRMarch 27, 19776'5"225Hattiesburg, MS US
Michael TejeraLLOctober 18, 19765'9"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Dave TownsendRRAugust 2, 19746'2"225Canton, MS US
Dan VardijanRRDecember 1, 19766'5"220Chicago, IL US
Brandon VillafuerteRRDecember 17, 19755'11"195Hilo, HI US
Walt WhiteRRDecember 12, 19716'0"195Burbank, CA US
Ed YarnallLLDecember 4, 19756'3"234Lima, PA 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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