1998 Rockford Cubbies Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 3rd in the MWL's Central Division
Manager: Rubén Amaro (71-68)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Ballpark: Marinelli Stadium
Attendance: 75,600, Avg. 1,163 in 65 home dates
1998 Rockford Cubbies Statistics

Playoffs - Rockford Cubbies 2 games, Fort Wayne Wizards 0
Playoffs - Rockford Cubbies 2 games, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1
Finals - West Michigan Whitecaps 3 games, Rockford Cubbies 1

The Rockford Cubbies of the Midwest League ended the 1998 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's Central Division.

The Cubbies plated 637 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Mike Amrhein drove in 87 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .317. Kyle Lohse led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.23 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Chris Booker, Jon Garland, Chris Gissell, Eric Hinske, Kyle Lohse, Will Ohman, Chris Piersoll, Jason Smith and Nate Teut were all players from the 1998 Rockford Cubbies who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Rubén Amaro served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Nelson AbreuRRAugust 16, 19765'9"185Maracay, Aragua VE
Mike AmrheinRRJune 14, 19756'2"215Springfield, IL US
Derrick BlyRRSeptember 19, 19746'0"195Tucson, AZ US
Chris BookerRRDecember 9, 19766'3"230Monroeville, AL US
Quincy CarterRROctober 13, 19776'3"215Bloomington, IL US
Jerry ConnellRRJuly 17, 19776'2"200Rahway, NJ US
Mike DelanoLLNovember 9, 19776'7"200Hollywood, CA US
Barry FennellRLSeptember 30, 19766'4"225Voorhees, NJ US
Franklin FontRRNovember 4, 19775'10"195Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jon GarlandRRSeptember 27, 19796'6"210Valencia, CA US
Chris GissellRRJanuary 4, 19786'5"210Tacoma, WA US
Chris GrubbsRRDecember 27, 19756'3"195Winter Park, FL US
Eric HinskeLRAugust 5, 19776'2"235Menasha, WI US
Elinton JascoRRMay 11, 19755'10"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Felipe JimenezRRDecember 22, 19766'3"200Cariaco, VE
J. J. JohnsonRRFebruary 1, 19766'2"190San Francisco, CA US
Jason KelleyRRNovember 14, 19756'1"230Fayetteville, NC US
Willie KingLRMay 31, 19786'1"210Brooklyn, NY US
Bob LisantiRRMay 28, 19735'10"180Chicago, IL US
Kyle LohseRROctober 4, 19786'2"215Chico, CA US
Marcel LongmireRRApril 18, 19786'3"215Vallejo, CA US
Matt MagersLLMarch 31, 19766'1"190New Ulm, MN US
Andrew MalloryRRSeptember 25, 19766'2"170St. Petersburg, FL US
Tydus MeadowsRRSeptember 5, 19776'1"245Milledgeville, GA US
Luis MedinaRRMay 14, 19796'2"200Valencia, Carabobo VE
Ramon MeloRRDecember 7, 19795'11"160Bani, Peravia DO
Mike MeyersRROctober 18, 19776'3"215London, ON CA
Todd NoelRRSeptember 28, 19786'4"220Abbeville, LA US
Will OhmanLLAugust 13, 19776'2"225Frankfurt, DE
Rick PalmaLLSeptember 26, 19796'1"160Maracay, Aragua VE
Chris PiersollRRSeptember 25, 19776'4"195Van Nuys, CA US
Elvis PolancoRRMarch 10, 19786'3"200Puerto Cabello, Carabobo VE
Jaisen RandolphSRJanuary 19, 19796'0"180Tampa, FL US
Juan SalazarSROctober 31, 19776'3"240Valencia, Carabobo VE
Arnold SantiagoRROctober 29, 19746'3"220Santurce, PR
Tony SchragerRRJune 14, 19776'1"170Omaha, NE US
Jason SmithLRJuly 24, 19776'3"195Meridian, MS US
Ronnie SorzanoRRMarch 7, 19766'3"180Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Shane SullivanRRDecember 10, 19776'2"215Pasadena, CA US
Nate TeutRLMarch 11, 19766'7"220Newton, IA US
T. P. WaligoraRRAugust 7, 19766'8"240Johnstown, PA US
Carlos YedoLLFebruary 24, 19746'4"210Miami, FL 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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