1998 Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings Roster
Team Record: 36-48
Finished 6th in the TTL
Manager: Eddie Dennis (36-48)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Ballpark: Harlingen Baseball Park (Field)
Attendance: 86,656, Avg. 2,063 in 42 home dates
The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the Texas-Louisiana League ended the 1998 season with a record of 36 wins and 48 losses, finishing sixth in the TTL.
The WhiteWings scored 535 runs and conceded 587 runs. Jay Davis paced Rio Grande Valley with 26 home runs and recorded 84 runs batted in, while leading all regular hitters by connecting at a .405 clip. Rafael Ruiz topped the team with 8 wins, and Joe Stutz earned a 3.04 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Víctor Rosario played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings to do so.
Eddie Dennis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Robert Amie | L | L | March 16, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Cerleston Bargman | R | R | April 17, 1974 | 5'10" | 210 | Miami, FL US |
Jeff Bawlson | L | L | August 24, 1973 | 6'3" | 180 | Macon, GA US |
Mike Boughton | S | R | November 8, 1974 | 6'3" | 180 | Syracuse, NY US |
Junior Braddy | R | R | October 4, 1971 | 6'3" | 205 | Jacksonville, FL US |
Sergio Cairo | R | R | October 22, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Steve Chavez | S | R | July 30, 1975 | 5'11" | 190 | Carlsbad, NM US |
Roque Cortinas | L | L | December 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | McAllen, TX US |
Tony Cuchetti | R | R | August 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 220 | New Smyrna Beach, FL US |
Jay Davis | L | L | October 3, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
Ryan Davis | L | R | October 30, 1976 | 6'0" | 230 | Houston, TX US |
Ray DeLeon | L | L | March 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 235 | Compton, CA US |
Roberto DeLeon | R | R | March 29, 1971 | 5'11" | 190 | Compton, CA US |
Jason Fawcett | R | R | October 4, 1974 | 6'1" | 190 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Tony Ferreira | S | R | November 3, 1969 | 5'10" | 160 | Stoughton, MA US |
Kurtis Fields | R | R | September 26, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Pleasanton, CA US |
Eddie Fitzpatrick | R | R | February 21, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | San Pedro, CA US |
Lee Gonzalez | R | R | August 23, 1971 | 5'5" | 165 | |
James Hemphill | R | R | April 6, 1974 | 6'3" | 210 | Hammond, LA US |
R. J. Hendricks | R | R | May 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 240 | Seminole, FL US |
Joey Martinez | R | R | November 30, 1971 | 5'10" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
Sergio Martinez | R | R | March 2, 1974 | 5'9" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
Lamont Mason | R | R | July 10, 1972 | 5'9" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
Eddie Medlin | R | R | April 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 205 | Springfield, MO US |
Jim Morrill | R | R | September 3, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Mount Lebanon, PA US |
Brandon Mozley | R | R | March 3, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | Ventura, CA US |
Fernando Nova | R | R | February 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 168 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Jose Parra | S | R | April 23, 1977 | 6'0" | 215 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Eddie Parras | R | R | September 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 170 | , MX |
Wil Polidor | S | R | September 23, 1973 | 6'1" | 158 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Omar Ramirez | R | R | November 2, 1970 | 5'9" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Oscar Resendez | R | R | September 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 175 | Alice, TX US |
Charles Rice | L | R | August 31, 1975 | 6'1" | 230 | Birmingham, AL US |
Mario Rodriguez | R | R | March 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 175 | Brownsville, TX US |
VÃctor Rosario | R | R | August 26, 1966 | 5'11" | 155 | Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO |
Rafael Ruiz | L | L | February 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Miguel Sabino | R | R | December 27, 1974 | 6'4" | 188 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Jeremy Schied | L | L | March 24, 1976 | 6'0" | 190 | Havre, MT US |
Jeff Schulman | L | L | March 16, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Little Rock, AR US |
Joe Stutz | R | R | August 25, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Madison, WI US |
Ignacio Suero | R | R | July 19, 1973 | 5'11" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Mark Swindell | R | R | October 30, 1969 | 6'2" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US |
Jose Taveras | R | R | April 3, 1979 | 6'3" | 203 | San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO |
Clark Viegas | R | R | October 12, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
Joey Vreonis | R | R | December 17, 1971 | 6'4" | 235 | Pittsburg, CA US |
Travis Wade | R | R | July 8, 1975 | 6'3" | 220 | Climax, MI US |
Keith White | L | R | July 23, 1977 | 5'11" | 170 | Rahway, NJ 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.