1998 Salem Avalanche Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 62-78
Finished 3rd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Jay Loviglio (62-78)
Affiliation: Colorado Rockies
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 189,069, Avg. 2,780 in 68 home dates
1998 Salem Avalanche Statistics

The Salem Avalanche of the Carolina League ended the 1998 season with a record of 62 wins and 78 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Avalanche plated 616 runs and conceded 688 runs, most in the circuit. Brian Anthony paced Salem with 15 home runs Blake Barthol drove in 68 runs. Rod Bair topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Luis Colmenares led the squad with 13 wins, while Chandler Martin registered a 2.48 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Roger Bailey, John Burke, Shawn Chacón, David Lee, Mike Porzio, Juan Sosa, Jim Stoops and Mark Thompson were all players from the 1998 Salem Avalanche who played in the Majors during their careers.

Jay Loviglio served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Blake AndersonSRSeptember 22, 19736'0"195Temple, TX US
Brian AnthonyLROctober 22, 19736'2"218Walnut Creek, CA US
Roger BaileyRROctober 3, 19706'1"180Chattahoochee, FL US
Rod BairRROctober 29, 19745'11"195Phoenix, AZ US
Blake BartholRRApril 7, 19735'11"200Bethlehem, PA US
Bobby BevelLLOctober 10, 19735'10"180San Diego, CA US
Clint BryantRRAugust 29, 19736'0"180San Antonio, TX US
John BurkeSRFebruary 9, 19706'4"220Durango, CO US
Shawn ChacónRRDecember 23, 19776'3"212Anchorage, AK US
Luis ColmenaresRRNovember 25, 19765'11"190Valencia, Carabobo VE
Tom DoyleLLJanuary 20, 19706'3"205Atlanta, GA US
Salvadore DuvergeRRMay 14, 19766'0"165San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Jamie EmilianoRRAugust 2, 19745'10"210Andrews, TX US
Chad GambillRRNovember 27, 19746'2"190Clearwater, FL US
Neil GarrettRRJuly 4, 19746'1"170Joliet, IL US
Mark HamlinRRFebruary 9, 19746'3"220Augusta, GA US
Bernard HutchisonRRMay 2, 19745'10"160Tallassee, AL US
Jeremy JacksonLRMay 9, 19766'2"195Moline, IL US
Brian KeckRRJanuary 15, 19746'3"185Dodge City, KS US
Jake KenadyLLSeptember 21, 19736'4"200Fort Benning, GA US
David LeeRRMarch 12, 19736'1"200Pittsburgh, PA US
Kevin LidleRRMarch 22, 19725'11"170Hollywood, CA US
Doug LivingstonRRApril 9, 19745'8"160Tampa, FL US
Chris MaccaRRNovember 14, 19746'2"185Queens, NY US
Chandler MartinRROctober 23, 19736'1"195Salem, OR US
Steve MatcukRRApril 8, 19766'2"185Baltimore, MD US
Mike PorzioLLAugust 20, 19726'3"190Waterbury, CT US
Jason RomineRRApril 11, 19756'5"215Omak, WA US
Cristy RosaRROctober 5, 19776'1"165Ponce, PR
Scott SchroeffelSRDecember 30, 19736'0"190Pittsburgh, PA US
Juan SosaRRAugust 19, 19756'1"175San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Tom StepkaRRNovember 29, 19756'2"190Buffalo, NY US
Jim StoopsRRJune 30, 19726'2"180Edison, NJ US
Mark ThompsonRRApril 7, 19716'2"205Russellville, KY US
Doug WallsLRMarch 21, 19746'2"204Dayton, OH US
Bryan WarnerLLAugust 7, 19745'9"185Orange, CA US
Matt WhitleyRRMarch 29, 19726'0"170Los Angeles, CA 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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