1998 Tulsa Drillers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Bob Jones (78-62)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Driller Stadium
Attendance: 345,097, Avg. 5,001 in 69 home dates
1998 Tulsa Drillers Statistics

Playoffs - Tulsa Drillers 3 games, Arkansas Travelers 0
Finals - Tulsa Drillers 3 games, Wichita Wranglers 2

The Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League ended the 1998 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Drillers conceded 648 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tulsa plated 757 runs. Rubén Mateo paced the squad with 18 home runs, while Cliff Brumbaugh and Jason Conti walloped 15 or more, too. Cliff Brumbaugh accounted for 76 RBI. Warren Morris led all regular hitters by hitting .331. Dan Smith topped the squad with 13 wins, and Ryan Glynn recorded a 3.44 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Scott Bailes, Andy Barkett, Cliff Brumbaugh, Jason Conti, Kelly Dransfeldt, Donnie Elliott, Ryan Glynn, Xavier Hernandez, Jonathan Hurst, Brandon Knight, Danny Kolb, Corey Lee, David Manning, Rubén Mateo, Chris Michalak, Warren Morris, Chad Mottola, Danny Patterson, Matt Perisho, Scott Podsednik, Erik Sabel, Rob Sasser, Dan Smith, Junior Spivey, Tanyon Sturtze, Todd Van Poppel, Mike Venafro, Scott Watkins and Jeff Zimmerman were all players from the 1998 Tulsa Drillers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Bob Jones served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Scott BailesLLDecember 18, 19616'2"170Chillicothe, OH US
Andy BarkettLLSeptember 5, 19746'1"205Miami, FL US
Cliff BrumbaughRRApril 21, 19746'2"205Wilmington, DE US
Sean CollinsRRMarch 3, 19675'10"166Los Angeles, CA US
Jason ContiLRJanuary 27, 19755'11"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Chris DemetralLRDecember 8, 19695'11"175San Diego, CA US
Kelly DransfeldtRRApril 16, 19756'2"195Joliet, IL US
Donnie ElliottRRSeptember 20, 19686'4"190Pasadena, TX US
Ryan GlynnRRNovember 1, 19746'3"195Portsmouth, VA US
Jason GoligoskiLROctober 2, 19716'1"175Hamilton, MT US
Joe GoodwinRRApril 19, 19745'10"180Baltimore, MD US
Xavier HernandezLRAugust 16, 19656'2"185Port Arthur, TX US
Jonathan HurstRROctober 20, 19666'3"175New York, NY US
Ken JuarbeLLJuly 15, 19686'1"170Rio Piedras, PR
Cesar KingRRFebruary 28, 19786'0"215La Romana, La Romana DO
Brandon KnightLROctober 1, 19756'0"175Oxnard, CA US
Ramsey KoeyersRRAugust 7, 19746'1"187Willemstad, CW
Danny KolbRRMarch 29, 19756'4"185Stirling, IL US
Corey LeeSLDecember 26, 19746'2"180Raleigh, NC US
Joe LisioRRAugust 5, 19736'2"205Jamaica, NY US
David ManningRRAugust 14, 19726'3"210Buffalo, NY US
Jose MartinezRRFebruary 4, 19756'0"165Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Rubén MateoRRFebruary 10, 19786'0"170San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Chris MichalakLLJanuary 4, 19716'2"195Joliet, IL US
Bobby MooreRRMarch 27, 19736'5"217Kalispell, MT US
Warren MorrisLRJanuary 11, 19745'11"190Alexandria, LA US
Chad MottolaRROctober 15, 19716'3"220Augusta, GA US
Mike MurphyRRJanuary 23, 19726'2"180Murray, UT US
Doug O'NeillRRJune 29, 19705'10"200San Jose, CA US
Danny PattersonRRFebruary 17, 19716'0"175San Gabriel, CA US
Rod PedrazaRRDecember 28, 19696'2"210San Antonio, TX US
Matt PerishoLLJune 8, 19756'0"175Burlington, IA US
Scott PodsednikLLMarch 18, 19766'0"185West, TX US
John PowellRRApril 7, 19715'10"180Monroe, GA US
Rowan RichardsRRMay 17, 19746'0"195New York, NY US
Erik SabelRROctober 14, 19746'3"193Lafayette, IN US
Rob SasserRRMarch 9, 19756'3"205Philadelphia, PA US
Tom SergioLRJune 27, 19755'9"170Norristown, PA US
Jason SmigaRRJune 19, 19735'10"170Victoria, TX US
Dan SmithRRSeptember 15, 19756'3"210Flemington, NJ US
Gabe SollecitoSRMarch 3, 19726'1"190Monterey, CA US
Junior SpiveyRRJanuary 28, 19756'0"185Oklahoma City, OK US
Tanyon SturtzeRROctober 12, 19706'5"190Worcester, MA US
Dave TuttleRRSeptember 29, 19696'3"190Palo Alto, CA US
Todd Van PoppelRRDecember 9, 19716'5"210Hinsdale, IL US
Mike VenafroLLAugust 2, 19735'10"170Takoma Park, MD US
Andrew VesselRRMarch 11, 19756'3"225San Leandro, CA US
Scott WatkinsLLMay 15, 19706'3"180Tulsa, OK US
Jeff ZimmermanRRAugust 9, 19726'1"200Kelowna, BC CA
Mike ZywicaRRSeptember 14, 19746'4"200Palos, 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.




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