1998 Watertown Indians Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 42-34
Finished 3rd in the NYPL's Pinckney Division
Manager: Ted Kubiak (42-34)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Watertown, New York
Ballpark: Alex Duffy Stadium
Attendance: 28,103, Avg. 827 in 34 home dates
1998 Watertown Indians Statistics

The Watertown Indians of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1998 season with a record of 42 wins and 34 losses, finishing third in the league's Pinckney Division.

The Indians scored 395 runs and yielded 326 runs. Christian Rojas paced Watertown with 12 home runs and accounted for 46 RBI. Kelly Dampeer led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .277 clip. Chris Reinike topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 1.92 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1998 Watertown Indians who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included D. J. Carrasco, Ryan Drese, Zach Sorensen and Matt White.

Ted Kubiak served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AracenaRRDecember 17, 19766'0"150La Vega, La Vega DO
Heath BenderLLApril 16, 19756'4"230Rock Island, IL US
Craig BrownLLAugust 10, 19765'9"170Tampa, FL US
D. J. CarrascoRRApril 12, 19776'4"215Safford, AZ US
Kelly DampeerRRJanuary 25, 19755'11"190Meridian, MS US
Ryan DreseRRApril 5, 19766'3"245San Francisco, CA US
Dave ErwinRRMarch 19, 19756'3"210Memphis, TN US
Ruben EscobarRRJune 8, 19766'1"185Montclair, CA US
Matt EverettRROctober 2, 19756'4"215Atlanta, GA US
Aaron GordnierRRSeptember 4, 19745'11"185Carmichael, CA US
Nate GrindellRRApril 9, 19776'1"180Columbus, OH US
Dan GuilloryRRMay 12, 19766'3"200Baton Rouge, LA US
Ryan HaleyLRNovember 21, 19756'1"185Oklahoma City, OK US
Jesus HernandezLLJune 6, 19776'2"170Laguna Salada, Valverde DO
Brian JacksonRRAugust 12, 19776'4"190Walnut Creek, CA US
Ryan KearneyRRJanuary 9, 19766'1"190Nashua, NH US
Chris MacMillanRRFebruary 19, 19766'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Dennis MalaveLLJanuary 6, 19805'9"160Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Eric MaleskiRRJuly 25, 19766'2"195Des Plaines, IL US
Ron MariettaLLAugust 12, 19776'0"190New York, NY US
Rick MatskoRRApril 26, 19776'2"210Johnstown, PA US
Omar MoragaLRMay 23, 19775'9"180Tucson, AZ US
Carey NovitsLLSeptember 5, 19756'1"185Covina, CA US
Barry PattonRROctober 13, 19756'2"220Kosciusko, MS US
Brody PercellLLAugust 29, 19756'2"200Portland, OR US
Edwin PerezRRMay 10, 19755'10"165Navarrete, DO
Jeff PowersLRMarch 20, 19766'0"175Mesa, AZ US
Scott PrattLRFebruary 4, 19775'10"185Salt Lake City, UT US
Rusty PuffinbargerRRJune 25, 19766'3"195Leedey, OK US
Chris ReinikeRRNovember 16, 19766'0"190Gulfport, MS US
Christian RojasRRJune 23, 19756'1"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Osmany SantanaLLAugust 9, 19765'11"185La Habana, La Habana CU
Casey SmithRRMay 7, 19776'3"200Dallas, TX US
Zach SorensenSRJanuary 3, 19776'0"190Salt Lake City, UT US
Mike SpiegelLLNovember 24, 19756'5"200Sacramento, CA US
Tyler SwinburnsonRRAugust 5, 19756'4"195La Mesa, CA US
Ryan UpshawRRJanuary 21, 19756'0"200Beaumont, TX US
Rob VaelRRJanuary 8, 19766'3"200Surrey, BC CA
Jose VargasRRMay 23, 19776'0"175Barahona, Barahona DO
Matt WhiteRLAugust 19, 19776'1"180Pittsfield, MA 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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