1998 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 81-62
Finished 1st in the IL's North Division
Manager: Jeff Datz (81-62)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Coca Cola Field
Attendance: 743,463, Avg. 10,933 in 68 home dates
1998 Buffalo Bisons Roster

Playoffs - Buffalo Bisons 3 games, Syracuse SkyChiefs 0
Finals - Buffalo Bisons 3 games, Durham Bulls 2

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1998 season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Bisons led the circuit with 837 runs, sparked by 206 home runs. Buffalo surrendered 734 runs. Alex Ramírez walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Richie Sexson, Phil Hiatt, Jeff Manto and Torey Lovullo each swatted 15 or more also. Alex Ramírez drove in 103 runs. Jolbert Cabrera paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .318. Jason Jacome topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.27 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Tom Martin, Mike Matthews, Eddie Priest, Rex Hudler, Anthony Young, Huck Flener, Torey Lovullo, Bill Selby, Rich Batchelor, Jacob Cruz, Jim Poole, Enrique Wilson, Alex Ramírez, Marco Scutaro, Bruce Aven, Dwight Gooden, Ben Blomdahl, Travis Driskill, Einar Díaz, Jolbert Cabrera, Richie Sexson, Chad Ogea, Pat Listach, Jason Jacome, Chan Perry, Jeff Manto, Ron Villone, Marcus Moore, Jason Grimsley, Jeff Branson, John Cummings, Phil Hiatt, Steve Karsay, Dave Roberts, Paul Shuey, Alvin Morman, Chris Nichting, Brian Giles and Jason Rakers were all players from the 1998 Buffalo Bisons who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Jeff Datz served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jason Jacome142.8753.2624240200154.7161625613380109315642
Mike Matthews96.6004.6324231000130.313779671968186525577
Chris Nichting86.5714.394351700196.310454479374973111428
Jason Rakers86.5714.5721210100126.013470641338089817542
Huck Flener73.7006.68148300060.77352451226135002278
Jason Grimsley63.6673.76520800088.776403710573686014393
Steve Karsay64.6003.761614000079.0893933515063302342
Rich Batchelor44.5003.3957045002258.3582622325164417263
Tom Martin31.7506.00410800036.0462524413035301167
Eddie Priest35.3754.911616000088.010356481028144202390
Marcus Moore35.3755.66117300047.7413530941143202220
Chad Ogea21.6673.6199010042.342191725034401178
Ron Villone22.5002.012302000722.32011521112800098
Ben Blomdahl23.4004.76352600170.08343371217142200303
Anthony Young23.4006.3496111038.3393227218112301171
Jim Poole101.0000.87130400010.36310201610040
Dwight Gooden12.3339.0044000016.02316165701800174
Alvin Morman000.002020002.030000040008
Paul Shuey002.51110400214.311440602200161
Tony Dougherty003.001000003.0441020100015
Jeff Sexton004.07210500124.3251611115115123111
Travis Driskill009.001100006.0966010500028
John Cummings01.0005.79210700018.72515123401510288
Jimmy Williams05.0007.42153400026.7382722517128007133
Totals8162.5664.5148414313851341260.0135073463213949117973518745550

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jolbert Cabrera12958549494157241104525156871.318.412.431.8442131013820
Alex Ramírez12154652194156218341036416101.299.324.566.890295115044
Einar Díaz11544441562130213863332133.313.354.436.79018186023
Phil Hiatt1195034538111219031744141146.247.313.494.808224164231
David Miller11548541556111192954686172.267.362.388.750161102433
Torey Lovullo92393328661071741765335432.326.413.558.97118391191
Richie Sexson89402344581022012174125068.297.386.544.929187113052
Brandon Wilson9837833753921927531553256.273.340.404.74413654230
Bill Selby9737533445852301452303850.254.328.449.77715060037
Jeff Manto6227020946651102363425848.311.459.6941.15314521020
Enrique Wilson562452214062130423831921.281.335.394.7288760320
Jacob Cruz431841693256821336231326.331.380.6331.01410731010
Jim Betzsold7424220936511011027442772.244.347.445.7929336000
Steve Soliz3912811214256009111123.223.307.277.5843163110
Pat Listach3311310223223201131922.216.292.284.5762912001
Jeff Branson12514651241020059.261.333.391.7251800001
Brian Giles13524651120270068.239.327.413.7401920000
Chan Perry135749811400310610.224.333.306.6391502000
Todd Betts1444355830260087.229.364.486.8491700010
Rex Hudler11433647100200410.194.310.222.532812100
Marco Scutaro827263630040002.231.231.346.577900100
Bruce Aven521154310113065.200.429.467.895700000
Dave Roberts516152200022003.133.125.133.258200010
Greg Thomas412111110020015.091.167.182.348200000
Totals1367561649428371394253272067819455554900.282.358.469.827231911055234223


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Phil Hiatt1B7359357864.9888.904
Jeff Manto1B34273200351.0008.618
Richie Sexson1B2114122081.0007.762
Torey Lovullo1B9382011.0004.444
Jim Betzsold1B832743.9074.875
Chan Perry1B765321.9719.714
Rex Hudler1B170011.0007.000
Brandon Wilson2B52122136728.9744.962
Enrique Wilson2B48102126633.9744.750
Pat Listach2B193740041.0004.053
Torey Lovullo2B14403139.9595.071
Marco Scutaro2B7121824.9384.286
Jeff Branson2B61611041.0004.500
Bill Selby2B510915.9503.800
Rex Hudler2B36512.9173.667
Jolbert Cabrera2B111001.0002.000
Torey Lovullo3B74361352016.8952.311
Bill Selby3B26176234.9633.038
Brandon Wilson3B25113631.9401.880
Jeff Manto3B1091520.9232.400
Todd Betts3B831743.8332.500
Jeff Branson3B7418041.0003.143
Rex Hudler3B41520.7501.500
Marco Scutaro3B101001.0001.000
Pat Listach3B10000.000
Phil Hiatt3B10000.000
Einar DíazC11279170127.9867.68811734236.5
Steve SolizC392152741.9846.2055231539.5
David MillerCF110.000
Jacob CruzCF12.000
Pat ListachCF8.000
Jolbert CabreraCF7.000
Alex RamírezCF6.000
Dave RobertsCF5.000
Richie SexsonLF56.000
Jim BetzsoldLF28.000
Jacob CruzLF20.000
Bill SelbyLF15.000
Alex RamírezLF13.000
Brian GilesLF10.000
David MillerLF4.000
Greg ThomasLF2.000
Rex HudlerLF2.000
Phil HiattLF2.000
Chan PerryLF1.000
David MillerOF115251541.9852.226
Alex RamírezOF109224791.9622.119
Richie SexsonOF69129732.9781.971
Jim BetzsoldOF5290631.9701.846
Jacob CruzOF4370540.9491.744
Bill SelbyOF16183001.0001.312
Brian GilesOF1018010.9471.800
Pat ListachOF815111.9412.000
Jolbert CabreraOF7221011.0003.286
Dave RobertsOF5121001.0002.600
Rex HudlerOF321001.0001.000
Phil HiattOF380001.0002.667
Greg ThomasOF240001.0002.000
Chan PerryOF260001.0003.000
Rich BatchelorP573710.909.175
Jason GrimsleyP528921.895.327
Chris NichtingP4341040.778.326
Tom MartinP4123001.000.122
Ben BlomdahlP3538001.000.314
Mike MatthewsP2452430.9061.208
Jason JacomeP24141510.9671.208
Ron VilloneP231420.714.217
Jeff SextonP2114001.000.238
Jason RakersP2191210.9551.000
John CummingsP2104001.000.190
Eddie PriestP1671210.9501.188
Steve KarsayP1681210.9521.250
Jimmy WilliamsP151510.857.400
Huck FlenerP1431111.9331.000
Jim PooleP1312011.000.231
Paul ShueyP110000.000
Marcus MooreP113511.889.727
Anthony YoungP94130.625.556
Chad OgeaP944001.000.889
Dwight GoodenP412011.000.750
Alvin MormanP20000.000
Travis DriskillP10000.000
Tony DoughertyP110001.0001.000
Alex RamírezRF93.000
Jim BetzsoldRF24.000
Richie SexsonRF15.000
Jacob CruzRF11.000
David MillerRF2.000
Bill SelbyRF1.000
Chan PerryRF1.000
Rex HudlerRF1.000
Phil HiattRF1.000
Jolbert CabreraSS1212123502769.9544.645
Brandon WilsonSS172642128.8504.000
Enrique WilsonSS6615031.0003.500
Pat ListachSS120001.0002.000
Totals213937801472170330.9692.45516965737.3

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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