1998 Sonoma County Crushers Statistics

Western League (WL) - Independent
Team Record: 49-41
Finished 2nd in the WL's South Division
Manager: Dick Dietz (49-41)
Location: Rohnert Park, California
Ballpark: Costco Rohnert Park
Attendance: 89,598, Avg. 2,036 in 44 home dates
1998 Sonoma County Crushers Roster

Playoffs - Sonoma County Crushers 3 games, Chico Heat 0
Finals - Sonoma County Crushers 3 games, Grays Harbor Gulls/Western Warriors 0

The Sonoma County Crushers of the Western League ended the 1998 season with a record of 49 wins and 41 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Crushers plated 538 runs and allowed 481 runs. Todd Pridy paced Sonoma County with 21 home runs and drove in 94 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .408 average. Tony Coscia topped the squad with 10 wins, and Travis Thurmond registered a 3.05 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Lance Blankenship and Carlos Crawford both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Dick Dietz 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
Tony Coscia104.7143.8820190300132.3136695713412131648567
John Patton86.5714.1519180310121.3115665686911301114545
Travis Thurmond65.5453.0516160430112.0994938116621341104496
Jim Woodrow65.5455.421711110074.7925345537240504344
Tim Gower54.5563.313402500754.3672420212351301244
Steve Whitaker43.5715.281212000061.3774736436147702297
Kris Frank201.0002.6063100127.72511807021101115
Mike Parisi21.6674.75171800136.0362219516140112164
Eric Miller22.5003.812202100928.3271412310029001120
Brian Basteyns22.5005.6585100028.7321918214020203130
Nate Cromwell12.3337.2433010013.7191311240800165
John Soldate13.2507.45210900138.7483732420324205186
Jeff Shinar005.065010005.3733160100129
Scott Hopgood005.403030005.0633220600024
Carlos Crawford01.0003.002110006.0892120400128
Darrell Goedhart01.0006.86101400019.728151521221200295
Christian Cooper01.0008.0450100015.720211411501520289
Andy Wise01.0009.533020005.7966060220033
Totals4941.5444.52223907812419786.38514813956637517715536423571

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
Todd Pridy90418358821462902194414245.408.478.6651.1432381012064
Vernon Spearman894283698913421823440105326.363.439.480.91917740241
Eric White86364309411082505511114552.350.434.479.913148145054
Al Mealing8636530054892256501494297.297.388.463.85213988780
Johnny Casey743483025580131446003936.265.350.354.704107122230
Johnny Bess8736230649721031157514874.235.344.395.74012144223
David Mowry763202893569130842002171.239.300.367.667106116042
Steve Dietz843372845268101035424648.239.345.282.6278072140
Eric Brown52217196245682230621349.286.327.378.7057432060
Cy Simonton25908215235211321812.280.344.427.7713500000
Steve Ashley3813311913226018001126.185.252.261.5123120211
Scott Hopgood361059113154007001023.165.255.209.4641931300
Jason McFarlin1041355820071144.229.317.286.6031011011
Bobby Bonds939376710021029.189.231.216.447810000
Rick Skinner3551200000001.400.400.400.800200000
Jon Lauderdale1626232200000007.087.160.087.247202100
Lance Blankenship2762110010012.167.286.333.619200000
Totals8633605311153890217022614778828385582.290.372.418.78912998045204416


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Todd Pridy1B54418351027.9788.389
David Mowry1B3124718226.9938.548
Johnny Bess1B734313.9745.286
Johnny Casey2B71125205837.9764.648
Scott Hopgood2B11212926.9624.545
Eric White2B852323.9333.500
Steve Dietz2B220001.0001.000
Lance Blankenship2B264011.0005.000
Eric White3B80561192010.8972.188
Johnny Bess3B1011820.9051.900
Scott Hopgood3B87310.9091.250
Johnny BessC6346659131.9768.33317583437.0
Steve AshleyC372472720.9937.4052431728.3
Eric MillerC110001.0001.000000
Vernon SpearmanCF89.000
Al MealingCF5.000
Cy SimontonCF2.000
Eric BrownLF51.000
Cy SimontonLF23.000
Jason McFarlinLF10.000
Johnny BessLF6.000
Jon LauderdaleLF5.000
Bobby BondsLF3.000
Rick SkinnerLF1.000
Vernon SpearmanOF89189641.9802.191
Al MealingOF86156863.9651.907
Eric BrownOF5181251.9431.627
Cy SimontonOF2540030.9301.600
Jon LauderdaleOF119120.833.909
Jason McFarlinOF10211001.0002.200
Johnny BessOF715110.9412.286
Bobby BondsOF591001.0002.000
Rick SkinnerOF10000.000
Tim GowerP3438001.000.324
Eric MillerP2224001.000.273
John SoldateP2117001.000.381
Tony CosciaP2062041.8671.300
John PattonP19131423.9311.421
Jim WoodrowP175620.846.647
Mike ParisiP171220.600.176
Travis ThurmondP1661230.8571.125
Steve WhitakerP120610.857.500
Darrell GoedhartP1022001.000.400
Brian BasteynsP818001.0001.125
Kris FrankP663011.0001.500
Jeff ShinarP501001.000.200
Christian CooperP512001.000.600
Andy WiseP301001.000.333
Scott HopgoodP30000.000
Nate CromwellP313001.0001.333
Carlos CrawfordP221001.0001.500
Al MealingRF84.000
Jon LauderdaleRF6.000
Bobby BondsRF2.000
Cy SimontonRF1.000
Johnny BessRF1.000
Steve DietzSS791101682139.9303.519
Scott HopgoodSS14272614.9813.786
Johnny CaseySS36922.8825.000
Rick SkinnerSS102001.0002.000
Totals12792359858122169.9632.515191015133.6

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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