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1998 Michigan Battle Cats (A)
+ Midwest League
| Parent Organization: | Boston Red Sox |
| Nickname: | |
| W-L Record: | 79-61 .564 |
| Rank: | 3rd in Midwest League Eastern |
| Run Differential: | 685-631 + 54 |
| Manager(s): | Billy Gardner |
| Location: | Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Ballpark: | C.O. Brown Stadium |
| Attendance: | 107,137 10/14 |
| Playoffs: | Lost in 1st Round |
| Years Active: |
Coaching Staff
Hitting Coach: Bill MadlockPitching Coach: Larry Pierson
#1 Draft Picks
John Curtice (#17), Mark Fischer (#35)Organization Affiliates
MLB: Boston Red Sox (MLB-AL) 92-70AAA: Pawtucket Red Sox (IL) 77-64
AA: Trenton Thunder (East) 71-70
A+: Sarasota Red Sox (FSL) 76-61
A: Michigan Battle Cats (Midw) 79-61
A-: Lowell Spinners (NYPL) 32-44
Rk: Gulf Coast Red Sox (GCL) 27-33
Organizational Player Roster
Boston Red Sox Affiliate History
| Midwest League Eastern Standings | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | WPct | GBL | |||||
| West Michigan | 83 | 57 | .593 | -- | |||||
| Fort Wayne | 79 | 61 | .564 | 4.0 | |||||
| Michigan | 79 | 61 | .564 | 4.0 | |||||
| Lansing | 71 | 69 | .507 | 12.0 | |||||
| South Bend | 40 | 100 | .286 | 43.0 | |||||
| Batting Statistics |
| # | Player | Pos | Hi Lvl | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | secA | Babip | K/BB | AB/HR | TB | PA |
| - | Alex Ahumada | 3B | AAA | 19 | 111 | 390 | 45 | 108 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .277 | .317 | .344 | 661 | .067 | .123 | .356 | 3.64 | -- | 134 | 422 |
| - | Chad Alevras | C | A+ | 23 | 85 | 281 | 35 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .249 | .311 | .381 | 692 | .132 | .228 | .303 | 2.59 | 40.1 | 107 | 312 |
| - | Aaron Capista | SS | AA | 19 | 127 | 471 | 58 | 123 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .261 | .292 | .367 | 659 | .106 | .159 | .278 | 2.04 | 94.2 | 173 | 502 |
| - | Jorge DeLeon | 3B-2B | AAA | 23 | 50 | 185 | 23 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .265 | .317 | .351 | 668 | .086 | .189 | .283 | 1.27 | 92.5 | 65 | 205 |
| - | Mark Fischer | OF | AA | 22 | 102 | 379 | 52 | 96 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .253 | .316 | .377 | 693 | .124 | .227 | .313 | 2.58 | 47.4 | 143 | 418 |
| - | Mike Gancasz | 1B-C | A | 24 | 26 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .327 | .326 | 653 | .065 | .174 | .400 | 3.40 | -- | 15 | 52 |
| - | Jess Graham | OF | AA | 22 | 113 | 414 | 73 | 108 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .261 | .339 | .396 | 735 | .135 | .271 | .321 | 1.92 | 51.8 | 164 | 468 |
| - | Danny Haas | OF | AA | 22 | 96 | 299 | 39 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .234 | .285 | .318 | 603 | .084 | .154 | .276 | 2.50 | 99.7 | 95 | 325 |
| - | Keith Habig | OF | A | 24 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | 166 | .000 | .000 | .100 | -- | -- | 1 | 12 |
| - | Joe Hamilton | OF-1B | AA | 23 | 63 | 203 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .271 | .356 | .463 | 819 | .192 | .340 | .359 | 2.43 | 22.6 | 94 | 236 |
| - | Shea Hillenbrand | C | MLB | 22 | 129 | 498 | 80 | 174 | 33 | 4 | 19 | 93 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .349 | .371 | .546 | 917 | .197 | .247 | .358 | 2.58 | 26.2 | 272 | 521 |
| - | Marcus Howard | OF | A | 22 | 30 | 94 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 | .265 | .266 | 531 | .064 | .149 | .261 | 3.00 | 94.0 | 25 | 102 |
| - | Rontrez Johnson | OF | MLB | 21 | 85 | 306 | 65 | 83 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .271 | .395 | .402 | 797 | .131 | .399 | .300 | 0.70 | 61.2 | 123 | 378 |
| - | Jeff Keaveney | 1B | A | 22 | 112 | 373 | 61 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 104 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .252 | .359 | .437 | 796 | .185 | .354 | .305 | 1.60 | 24.9 | 163 | 443 |
| - | Carlos Leon | 2B | AAA | 18 | 107 | 372 | 59 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .336 | .309 | 645 | .059 | .194 | .309 | 1.62 | 124.0 | 115 | 435 |
| - | Gary LoCurto | 1B | A | 20 | 60 | 188 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .186 | .300 | .229 | 529 | .043 | .197 | .255 | 1.68 | -- | 43 | 222 |
| - | Larry Marino | 3B | A+ | 23 | 53 | 139 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .292 | .223 | 515 | .043 | .201 | .214 | 1.18 | 139.0 | 31 | 163 |
| - | Paul McDaniels | OF | A | 21 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .172 | .265 | .207 | 472 | .034 | .241 | .263 | 2.75 | -- | 6 | 34 |
| - | Jeff Uccello | C-1B | A+ | 24 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .273 | .293 | 566 | .073 | .171 | .257 | 2.00 | -- | 12 | 45 |
| Batting Totals | 1388 | 4720 | 685 | 1229 | 232 | 31 | 86 | 595 | 92 | 58 | 499 | 957 | 81 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 104 | .260 | .328 | .377 | 705 | .117 | .230 | .307 | 1.92 | 54.9 | 1781 | 5295 | ||||
| Pitching Statistics |
| # | Player | Hi Lvl | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | BK | HB | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | K/BB |
| - | Justin Duchscherer | MLB | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4.78 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 166 | 87 | 76 | 9 | 47 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.49 | 10.45 | 0.57 | 2.96 | 6.67 | 2.26 |
| - | Jason Norton | AA | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1.93 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 7.29 | 0.21 | 2.57 | 7.71 | 3.00 |
| - | Lance Surridge | A+ | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2.81 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | 8.30 | 0.28 | 3.80 | 6.05 | 1.59 |
| - | Kenny Rayborn | AAA | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4.59 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 62 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 11.39 | 0.92 | 2.39 | 6.24 | 2.62 |
| - | John Curtice | AAA | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3.36 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 96 | 61 | 50 | 7 | 79 | 146 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1.31 | 6.45 | 0.47 | 5.31 | 9.81 | 1.85 |
| - | Tom Miller | A+ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.06 | 14.82 | 1.06 | 3.71 | 5.29 | 1.43 |
| - | Brian Partenheimer | A+ | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3.62 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 82 | 79 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 8.67 | 0.55 | 2.30 | 6.70 | 2.90 |
| - | Michael Rahilly | A+ | 21 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | 12.50 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 9.50 | 2.11 |
| - | Byron Tribe | A+ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 6.12 | 0.36 | 5.40 | 9.00 | 1.67 |
| - | Mark Cisar | AA | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 10.29 | 0.00 | 10.29 | 5.14 | 0.50 |
| - | Joe Thomas | A+ | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3.25 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 126 | 52 | 47 | 6 | 36 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.25 | 8.72 | 0.42 | 2.49 | 6.92 | 2.78 |
| - | Rafael Arias | A | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5.07 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 130 | 68 | 62 | 8 | 31 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 10.64 | 0.65 | 2.54 | 5.65 | 2.23 |
| - | Terry Hayden | A+ | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7.84 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 | 13.35 | 1.45 | 2.90 | 8.71 | 3.00 |
| - | Germaine Hunter | A+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1.20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 6.90 | 0.00 | 4.20 | 9.30 | 2.21 |
| - | Jon Lyons | A+ | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2.77 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 63 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 8.72 | 0.28 | 3.74 | 7.89 | 2.11 |
| - | Marty McLeary | MLB | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4.15 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 88 | 99 | 58 | 41 | 4 | 35 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | 10.01 | 0.40 | 3.54 | 5.46 | 1.54 |
| - | Rick O'Dette | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 0.33 |
| - | MIke Rupp | A+ | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5.06 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 30 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 9.56 | 0.38 | 5.63 | 9.00 | 1.60 |
| - | Jeff Taglienti | AA | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1.89 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 30 | 76 | 54 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 6.39 | 0.00 | 2.01 | 13.14 | 6.53 |
| - | Pedro Santana | A | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5.08 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 77 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 11.18 | 0.44 | 2.76 | 5.66 | 2.05 |
| Pitching Totals | 79 | 61 | 3.98 | 449 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 46 | 1225 | 1243 | 631 | 542 | 64 | 463 | 1025 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1.39 | 9.13 | 0.47 | 3.40 | 7.53 | 2.21 | |||
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