1998 Eastern League season

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The 1998 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

Contents

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

Regular season

Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division
TeamWinLoss %GB
New Britain Rock Cats 8359.585
Binghamton Mets 8260.5771.0
Portland Sea Dogs 6675.46816.5
Norwich Navigators 6676.46517.0
New Haven Ravens 5983.41524.0
Eastern League - Southern Division
TeamWinLoss %GB
Akron Aeros 8160.574
Harrisburg Senators 7369.5148.5
Trenton Thunder 7170.50410.0
Bowie Baysox 7171.50010.5
Reading Phillies 5685.39725.0

Notes:

Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
Italics indicates that team won ELCS

Statistical league leaders

Batting leaders

StatPlayerTotal
AVG Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats).323
HR Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox)31
RBI Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox)114
R Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats)96

Pitching leaders

StatPlayerTotal
W Mike Lincoln (New Britain Rock Cats)15
ERA Mike Kusiewicz (New Haven Ravens)2.32
SO Brent Billingsley (Portland Sea Dogs)183
SV Brent Stentz (New Britain Rock Cats)43

Playoffs

Divisional Series

Northern Division

The New Britain Rock Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

Southern Division

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron Aeros in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

Championship Series

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats in the ELCS 3 games to 1.

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