1998 QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS

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Location:
Team Record: 77-62 .554
Result: 1st in Midwest League - Western Division
Affiliate: Houston Astros
Manager(s): Mike Rojas
Stadium: John O'Donnell Stadium
Attendance: 153,886
Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round

Houston Astros affiliate history

Oldest Player: Farley Love (25)
Youngest Player: Wilfredo Rodriguez (19)
Top Hitter: Eric Cole (21)
Top Pitcher: Eric Ireland (1)

Midwest League Standings

Western	W	L	Pct	GB
Quad Cities	77	62	.554	--
Cedar Rapids	71	69	.507	6.5
Clinton	65	73	.471	11.5
Burlington	63	77	.450	14.5

TEAM INFORMATION

Roster

#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
-	Roberto Alleyne	OF	A+	6-4	230	Right	Right	5/15/1977	21	Panama City,Panama	1995	UDFA		HOU
-	Joe Cathey	SS	A	5-9	175	Both	Right	3/2/1976	22	Monticello,Arkansas	1997	29	880	HOU
-	Scott Chapman	OF	AA	6-3	205	Right	Right	1/30/1978	20	Athens,Ohio	1995	6	165	HOU
-	Eric Cole	OF	AAA	6-0	185	Right	Right	11/15/1975	22	Boulder City,Nevada	1995	20	557	HOU
-	Pat Cutshall	SS	A	5-9	175	Right	Right	10/29/1974	23	Beaver Falls,Pennsylvania	1997	17	520	HOU
-	Jim Duffy	OF	AA	6-2	195	Right	Right	7/18/1974	23	Dover,New Jersey	1997	UDFA		HOU
-	Tim Hamulack	P	MLB	6-4	215	Left	Left	11/14/1976	21	Ithaca,New York	1995	32	893	HOU
-	Brian Hecht	P	A	6-4	205	Right	Right	7/28/1975	22	Arlington Heights,Illinois	1997	19	580	HOU
-	Matt Hyers	SS	A+	5-10	170	Right	Right	8/8/1975	22	Atlanta,Georgia	1996	17	504	HOU
-	Eric Ireland	P	AAA	6-1	170	Right	Right	3/11/1977	21	Long Beach,California	1995	2	52	HOU
-	Brad Lidge	P	MLB	6-5	200	Right	Right	12/23/1976	21	Sacramento,California	1998	1	17	HOU
-	Kyle Logan	OF	AAA	6-0	202	Left	Right	7/11/1975	22	Hattiesburg,Mississippi	1997	23	700	HOU
-	Farley Love	P	A+	6-6	200	Right	Right	4/21/1973	25	Fort Ord,California	1993	UDFA		CHC
-	James Lynch	P	AAA	6-1	200	Right	Right	12/12/1975	22	Evansville,Indiana	1994	28	780	HOU
-	Jay Mansavage	2B	A+	6-1	185	Both	Right	7/11/1975	22	Chicago,Illinois	1996	11	324	HOU
-	Jason McCarter	P	A	6-3	210	Right	Right	9/26/1976	21	Watsonville,California	1995	7	193	HOU
-	Chris McFerrin	P	A+	6-5	190	Left	Right	6/30/1976	22	Clovis,California	1994	26	724	HOU
-	Aaron McNeal	1B	AAA	6-3	230	Right	Right	4/28/1978	20	Oakland,California	1995	27	753	HOU
-	Carlos Mercedes	P	A+	6-0	175	Right	Right	3/29/1976	22	El Seybo,Dominican Republic	1995	UDFA		BAL
-	Joe Messman	P	AA	6-2	175	Right	Right	7/29/1975	22	Parkdale,Oregon	1997	6	190	HOU
-	Aaron Miles	2B	MLB	5-8	170	Both	Right	12/15/1976	21	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	1995	19	529	HOU
-	Doug Murray	C	A	6-3	215	Left	Right	10/9/1974	23	Orland Park,Illinois	1996	UDFA		KC
-	Javier Ochoa	P	AAA	6-1	170	Right	Right	1/8/1979	19	Maracay,Venezuela	1996	UDFA		NYM
-	Brian Ridley	P	A	5-11	180	Both	Left	11/11/1974	23	Waterloo,New York	1998	UDFA		HOU
-	Wilfredo Rodriguez	P	MLB	6-3	180	Left	Left	3/20/1979	19	Ciudad Bolivar,Venezuela	1995	UDFA		HOU
-	Mike Rose	C	MLB	6-1	185	Both	Right	8/25/1976	21	Sacramento,California	1996	45	1322	FLA
-	Jeremy Ryan	P	A	6-4	195	Right	Right	1/18/1978	20	Burlington,Iowa	1998	12	362	HOU
-	Johan Santana	P	MLB	6-0	195	Left	Left	3/13/1979	19	Tovar,Venezuela	1995	UDFA		HOU
-	Tom Shearn	P	MLB	6-4	230	Right	Right	8/28/1977	20	Columbus,Ohio	1996	29	864	HOU
-	Brandon Smith	P	A	6-1	205	Right	Right	4/10/1976	22	Overton,Texas	1998	23	692	HOU
-	J.J. Thomas	1B	A+	6-4	215	Right	Right	9/18/1975	22	Marietta,Georgia	1997	15	460	HOU
-	Alejandro Vasquez	OF	A+	5-11	190	Left	Left	7/5/1977	20	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	1994	UDFA		HOU
-	Jim Wallace	P	A+	6-4	195	Right	Right	10/13/1975	22	Wantagh,New York	1997	16	490	HOU
-	Barry Wesson	CF-LF	MLB	6-2	212	Right	Right	4/6/1977	21	Tupelo,Mississippi	1995	14	389	HOU
-	Garrett Zyskowski	P	A	6-1	185	Left	Left	9/3/1975	22	Utica,New York	1998	22	662	HOU

Team Personnel	Position
Bill Ballou	Pitching Coach
Mike Rojas	Manager

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