1998 Billings Mustangs Roster
Team Record: 40-34
Finished 2nd in the PL's South Division
Manager: Russ Nixon (40-34)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Billings, Montana
Ballpark: Cobb Field
Attendance: 95,533, Avg. 2,810 in 34 home dates
The Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League ended the 1998 season with a record of 40 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Mustangs scored 484 runs and gave up 429 runs. Jim Matan led Billings with 18 home runs and recorded 65 runs batted in. Randy Stegall paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .316 clip. Eric Cooper and Bobby Madritsch topped the team with 7 wins each, while Bobby Madritsch registered a 2.81 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bobby Madritsch, Austin Kearns, Todd Coffey, Adam Dunn, John Koronka, B. J. Ryan, Corky Miller and Josh Hall were all players from the 1998 Billings Mustangs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Russ Nixon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Aalbers | R | R | October 5, 1976 | 5'11" | 165 | Orange City, IA US |
| Stan Baston | R | R | February 12, 1977 | 6'2" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Andrew Beattie | S | R | February 28, 1978 | 5'10" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Tim Birdsong | R | R | May 4, 1977 | 6'5" | 210 | Denison, TX US |
| Zay Brown | R | R | January 5, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | Augusta, GA US |
| Todd Coffey | R | R | September 9, 1980 | 6'4" | 240 | Shelby, NC US |
| Eric Cooper | R | R | September 5, 1977 | 6'4" | 225 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Travis Copley | L | R | January 8, 1976 | 6'4" | 215 | Richmond, VA US |
| Casey DeHart | L | L | November 1, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Adam Dunn | L | R | November 9, 1979 | 6'6" | 285 | Houston, TX US |
| Tim Godfrey | S | R | August 26, 1977 | 6'2" | 185 | Ada, OK US |
| Josh Hall | R | R | December 16, 1980 | 6'2" | 190 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Damien Hart | L | L | June 24, 1975 | 6'4" | 215 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Darrell Hussman | R | R | January 14, 1977 | 6'5" | 227 | Lancaster, CA US |
| Junichi Iwasaki | L | L | September 13, 1979 | 6'1" | 175 | Fukushima, JP |
| Glen Joseph | R | R | September 3, 1980 | 6'3" | 190 | , St. Thomas VI |
| Austin Kearns | R | R | May 20, 1980 | 6'3" | 240 | Lexington, KY US |
| John Koronka | L | L | July 3, 1980 | 6'0" | 200 | Clearwater, FL US |
| Jayson Larman | R | R | December 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 190 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Blane Layton | L | L | August 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 185 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Bobby Madritsch | L | L | February 28, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | Oak Lawn, IL US |
| Thad Markray | R | R | September 20, 1979 | 6'2" | 215 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Jim Matan | R | R | April 18, 1976 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington, DC US |
| Casey McEvoy | R | R | July 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | Covington, KY US |
| Corky Miller | R | R | March 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 250 | Yucaipa, CA US |
| Samone Peters | R | R | July 30, 1978 | 6'7" | 260 | Long Prairie, MN US |
| Duane Price | R | R | September 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Jacksonville, TX US |
| Francisco Rivera | L | R | October 4, 1979 | 6'1" | 230 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Dave Runk | R | R | September 1, 1978 | 6'3" | 206 | McConnelsburg, PA US |
| Dennis Russo | R | R | January 10, 1980 | 6'3" | 185 | Winter Haven, FL US |
| B. J. Ryan | L | L | December 28, 1975 | 6'6" | 230 | Bossier City, LA US |
| Roger Sellers | R | R | July 3, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Hugo, OK US |
| Terence Senegal | R | R | November 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 180 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Cody Stanley | R | R | September 21, 1978 | 6'3" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Randy Stegall | R | R | February 16, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Corey Taylor | R | R | October 2, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Monroe, LA US |
| Dave Therneau | R | R | December 23, 1975 | 6'5" | 190 | Denton, TX US |
| Chris Toomey | R | R | August 5, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Newport Beach, CA US |
| Clint Vaughn | R | R | December 30, 1976 | 6'4" | 225 | Edmond, OK US |
| Jacob Wallis | R | R | February 1, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Randy Woodrum | R | L | February 1, 1976 | 6'5" | 200 | Somerset, KY US |
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.
