1998 New Jersey Jackals Roster

Northeast League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 53-31
Finished 1st in the NL's South Division
Manager: Kash Beauchamp (53-31)
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Ballpark: Yogi Berra Stadium
Attendance: 114,796, Avg. 2,943 in 39 home dates
1998 New Jersey Jackals Statistics

Playoffs - New Jersey Jackals 2 games, Allentown Ambassadors 0
Finals - New Jersey Jackals 2 games, Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs 0

The New Jersey Jackals of the Northeast League ended the 1998 season with a record of 53 wins and 31 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Jackals allowed 310 runs, least in the league. New Jersey plated 427 runs. Keith Gordon paced the team with 16 home runs, and Saul Bustos walloped 15 or more, too. Keith Gordon drove in 70 runs. D. C. Olsen led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .327 clip. Paul Magrini topped the squad with 9 wins, while John DeSilva recorded a 1.57 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1998 New Jersey Jackals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John DeSilva, Pete Rose, Frank Eufemia, Vance Lovelace and Keith Gordon.

Kash Beauchamp served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh BrinkleyRRAugust 5, 19735'10"175Kinston, NC US
Saul BustosRRSeptember 30, 19715'11"170Odessa, TX US
Kevin CastleberryLRApril 22, 19685'10"170Dayton, OH US
Blas CedenoRRNovember 15, 19726'0"165, Carabobo VE
Ed CollinsRRAugust 26, 19766'3"225Orange, NJ US
Gary CollumRLJuly 14, 19715'11"180Camden, NJ US
Ken CraddoxLLMay 2, 19706'1"160Neptune, NJ US
Kevin DattolaLRNovember 23, 19676'2"210St. Louis, MO US
John DeSilvaRRSeptember 30, 19676'0"193Fort Bragg, CA US
Jason DietrichRRNovember 15, 19725'11"190Stuttgart, DE
Frank EufemiaRRDecember 23, 19595'11"185Bronx, NY US
Kevin GierasRRMay 13, 19745'11"175
Keith GordonRRJanuary 22, 19696'1"200Bethesda, MD US
Pete HartmannLLMay 13, 19716'2"200Minneapolis, MN US
Mike HartungRROctober 30, 19726'1"190Jersey City, NJ US
Andy HighLLMay 22, 19746'4"220Fayetteville, NC US
Billy HortonRRAugust 22, 19736'2"205Livonia, MI US
Jace JohnsonRRJuly 24, 19746'0"175Columbus, GA US
Garrett LarkinLRJune 20, 19756'2"185Medfield, MA US
Vance LovelaceLLAugust 9, 19636'5"205Tampa, FL US
Paul MagriniRRMarch 27, 19736'4"212Hackensack, NJ US
Hank ManningRRJuly 3, 19686'0"190Passaic, NJ US
Rogelio NunezSRMay 6, 19706'0"180Santiago, Santiago DO
D. C. OlsenRRMay 3, 19726'0"220Cedar City, UT US
Ryan PandolfiniLRMarch 2, 19766'1"195Staten Island, NY US
Andy PaulusRR5'11"180
Kevin PincavitchRRJuly 5, 19705'11"180Norristown, PA US
John QuirkLLNovember 20, 19706'4"210Manhattan, NY US
Hector RoaSRJune 11, 19695'11"170Mata de Palma, DO
Eric RogowRRDecember 20, 19736'2"190Flemington, NJ US
Pete RoseLRNovember 16, 19696'1"180Cincinnati, OH US
Steve SerafinRRSeptember 26, 19776'3"200
Wayne SlaterLLAugust 26, 19756'1"187Brooklyn, NY US
Tom SmithSROctober 1, 19706'2"200Avon Park, FL US
Brian StegenRRJanuary 23, 19756'2"215
George VirgilioSRFebruary 15, 19715'9"170Elizabeth, NJ US
Chris WeidertRRApril 3, 19746'3"215Emporia, KS 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.




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