1998 New Jersey Jackals Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Josh Brinkley | R | R | August 5, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Kinston, NC US |
Saul Bustos | R | R | September 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 170 | Odessa, TX US |
Kevin Castleberry | L | R | April 22, 1968 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
Blas Cedeno | R | R | November 15, 1972 | 6'0" | 165 | , Carabobo VE |
Ed Collins | R | R | August 26, 1976 | 6'3" | 225 | Orange, NJ US |
Gary Collum | R | L | July 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 180 | Camden, NJ US |
Ken Craddox | L | L | May 2, 1970 | 6'1" | 160 | Neptune, NJ US |
Kevin Dattola | L | R | November 23, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Louis, MO US |
John DeSilva | R | R | September 30, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Fort Bragg, CA US |
Jason Dietrich | R | R | November 15, 1972 | 5'11" | 190 | Stuttgart, DE |
Frank Eufemia | R | R | December 23, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
Kevin Gieras | R | R | May 13, 1974 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Keith Gordon | R | R | January 22, 1969 | 6'1" | 200 | Bethesda, MD US |
Pete Hartmann | L | L | May 13, 1971 | 6'2" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
Mike Hartung | R | R | October 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Jersey City, NJ US |
Andy High | L | L | May 22, 1974 | 6'4" | 220 | Fayetteville, NC US |
Billy Horton | R | R | August 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 205 | Livonia, MI US |
Jace Johnson | R | R | July 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 175 | Columbus, GA US |
Garrett Larkin | L | R | June 20, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | Medfield, MA US |
Vance Lovelace | L | L | August 9, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | Tampa, FL US |
Paul Magrini | R | R | March 27, 1973 | 6'4" | 212 | Hackensack, NJ US |
Hank Manning | R | R | July 3, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Passaic, NJ US |
Rogelio Nunez | S | R | May 6, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
D. C. Olsen | R | R | May 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 220 | Cedar City, UT US |
Ryan Pandolfini | L | R | March 2, 1976 | 6'1" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
Andy Paulus | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Kevin Pincavitch | R | R | July 5, 1970 | 5'11" | 180 | Norristown, PA US |
John Quirk | L | L | November 20, 1970 | 6'4" | 210 | Manhattan, NY US |
Hector Roa | S | R | June 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 170 | Mata de Palma, DO |
Eric Rogow | R | R | December 20, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Flemington, NJ US |
Pete Rose | L | R | November 16, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Steve Serafin | R | R | September 26, 1977 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Wayne Slater | L | L | August 26, 1975 | 6'1" | 187 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Tom Smith | S | R | October 1, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Avon Park, FL US |
Brian Stegen | R | R | January 23, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | |
George Virgilio | S | R | February 15, 1971 | 5'9" | 170 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
Chris Weidert | R | R | April 3, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | Emporia, 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.