1998 Spokane Indians Roster
Team Record: 47-29
Finished 1st in the NWL's North Division
Manager: Jeff Garber (47-29)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Spokane, Washington
Ballpark: Avista Stadium
Attendance: 186,362, Avg. 4,904 in 38 home dates
Playoffs - Boise Hawks 1 game, Spokane Indians 0 - One-game playoff for North title.
The Spokane Indians of the Northwest League ended the 1998 season with a record of 47 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Indians led the circuit with just 357 runs allowed. Spokane scored 474 runs. Brian Shackelford paced the team with 10 home runs Jeremy Dodson drove in 59 runs. Henry Calderon topped all regular hitters by hitting .337. Shawn Sedlacek paced the squad with 9 wins, while Cary Ammons recorded a 1.7 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1998 Spokane Indians who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Paul Phillips, Corey Thurman, Jason Gilfillan, Shawn Sedlacek and Brian Shackelford.
Jeff Garber served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Cary Ammons | L | L | October 14, 1976 | 5'11" | 165 | Houston, TX US |
Francisco Bautista | R | R | April 22, 1976 | 6'0" | 170 | El Seibo, DO |
Matt Burch | R | R | December 21, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | Elmira, NY US |
Henry Calderon | R | R | September 3, 1973 | 6'1" | 190 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Michael Casper | R | R | August 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Chilton, WI US |
Mike Curry | L | R | February 15, 1977 | 5'9" | 180 | Jacksonville, FL US |
Dan DiPace | L | R | April 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 215 | Mount Kisco, NY US |
Jeremy Dodson | L | R | May 3, 1977 | 6'2" | 200 | Sherman, TX US |
Jeremy Freitas | L | R | February 4, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Hanford, CA US |
Ryan Fry | R | R | January 12, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | Independence, MO US |
Jason Gilfillan | R | R | August 31, 1976 | 6'5" | 220 | Shelby, NC US |
Erick Gomez | L | R | January 21, 1976 | 6'2" | 240 | Los Alamitos, CA US |
Corey Hart | S | R | September 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 198 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Pedro Herrera | R | R | May 24, 1978 | 6'2" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jimmy Hooper | R | R | June 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 215 | Dallas, TX US |
Jeremy Jackson | L | L | June 4, 1976 | 6'4" | 205 | Meridian, MS US |
Wayne Lee | R | R | October 15, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | Fort Dix, NJ US |
Merrell Ligons | S | R | June 22, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Harbor City, CA US |
Denny McDaniel | L | L | August 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 220 | Bee Cave, TX US |
Ricardo Montas | R | R | March 9, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | New York, NY US |
Robbie Morrison | R | R | December 7, 1976 | 6'0" | 210 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
Taylor Myers | R | R | November 8, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Javier Pamus | R | R | February 11, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
Tony Penny | R | R | March 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 175 | Newberry, SC US |
Paul Phillips | R | R | April 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | Demopolis, AL US |
Juan Rivera | R | R | April 30, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Willy Ruiz | R | R | October 15, 1976 | 5'11" | 150 | Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO |
Shawn Sedlacek | R | R | June 29, 1977 | 6'4" | 200 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
Brian Shackelford | L | L | August 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 195 | McAlester, OK US |
Ben Slemmer | R | R | August 26, 1975 | 5'9" | 190 | Highland, IL US |
Shawn Sonnier | R | R | July 5, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Rayne, LA US |
Corey Thurman | R | R | November 5, 1978 | 6'2" | 235 | Augusta, GA US |
Monty Ward | R | R | October 11, 1976 | 6'1" | 180 | Dallas, TX 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.