1997–98_Melbourne_Reds_season
1997–98 Melbourne Reds season
Australian Baseball League team season
The 1997-98 Melbourne Reds season was the eighth season for the team. As was the case for the Red's previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
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Quick Facts Melbourne Reds, League ...
| 1997–98 Melbourne Reds | |
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| Claxton Shield champions | |
| League | Australian Baseball League |
| Ballpark | Moorabbin Oval |
| City | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Record | 30–21 (.588) |
| Place | 3rd |
| Owner | Geoff Pearce |
| General manager | Tony Peek |
| Manager | Tom Nieto |
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Standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Monarchs | 52 | 32 | 20 | .615 | — | Advance to Finals Series |
| 2 | Sydney Storm | 54 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 1 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Reds | 51 | 30 | 21 | .588 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Gold Coast Cougars | 53 | 31 | 22 | .585 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | Perth Heat | 53 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Giants | 53 | 26 | 27 | .491 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Bandits | 53 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | Hunter Eagles | 53 | 10 | 43 | .189 | 22.5 |
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Record vs opponents
More information Opponent, W–L Record ...
| Opponent | W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak | ||||
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| Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | |||
| Adelaide Giants | 5-2 | 11–2 | 27 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | 4-5 | 16 January 1998 | Norwood Oval | L1 |
| Brisbane Bandits | 7–1 | 20–7 | 22 November 1997 | ANZ Stadium | 7–11 | 22 November 1997 | ANZ Stadium | W7 |
| Gold Coast Cougars | 4–3 | 10–6 | 7 November 1997 | Carrara Oval | 3–6 | 7 November 1997 | Carrara Oval | L1 |
| Hunter Eagles | 7–1 | 17–7 | 19 December 1997 | Marathon Stadium | 4–5 | 19 December 1997 | Marathon Stadium | W3 |
| Melbourne Monarchs | 3–6 | 8–2 | 2 November 1997 | Moorabbin Oval | 4–14 | 10 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | W1 |
| Perth Heat | 2–4 | 8–3 | 27 December 1997 | WACA | 6–13 | 26 December 1997 | WACA | L2 |
| Sydney Storm | 2–4 | 13–4 | 1 February 1998 | Concord Oval | 4–8 | 5 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | W1 |
| Total | 30–21 | Brisbane Bandits | Melbourne Monarchs | W1 | ||||
| 20–7 | 22 November 1997 | ANZ Stadium | 4–14 | 10 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | |||
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Game log
| W | Reds win |
| L | Reds loss |
| T | Reds tie |
| Game postponed | |
| Bold | Reds team member |
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Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark
In previous years the post season was played as home and away best of 3 games, with the two winner of each series meeting for a best of 5 series{fact}, in 1997-98 this was changed to a round robin play-off format with each team playing 3 games, 1 against each of the other 3 qualified teams, with the two highest places teams playing off in the Championship Series.[9]
All games for the 9th ABL title were played at the Melbourne Ballpark from February, 10-12 with the best of three championship series February 14–15.[9]
Finals Series (Reds games)
Game 2: 10 February 1998
Game 4: 11 February 1998
Game 6: 12 February 1998
Postseason Ladder
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Reds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | +7 | .667 | — | Advance to Championship series |
| 2 | Gold Coast Cougars | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | .667 | — | |
| 3 | Melbourne Monarchs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | .333 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sydney Storm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 27 | −11 | .333 | 1 |
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Championship Series
Game 1: 14 February 1998
Game 2: 15 February 1998
Award Winners
ABL awards
All-stars
Reds Awards
More information Award, Name ...
| Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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| Batting Champion | Adam Burton | .388 (165 At Bats) | [10] |
| RBI Champion | Adam Burton | 55 | [10] |
| Home Run King | Adam Burton | 21 | [10] |
| Base Path Pirate | Adam Burton | 18 of 19 | [10] |
| Pitching Champion | Pat Ahearne | 3.36ERA 3–4, 56.1IP | [10] |
| Pitching Workhorse | Jason Beverlin | 72.1IP 2–4, 6.22 | [10] |
| Strikeout King | Jason Beverlin | 67 | [10] |
| Sigh of Relief | David Simpson David White |
2 Saves | [10] |
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More information Melbourne Reds roster - 1997–98 ABL ...
| Melbourne Reds roster - 1997–98 ABL | ||||
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| Active roster | Coaching Staff | |||
| Pitchers Right-handed pitchers
Left-handed pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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| Current as of February 1998.[11] | ||||
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