ABL_1998-99

1998–99 Australian Baseball League season
1998–99 Australian Baseball League season
League	Australian Baseball League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	17 October 1998 – 13 February 1999
Number of games	132
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Adam Burton (Melbourne Reds)
Finals series
Venue	Sydney Showground Stadium
Champions	Gold Coast Cougars (1st title)
Runners-up	Sydney Storm
Seasons
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Australian Baseball League season

Sports season

The 1998–99 Australian Baseball League season was the 10th season of the original Australian Baseball League, contested between six teams representing state and regional capitals: Adelaide Giants, Gold Coast Cougars, Melbourne Monarchs, Melbourne Reds, Perth Heat and Sydney Storm. The championship was won by the Gold Coast Cougars, who defeated the Sydney Storm in 2 games in the championship series at the Sydney Showground Stadium. The Adelaide Giants finished the season on top of the ladder but were knocked out in Semi-final 1 by the Sydney Storm.

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All play-off games in the 1998–99 ABL season were held at the then-recently completed Sydney Showground,^[1] which was to become the main venue for baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

1998–99 was the final season of the original Australian Baseball League. At the completion of the season the rights to the league were purchased by Dave Nilsson who then attempted to form the International Baseball League of Australia.

Teams

Only 6 of the 8 teams from the previous season returned, The Hunter Eagles and Brisbane Bandits were both unable to continue in the league due to increasing financial pressure.

Rosters

During the regular season each team made use of an active roster of 22–24 men, with a maximum of 4 import players.

Postseason

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Team^[3]	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Adelaide Giants^†	28	17	.622	-	15-9	13–8
Gold Coast Cougars^†	24	20	.545	31⁄2	16–10	8–10
Melbourne Monarchs^†	22	22	.500	51⁄2	13–8	9–14
Sydney Storm^†	21	22	.488	6	13–10	8–12
Melbourne Reds	20	23	.465	7	15–8	5–15
Perth Heat	17	28	.378	11	12–9	5–19

Award	Person	Team
Most Valuable Player	Adam BURTON	Melbourne Reds
Championship M.V.P.	Paul GORMAN	Gold Coast Cougars
Golden Glove	Gary WHITE	Sydney Storm
Batting Champion	Adam BURTON	Melbourne Reds
Pitcher of the Year	Pat Ahearne	Perth Heat
Rookie of the Year	Clinton BALGERA	Perth Heat
Manager of the Year

Position	Name	Team
Catcher	Gary WHITE	Sydney Storm
1st Base	Andrew SCOTT	Adelaide Giants
2nd Base	Adam BURTON	Melbourne Reds
3rd Base	Paul GONZALEZ	Melbourne Monarchs
Short Stop	Matt BUCKLEY	Sydney Storm
Out Field	Brandon POLLARD	Gold Coast Cougars
Out Field	Matt Quatraro	Melbourne Reds
Out Field	Chip SELL	Adelaide Giants
Designated Hitter	Craig WATTS	Adelaide Giants
Starting Pitcher	Pat Ahearne	Perth Heat
Relief Pitcher	John CHALLINOR	Adelaide Giants
Manager	Tony HARRIS	Adelaide Giants

ABL_1998-99

1998–99 Australian Baseball League season

Teams

Rosters

Adelaide Giants

Melbourne Monarchs

Melbourne Reds

Sydney Storm

Venues

Match results

Top 10 Stats

Postseason

Finals series at Sydney Showground Stadium

Semi-final 1: 1st vs 4th

Game 1: 10 February 1999

Game 2: 10 February 1999

Semi-final 2: 2nd vs 3rd

Game 1: 11 February 1999

Game 2: 11 February 1999

Championship Series at Sydney Showground Stadium

Game 1: 12 February 1999

Game 2: 12 February 1999

Awards

All-Star Team

References

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Team	City	State	Stadium
Adelaide Giants	Adelaide	South Australia	Norwood Oval
Gold Coast Cougars	Gold Coast	Queensland	Carrara Oval
Melbourne Monarchs	Melbourne	Victoria	Melbourne Ballpark
Melbourne Reds	Melbourne	Victoria	Moorabbin Oval
Perth Heat	Perth	Western Australia	Bassendean Oval
Sydney Storm	Sydney	New South Wales	Sydney Showground Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sydney Storm	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1	7	10	2
Adelaide Giants	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	?	?	?
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Anderson Giants: S. Bennett WP: C. Anderson (1–0) LP: S. Bennett (0–1) Sv: C. Lewis Home runs: Storm: G. White, C. Snelling Giants: D. Phillips Attendance: 1,500^[4]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sydney Storm	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	1
Adelaide Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2
Starting pitchers: Storm: G Glover Giants: M. Herges WP: G Glover (1–0) LP: M. Herges (0–1) Sv: G. Cassel Home runs: Storm: - Giants: - Attendance: 1,500^[5]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Melbourne Monarchs	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gold Coast Cougars	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
WP: ? (1–0) LP: ? (0–1) Sv: ? Home runs: Monarchs: ? Cougars: ?

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sydney Storm	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	13	1
Gold Coast Cougars	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	12	1
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Lawrence Cougars: K. Calvert WP: A. Meagher (1–0) LP: G. Cassel (0–1) Sv: nill Home runs: Storm: - Cougars: R. Jonhnson, B. Pollard, P. Gorman Attendance: 3,120^[6]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sydney Storm	2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	8	13	8
Gold Coast Cougars	1	2	0	1	0	8	2	0	-	14	9	1
Starting pitchers: Storm: C. Lewis Cougars: P. Brassington WP: P. Brassington (1–0) LP: S. Pepper (0–1) Sv: nill Home runs: Storm: S. Tunkin, G. White (2) Cougars: S. Hinton, A. Pearce Attendance: 5,600^[7]