1997–98 Melbourne Reds season

Sports October 2023 October 2023 January 2018 January 2018 Melbourne Reds 1997–98 Australian Baseball League yes 30 21 y 3rd Melbourne, Victoria Moorabbin Oval Tom Nieto Geoff Pearce Tony Peek 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). Regular season Standings Regular season Record vs opponents Opponent W–LRecord Largest Victory Largest Defeat CurrentStreak Score Date Ground Score Date Ground ADEG 5-2 11–2 27 January 1998 Moorabbin Oval 4-5 16 January 1998 Norwood Oval L1 BRIB 7–1 20–7 22 November 1997 ANZ Stadium 7–11 22 November 1997 ANZ Stadium W7 GOLD 4–3 10–6 7 November 1997 Carrara Oval 3–6 7 November 1997 Carrara Oval L1 HUNT 7–1 17–7 19 December 1997 Marathon Stadium 4–5 19 December 1997 Marathon Stadium W3 MELM 3–6 8–2 2 November 1997 Moorabbin Oval 4–14 10 January 1998 Moorabbin Oval W1 PERH 2–4 8–3 27 December 1997 WACA 6–13 26 December 1997 WACA L2 SYDS 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 Game log W Reds win L Reds loss T Reds tie   Game postponed Bold Reds team member Melbourne Reds 1997-98 Game Log y Melbourne Reds October # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 1 | 31 October | MELM m | 6–8 | | | | | 0-1 | |- y Melbourne Reds November # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 2 | 1 November (DH 1) | @ MELM m | 6–10 | | | | | 0-2 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 3 | 1 November (DH 2) | @ MELM m | 2–7 | | | | | 0-3 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 4 | 2 November | MELM m | 8–2 | | | | | 1-3 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 | 7 November (DH 1) | @ GOLD m | 3–6 | | | | | 1-4 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 6 | 7 November (DH 2) | @ GOLD m | 10–6 | | | | | 2-4 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 7 | 8 November (DH 1) | @ GOLD m | 4–5 | | | | | 2-5 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 8 | 8 November (DH 2) | @ GOLD m | Wash Out | | | | | 2-5 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 9 | 14 November | GOLD m | 4–1 | | | | | 3-5 | Reds Savage Cougars http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/17_nov.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204255/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/17_nov.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 10 | 15 November (DH 1) | GOLD m | 6–2 | | | | | 4-5 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 11 | 15 November (DH 2) | GOLD m | 3–2 | | | | | 5-5 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 12 | 16 November | GOLD m | 1–2 | | | | | 5-6 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 | 21 November | @ BRIB m | 7–11 | | | | | 5-7 | Reds On a Roll http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/24a_nov.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204248/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/24a_nov.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 14 | 22 November (DH 1) | @ BRIB m | 20–7 | | | | | 6-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 15 | 22 November (DH 2) | @ BRIB m | 12–7 | | | | | 7-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 16 | 23 November | @ BRIB m | 12–8 | | | | | 8-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 17 | 28 November | BRIB m | 12–8 | | | | | 9-7 | Reds Rout Bandits http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/30_nov.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204241/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/30_nov.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 18 | 29 November (DH 1) | BRIB m | 12–1 | | | | | 10-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 19 | 29 November (DH 2) | BRIB m | 11–7 | | | | | 11-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 20 | 30 November | BRIB m | 11–7 | | | | | 12-7 | |- y Melbourne Reds December # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 21 | 5 December | HUNT m | 2–1 | | | | | 13-7 | Reds Sweep Hunter http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/07_dec.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204227/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/07_dec.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 22 | 6 December(DH 1) | HUNT m | 10–6 | | | | | 14-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 23 | 6 December (DH 2) | HUNT m | 7–6 | | | | | 15-7 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 24 | 7 December | HUNT m | 8–1 | | | | | 16-7 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 25 | 19 December (DH 1) | @ HUNT m | 4–5 | | | | | 16-8 | Reds Clip Eagles http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/22_dec.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204220/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/22_dec.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 26 | 19 December (DH 2) | @ HUNT m | 17–7 | | | | | 17-8 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 27 | 21 December (DH 1) | @ HUNT m | 8–7 | | | | | 18-8 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 28 | 21 December (DH 2) | @ HUNT m | 7–0 | | | | | 19-8 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 29 | 26 December (DH 1) | @ PERH m | 6–13 | | | | | 19-9 | Reds Draw with Perth http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/29c_dec.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204206/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/29c_dec.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 30 | 26 December (DH 2) | @ PER m | 0–1 | | | | | 19-10 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 31 | 27 December (DH 1) | @ PERH m | 3–2 | | | | | 20-10 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 32 | 27 December (DH 2) | @ PERH m | 8–3 | | | | | 21-10 | |- y Melbourne Reds January # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 33 | 3 January | SYDS m | 1–4 | | | | | 21-11 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 34 | 4 January | SYDS m | 10–1 | | | | | 22-11 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 35 | 5 January | SYDS m | 4–8 | | | | | 22-12 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 36 | 8 January | MELM m | 2–6 | | | | | 22-13 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 37 | 9 January | MELM m | 7–3 | | | | | 23-13 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 38 | 10 January | MELM m | 4–14 | | | | | 23-14 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 39 | 16 January (DH 1) | @ ADEG m | 4–5 | | | | | 23-15 | Reds Back On Top http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/19_jan.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204158/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/19_jan.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 40 | 16 December (DH 2) | @ ADEG m | 10–6 | | | | | 24-15 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 41 | 17 January (DH 1) | @ ADEG m | 10–8 | | | | | 25-15 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 42 | 17 December (DH 2) | @ ADEG m | 11–10 | | | | | 26-15 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 43 | 22 January | PERH m | 0–2 | | | | | 26-16 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 44 | 23 January | PERH m | 6–9 | | | | | 26-17 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 45 | 24 January | PERH m | No Result | | | | | 26-17 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 46 | 26 January | ADEG m | 1–0 | | | | | 27-17 | |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 47 | 27 January | ADEG m | 11–2 | | | | | 28-17 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 48 | 28 January | ADEG m | 5–6 | | | | | 28-18 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 49 | 31 January | @ SYDS m | 11–14 | | | | | 28-19 | |- y Melbourne Reds February # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Crowd Record Ref |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 50 | 1 February | @ SYDS m | 13–4 | | | | | 29-19 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 51 | 2 February | @ SYDS m | 9–10 | | | | | 29-20 | |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 52 | 5 February | @ MELM m | 4–5 | | | | | 29-21 | Reds March to Playoffs http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/09_feb.htm Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204144/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/09_feb.htm June 30, 1998 |- bgcolor=#bbffbb | 53 | 6 February | @ MELM m | 5–4 | | | | | 30-21 | |- bgcolor=#bbbbbb | 54 | 7 February | @ MELM m | Wash Out | | | | | 30-21 | |- Postseason 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.FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998. http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/98_sum.htm Press Release Australian Baseball League 19 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19980630204341/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/releases/98_sum.htm June 30, 1998 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. Finals Series (Reds games) Full series results Game 2: 10 February 1998 Melbourne Reds Reds ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 18 ? ? Sydney Storm Storm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Game 4: 11 February 1998 Gold Coast Cougars Cougars ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 ? ? Melbourne Reds Reds ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Game 6: 12 February 1998 Melbourne Monarchs Monarchs ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12 ? ? Melbourne Reds Reds ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? (1-0) ? (0-1) ? ? ? Postseason Ladder Postseason Championship Series Game 1: 14 February 1998 Gold Coast Cougars Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 ? ? Melbourne Reds Reds 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 ? ? David White (1-0) ? (0-1) ? - Shane Hogan (1) Game 2: 15 February 1998 Melbourne Reds Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 6 ? Gold Coast Cougars Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ? Jason Beverlin (1-0) Paxton Crawford (0-1) - Shane Hogan (1), Myles Barnden (1) - Award winners ABL awards Award Name Stat refManager of the YearTom NietoAll-Star Game Home Run KingChris AshbyChampionship Series MVPShane Hogan All-stars Position Name ref1st BaseAdam BurtonShort StopBen UttingManagerTom Nieto Reds Awards Award Name Stat refBatting ChampionAdam Burton.388 (165 At Bats)1997/98 MELBOURNE REDS http://www.waverleyreds.com/redsyear.htm#1998 Waverley Baseball Club 19 November 2012RBI ChampionAdam Burton55Home Run KingAdam Burton21Base Path PirateAdam Burton18 of 19Pitching ChampionPat Ahearne3.36ERA 3–4, 56.1IPPitching WorkhorseJason Beverlin72.1IP 2–4, 6.22Strikeout KingJason Beverlin67Sigh of ReliefDavid SimpsonDavid White2 Saves Roster Melbourne Reds 1997–98 ABL #EE0000 #FFFFFF #000000 #FFFFFF Inactive roster Coaching Staff 44 AUS Ben Donald    AUS Ryan Francis 25 AUS Rikki Johnston 52 USA Jason Beverlin 49 AUS Jason Blejwas 15 AUS Michael Crooks    AUS Andrew Fennell 27 AUS Matthew Gourlay 24 AUS Lee Hogan 41 AUS Rob Hogan 37 AUS Warren May 10 AUS David Simpson 29 USA Sloan Smith 28 AUS Ben Smith 36 AUS Jarrod Warner    USA David White 34 AUS Mark Cater  8 AUS Scott Dawes  7 AUS Andrew Utting 14 USA Chris Ashby 22 AUS Myles Barnden 20 AUS Adam Burton    AUS Ross Cameron 16 AUS Shane Hogan 26 AUS Jeff Spencer 30 AUS Ben Utting    AUS Glynn Kimberley 35 AUS Glen Reeves 46 USA Derek Shumpert 18 AUS Paul Weichard 19 AUS Darren White -- USA Tom Nieto -- AUS David Clarkson -- AUS Gavin Marshall Current as of February 1998.Melbourne Reds Roster http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/roster.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19980630195352/http://www.yellowpages.com.au/reds/roster.htm dead 30 June 1998 Melbourne Reds 19 November 2012 References autocollapse Category:Melbourne Reds Melbourne Reds