1997–98 Melbourne Reds season
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| Season: 1997–98 Australian Baseball League season |
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| Team Details | |
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| League | Australian Baseball League |
| City | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Ballpark | Moorabbin Oval |
| Management | |
| Manager | Tom Nieto |
| Owner | Geoff Pearce |
| General Manager | Tony Peek |
| Assistant GM | Andy Karetsky Paul Tierney |
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← 1996–97
1998–99 →
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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).
Contents
Offseason
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Regular season
Standings
| † | Clinched final berth |
| Team
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W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Melbourne Monarchs† | 32 | 20 | .615 | – | – | – |
| Sydney Storm† | 32 | 22 | .593 | 1 | – | – |
| Melbourne Reds† | 30 | 21 | .588 | 11⁄2 | – | – |
| Gold Coast Cougars† | 31 | 22 | .585 | 11⁄2 | – | – |
| Perth Heat | 30 | 23 | .566 | 21⁄2 | – | – |
| Adelaide Giants | 26 | 27 | .491 | 61⁄2 | – | – |
| Brisbane Bandits | 20 | 33 | .333 | 121⁄2 | – | – |
| Hunter Eagles | 10 | 43 | .189 | 221⁄2 | – | – |
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| 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 | |||
Game log
| W | Reds win |
| L | Reds loss |
| T | Reds tie |
| Game postponed | |
| Bold | Reds team member |
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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.[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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Melbourne Reds | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| Sydney Storm | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| WP: ? (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Reds: ? Storm: ? |
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Game 4: 11 February 1998
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Gold Coast Cougars | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| Melbourne Reds | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| WP: ? (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Cougars: ? Reds: ? |
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Game 6: 12 February 1998
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Melbourne Monarchs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 12 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| Melbourne Reds | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| WP: ? (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Monarchs: ? Reds: ? |
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Postseason Ladder
| † | Clinched Championship series berth |
| Team
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W | L | Pct. | GB | For | Against |
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| Melbourne Reds† | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | 25 | 18 |
| Gold Coast Cougars† | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | 16 | 13 |
| Melbourne Monarchs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 18 | 17 |
| Sydney Storm | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 16 | 27 |
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Game 1: 14 February 1998
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Gold Coast Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| Melbourne Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| WP: David White (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Cougars: - Reds: Shane Hogan (1) |
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Game 2: 15 February 1998
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Melbourne Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ? | |||||||||||
| Gold Coast Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |||||||||||
| WP: Jason Beverlin (1-0) LP: Paxton Crawford (0-1) Sv: - Home runs: Reds: Shane Hogan (1), Myles Barnden (1) Cougars: - |
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Award Winners
ABL awards
| Award | Name | Stat | ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Year | Tom Nieto | [10] | |
| All-Star Game Home Run King | Chris Ashby | [10] | |
| Championship Series MVP | Shane Hogan | [10] |
All-stars
| Position | Name | ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Base | Adam Burton | [10] |
| Short Stop | Ben Utting | [10] |
| Manager | Tom Nieto | [10] |
Reds Awards
| 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] |
Roster
Template:Melbourne Reds roster 1997-98
References
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