1998 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st half
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Wisconsin |
39 |
30 |
.565 |
- |
| Kane County |
36 |
36 |
.500 |
4.5 |
| Beloit |
35 |
36 |
.493 |
5 |
| Peoria |
34 |
38 |
.472 |
6.5 |
| Rockford |
32 |
39 |
.451 |
8 |
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
43 |
29 |
.597 |
- |
| Fort Wayne |
41 |
31 |
.569 |
2 |
| Lansing |
37 |
35 |
.514 |
6 |
| Michigan |
36 |
36 |
.500 |
7 |
| South Bend |
21 |
51 |
.292 |
22 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Quad City |
40 |
31 |
.563 |
- |
| Cedar Rapids |
40 |
32 |
.556 |
0.5 |
| Burlington |
36 |
36 |
.500 |
4.5 |
| Clinton |
30 |
40 |
.429 |
9.5 |
2nd Half
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Rockford |
39 |
29 |
.574 |
- |
| Peoria |
38 |
30 |
.559 |
1 |
| Wisconsin |
33 |
35 |
.485 |
6 |
| Kane County |
33 |
35 |
.485 |
6 |
| Beloit |
29 |
39 |
.426 |
10 |
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Michigan |
43 |
25 |
.632 |
- |
| West Michigan |
40 |
28 |
.588 |
3 |
| Fort Wayne |
38 |
30 |
.559 |
5 |
| Lansing |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
9 |
| South Bend |
19 |
49 |
.279 |
24 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Quad City |
37 |
31 |
.544 |
- |
| Clinton |
35 |
33 |
.515 |
2 |
| Cedar Rapids |
31 |
37 |
.456 |
6 |
| Burlington |
27 |
41 |
.397 |
10 |
Postseason
1st round
West Michigan defeats Michigan, 2-1
Rockford defeats Wisconsin, 2-1
Clinton defeats Quad City, 2-1
Fort Wayne defeats Peoria, 2-1
2nd round
West Michigan defeats Clinton, 2-0
Rockford defeats Fort Wayne, 2-0
Championship
West Michigan defeats Rockford, 3-1
All Star Game
Post Season All Star Team
C-Shea Hillenbrand, Michigan
1B-Ross Gload, Kane County
2B-Jermaine Clark, Wisconsin
3B-Matt Erickson, Kane County
SS-Pablo Ozuna, Peoria
OF-Quincy Foster, Kane County
OF-Bucky Jacobsen, Beloit
OF-Juan LeBron, Lansing
OF-Rodney Lindsey, Clinton/West Michigan
DH-J.J. Thomas, Quad City
RHSP-Tristan Jerue, Peoria
LHSP-Ryan Anderson, Wisconsin
RHRP-Brian Partenheimer, Michigan
LHRP-Gene Stechschulte, Peoria
MVP-Pablo Ozuna, Peoria
Prospect of the Year-Pablo Ozuna, Peoria
Manager of the Year-Billy Gardner, Michigan
League Changes
West Michigan: added about 120 seats
Wisconsin: added 888 seats
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
Average |
| West Michigan |
500,083 |
7,144 |
| Lansing |
485,815 |
7,040 |
| Kane County |
481,352 |
7,078 |
| Wisconsin |
227,306 |
3,342 |
| Fort Wayne |
214,702 |
3,067 |
| South Bend |
196,793 |
2,981 |
| Peoria |
154,910 |
2,347 |
| Quad City |
153,886 |
2,404 |
| Cedar Rapids |
128,742 |
1,893 |
| Michigan |
107,137 |
1,648 |
| Rockford |
75,600 |
1,163 |
| Beloit |
61,108 |
940 |
| Burlington |
60,492 |
902 |
| Clinton |
44,401 |
693 |