1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season
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1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs | |
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Minor premiership | |
League | Australian Baseball League |
Ballpark | Melbourne Ballpark |
City | Melbourne, Victoria |
Record | 32–20 (.615) |
Place | 1st |
General manager | David Oertle |
Manager | Jon Deeble |
The 1997-98 Melbourne Monarchs season was the 7th season for the team. As was the case for the Monarchs's previous seasons they competed in the Australian Baseball League (ABL).
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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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 |
Record vs opponents
[edit]Opponent | W–L Record |
Largest Victory | Largest Defeat | Current Streak | ||||
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Score | Date | Ground | Score | Date | Ground | |||
Adelaide Giants | 2-6 | 3-1 | 7 November 1997 | Norwood Oval | 2-7 | 15 November 1997 | Melbourne Ballpark | L1 |
Brisbane Bandits | 4-2 | 1 Run | Tied (3) | 10-15 | 27 January 1998 | Melbourne Ballpark | L1 | |
Gold Coast Cougars | 6-1 | 6-0 | 28 December 1997 | Melbourne Ballpark | 3-4 | 24 January 1998 | Carrara Stadium | L1 |
Hunter Eagles | 6-0 | 9-0 | 30 January 1998 | Melbourne Ballpark | - | W6 | ||
Melbourne Reds | 6–3 | 14–4 | 10 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | 2–8 | 2 November 1997 | Moorabbin Oval | L1 |
Perth Heat | 5-3 | 7-2 | 14 December 1997 | Melbourne Ballpark | 1-6 | 22 November 1997 | WACA | W3 |
Sydney Storm | 3-5 | 8-4 | 6 December 1997 | Concord Oval | 5-18 | 7 December 1997 | Concord Oval | L1 |
Total | 32–20 | Sydney Storm | L1 | |||||
14–4 | 10 January 1998 | Moorabbin Oval | 5–18 | 7 December 1997 | Sydney Showgrounds |
Game log
[edit]W | Monarchs win |
L | Monarchs loss |
T | Monarchs tie |
Game postponed | |
Bold | Monarchs team member |
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October
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November
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December
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January
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Postseason
[edit]Finals Series at Melbourne Ballpark
[edit]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.[3]
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.[3]
Finals Series (Monarchs games)
[edit]Game 1: 10 February 1998
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Gold Coast Cougars | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 7 | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
Melbourne Monarchs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: ? (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Cougars: ? Monarchs: ? |
Game 3: 11 February 1998
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Melbourne Monarchs | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Storm | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: ? (1-0) LP: ? (0-1) Sv: ? Home runs: Monarchs: ? Storm: ? |
Game 6: 12 February 1998
[edit]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: ? |
Postseason Ladder
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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 |
Award Winners
[edit]ABL awards
[edit]Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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Pitcher of the Year | Erick Nelson |
All-stars
[edit]Position | Name | ref |
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Starting Pitcher | Erick Nelson |
Monarchs Awards
[edit]Award | Name | Stat | ref |
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Roster
[edit]Melbourne Monarchs 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 | ||
Current as of February 1998.[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Round 4: MELBOURNE MONARCHS vs PERTH HEAT". Perth Heat. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Reds March to Playoffs". Melbourne Reds. Archived from the original on 30 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ a b "FAI Cup Pitches new finals format and all star competition as baseball bats up for the summer of 1997/1998". Press Release. Australian Baseball League. Archived from the original on 30 June 1998. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Melbourne Monarchs Roster". Melbourne Monarchs. Archived from the original on 22 April 1999. Retrieved 24 November 2012.