1998 Eastern League season
# 1998 Eastern League season

The 1998 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 3 games to 1 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

## Regular season

### Standings

Eastern League - Northern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 83 | 59 | .585 | – |
| Binghamton Mets | 82 | 60 | .577 | 1.0 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 66 | 75 | .468 | 16.5 |
| Norwich Navigators | 66 | 76 | .465 | 17.0 |
| New Haven Ravens | 59 | 83 | .415 | 24.0 |

Eastern League - Southern Division :

| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Akron Aeros | 81 | 60 | .574 | – |
| Harrisburg Senators | 73 | 69 | .514 | 8.5 |
| Trenton Thunder | 71 | 70 | .504 | 10.0 |
| Bowie Baysox | 71 | 71 | .500 | 10.5 |
| Reading Phillies | 56 | 85 | .397 | 25.0 |

Notes:

    Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
    Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
    Italics indicates that team won ELCS

### Statistical league leaders

**Batting leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| AVG | Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats) | .323 |
| HR | Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox) | 31 |
| RBI | Calvin Pickering (Bowie Baysox) | 114 |
| R | Doug Mientkiewicz (New Britain Rock Cats) | 96 |

**Pitching leaders**

| Stat | Player | Total |
| - | - | - |
| W | Mike Lincoln (New Britain Rock Cats) | 15 |
| ERA | Mike Kusiewicz (New Haven Ravens) | 2.32 |
| SO | Brent Billingsley (Portland Sea Dogs) | 183 |
| SV | Brent Stentz (New Britain Rock Cats) | 43 |

## Playoffs

### Divisional Series

**Northern Division**

The New Britain Rock Cats defeated the Binghamton Mets in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

**Southern Division**

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Akron Aeros in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.

### Championship Series

The Harrisburg Senators defeated the New Britain Rock Cats in the ELCS 3 games to 1.

