1997–98 Melbourne Monarchs season

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

Regular season

Standings

Record vs opponents

Game log 

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| 31 October
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| 8–6
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| 1-0
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| 1 November (DH 1)
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| 10–6
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| 2-0
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| 1 November (DH 2)
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| 7–2
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| 3-0
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| 4
| 2 November
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| 2–8
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| 3-1
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| 7 November
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| 3–1
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| 4-1
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| 8 November (DH 1)
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| 0–3
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| 4-2
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| 8 November (DH 2)
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| 4–9
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| 4-3
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| 9 November
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| 4–7
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| 4-4
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| 9
| 14 November
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| ?–?
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| 4-5
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| 10
| 15 November (DH 1)
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| 2–7
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| 4-6
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| 11
| 15 November (DH 2)
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| ?–?
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| 5-6
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| 12
| 16 November
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| ?–?
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| 5-7
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| 21 November
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| 7–6
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| 6-7
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| 22 November (DH 1)
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| 1–6
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| 6-8
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| 22 November (DH 2)
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| 5–9
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| 6-9
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| 16
| 23 November
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| 2–0
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| 7-9
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| 17
| 5 December
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| 2–3
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| 7-10
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| 6 December (DH 1)
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| 5–6
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| 7-11
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| 6 December (DH 2)
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| 8–4
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| 8-11
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| 7 December
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| 5–18
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| 8-12
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| 21
| 14 December (DH 1)
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| 9–10
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| 8-13
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| 22
| 14 December (DH 2)
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| 7–2
| P. Dale
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| 9-13
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| 23
| 15 December (DH 1)
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| 3–0
| E. Nelsen
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| R. Spear
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| 10-13
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| 24
| 15 December (DH 2)
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| 6–4
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| 11-13
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| 25
| 19 December
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| 3–5
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| 11-14
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| 26
| 20 December (DH 1)
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| 6–3
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| 12-14
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| 27
| 20 December (DH 2)
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| 1–0
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| 13-14
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| 28
| 21 December
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| 5–6
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| 13-15
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| 26 December
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| 4–1
| P. Dale
| B. Cederbladd
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| 14-15
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| 30
| 27 December (DH 1)
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| 2–1
| E. Nelson
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| 15-15
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| 31
| 27 December (DH 2)
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| 4–0
| M. Bowie
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| 16-15
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| 32
| 28 December
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| 6–0
| E. Byrne
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| 17-15
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| 33
| 3 January
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| 8–3
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| 18-15
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| 4 January
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| 7–5
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| 5 January
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| 3–2
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| 20-15
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| 8 January
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| 6–2
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| 21-15
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| 9 January
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| 3–7
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| 21-16
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| 10 January
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| 14-4
| E. Nelson
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| 22-16
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| 39
| 16 January (DH 1)
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| 1–2
| Williams
| R Spear
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| 22-17
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| 40
| 16 January (DH 2)
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| 4–3
| E. Nelson
| Smith
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| 23-17
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| 41
| 17 January (DH 1)
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| 11–10
| K. Gogos
| Gooda
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| 24-17
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| 42
| 17 January (DH 2)
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| 12–11
| K. Gogos
| Foxover
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| 25-17
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| 22 January
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| 10–9
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| 26-17
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| 23 January
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| 5–1
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| 27-17
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| 24 January
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| 3–4
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| 27-18
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| 26 January
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| –
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| 28-18
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| 27 January
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| 10–15
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| 28-19
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| 48
| 28 January
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| Wash Out
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| 28-19
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| 49
| 30 January
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| 9–0
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| 29-19
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| 31 January (DH 1)
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| 9–5
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| 30-19
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| 51
| 31 January (DH 2)
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| 7–6
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| 31-19
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| 52
| 5 February
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| 5-4
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| 32-19
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| 6 February
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| 4-5
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| 32-20
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| 7 February
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| Wash Out
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| 32-20
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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.

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 (Monarchs games)
Full series results

Game 1: 10 February 1998

Game 3: 11 February 1998

Game 6: 12 February 1998

Postseason Ladder

Award Winners

ABL awards

All-stars

Monarchs Awards

Roster

References 

Melbourne Monarchs