| WNY Strat-O-Matic Baseball League - Final standings 1997-98 | |||||||||||
| W | L | Pct. | GB | RF | RA | Streak | Last 12 | Home | Away | ||
| x-East Aurora | 54 | 34 | .614 | --- | 530 | 405 | Lost 3 | 7-5 | 29-15 | 25-19 | |
| y-Boston | 52 | 36 | .591 | 2 | 549 | 502 | Won 1 | 5-7 | 26-18 | 26-18 | |
| y-Steubenville | 50 | 38 | .568 | 4 | 479 | 467 | Won 3 | 9-3 | 27-17 | 23-21 | |
| y-St. Catharines | 49 | 39 | .557 | 5 | 459 | 408 | Lost 1 | 11-1 | 26-18 | 23-21 | |
| y-Hagerstown | 47 | 41 | .534 | 7 | 458 | 441 | Won 2 | 9-3 | 27-17 | 20-24 | |
| y-Tonawanda | 47 | 41 | .534 | 7 | 572 | 504 | Lost 1 | 7-5 | 25-19 | 22-22 | |
| y-Black Rock | 44 | 44 | .500 | 10 | 464 | 453 | Won 2 | 5-7 | 16-28 | 28-16 | |
| y-Bronx | 42 | 46 | .477 | 12 | 438 | 473 | Won 1 | 5-7 | 21-23 | 21-23 | |
| Hershey | 42 | 46 | .477 | 12 | 520 | 537 | Lost 1 | 2-10 | 24-20 | 18-26 | |
| Miami | 40 | 48 | .455 | 14 | 467 | 513 | Lost 2 | 6-6 | 20-24 | 20-24 | |
| Fairbanks | 38 | 50 | .432 | 16 | 459 | 473 | Lost 2 | 4-8 | 18-26 | 20-24 | |
| Idylwoods | 23 | 65 | .261 | 31 | 355 | 574 | Lost 3 | 2-10 | 14-30 | 9-35 | |
| Week 22 results: | Game Scores: | ||||||||||
| Black Rock 3, Fairbanks 1 | BLR 4-1, FAI 6-3, BLR 7-4, BLR 8-6 | ||||||||||
| Hagerstown 3, Miami 1 (Wk 21) | HAG 3-1, MIA 5-4 (10), HAG 4-2, HAG 6-2 | ||||||||||
| Boston 3, Hershey 1 | BOS 16-4, BOS 17-9, HER 16-7, BOS 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Steubenville 3, East Aurora 1 | EAI 11-7, STU 4-1, STU 3-2, STU 8-6 | ||||||||||
| Hagerstown 3, Idylwoods 1 | IDL 6-5, HAG 5-3, HAG 6-2, HAG 5-4 | ||||||||||
| Tonawanda 2, Miami 2 | MIA 8-7, TON 6-5, TON 12-4, MIA 7-6 | ||||||||||
| St. Catharines 3, Bronx 1 | STC 5-3, STC 5-3, STC 13-6, BRX 5-1 | ||||||||||
| ONE GAME PLAYOFF: | Bronx 8, Hershey 2 | ||||||||||
| * Playoff Preview * | QUARTERFINALS: | ||||||||||
| (1) EAST AURORA (54-34) vs. (8) BRONX (42-46) | |||||||||||
| Rankings: Offense-EAI 3rd, BRX 11th; Defense/Pitching-EAI 1st, BRX 6th ; Season series: Split 4-4 | |||||||||||
| (2) BOSTON (52-36) vs. (7) BLACK ROCK (44-44) | |||||||||||
| Rankings: Offense-BOS 2nd, BLR 7th; Defense/Pitching-BOS 8th, BLR 4th ; Season series: BLR 5-3 | |||||||||||
| (3) STEUBENVILLE (50-38) vs. (6) TONAWANDA (47-41) | |||||||||||
| Rankings: Offense-STU 5th, TON 1st; Defense/Pitching-STU 5th, TON 9th ; Season series: Split 4-4 | |||||||||||
| (4) ST. CATHARINES (49-39) vs. (5) HAGERSTOWN (47-41) | |||||||||||
| Rankings: Offense-STC 8th, HAG 10th, Defense/Pitching-STC 2nd, HAG 3rd ; Season series: Split 4-4 | |||||||||||
| Past World Series results: | |||||||||||
| 1997 - HERSHEY (Jerry Wilke, Jr.) 4, Steubenville (Ed Taylor) 1 | |||||||||||
| 1996 - EAST AURORA (Dave Davis) 4, St. Louis (Ken Liszewski) 0 | |||||||||||
| 1995 - ST. LOUIS (Ken Liszewski) 4, Steubenville (Ed Taylor) 2 | |||||||||||
| 1994 - ST. LOUIS (Ken Liszewski) 4, Steubenville (Ed Taylor) 3 | |||||||||||
| 1993 - EAST AURORA (Dave Davis) 4, St. Louis (Ken Liszewski) 2 | |||||||||||
| 1992 - ST. LOUIS (Ken Liszewski) 4, East Aurora (Dave Davis) 2 | |||||||||||
| 1991 - ST. LOUIS (Ken Liszewski) 4, East Aurora (Dave Davis) 0 | |||||||||||
| 1990 - ST. LOUIS (Ken Liszewski) 4, Geneva (Paul Larush) 2 | |||||||||||