1999 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 81-54
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (81-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1999 season with a record of 81 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Dragons conceded 488 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Chunichi plated 598 runs. Leo Gómez walloped 36 home runs for the squad, while Takeshi Yamasaki and Kosuke Fukudome added 15 or more also. Leo Gómez drove in 109 runs. Koichi Sekikawa paced all regular batters by hitting .330. Shigeki Noguchi topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.66 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1999 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kenshin Kawakami, Kosuke Fukudome, Nelson Liriano, Leo Gómez and Sang-Hoon Lee.
Senichi Hoshino served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kotaro Azuse | L | L | May 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Masaaki Daito | R | R | April 5, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Katano, Osaka JP |
| Masataka Endo | R | R | September 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Kosuke Fukudome | L | R | April 26, 1977 | 6'0" | 200 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Leo Gómez | R | R | March 2, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Canovanas, PR |
| Shinji Imanaka | L | L | March 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 160 | Monma, Osaka JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hitoki Iwase | L | L | November 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 179 | Nishio, Aichi JP |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Ken Kadokura | R | R | July 29, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Kenshin Kawakami | R | R | June 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Ryo Kawano | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'10" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takatoshi Kishikawa | L | L | January 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takuichi Koike | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'10" | 154 | Ayauta-guin, Kagawa JP |
| Shinichiro Koyama | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'11" | 198 | Watari-gun, Mie JP |
| Teruyoshi Kuji | L | R | April 19, 1969 | 5'6" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Jong Beom Lee | August 15, 1970 | 197 | ||||
| Sang-Hoon Lee | L | L | March 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Seoul, KR |
| Nelson Liriano | S | R | June 3, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Daisuke Masuda | L | R | September 27, 1973 | 5'11" | 165 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Tokitaka Minamibuchi | R | R | October 29, 1965 | 5'7" | 154 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Nakamura | R | R | March 17, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Takashi Ogasawara | L | L | November 29, 1976 | 5'8" | 168 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Takayuki Onishi | R | R | July 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeki Oto | L | L | November 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Matsutoya, Ishikawa JP |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Shimazaki | R | R | March 3, 1967 | 5'11" | 180 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Eiji Shotsu | R | R | November 13, 1972 | 5'8" | 168 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Dong Yol Sun | January 10, 1963 | 196 | ||||
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Kazuhiro Takeda | L | R | June 22, 1965 | 5'7" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hitoshi Taneda | R | R | July 18, 1971 | 5'8" | 150 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Yasushi Tsuruta | R | R | July 23, 1970 | 5'11" | 176 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| So Tsutsui | R | R | November 1, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | June 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Yamada | R | R | June 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 187 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Koji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 29, 1970 | 5'10" | 176 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Kosuke Yoshihara | R | R | March 29, 1969 | 5'9" | 169 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
