1998 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 60-75
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Toshiyuki Mimura (60-75)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1998 season with a record of 60 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp plated 578 runs and surrendered 613 runs, most in the league. Akira Eto paced Hiroshima with 28 home runs, while Tomoaki Kanemoto, Tomonori Maeda and Koichi Ogata each walloped 15 or more as well. Akira Eto recorded 81 runs batted in. Tomonori Maeda topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .335 clip. Nate Minchey led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.75 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1998 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Timo Pérez, Nate Minchey, Ken Takahashi and Hiroki Kuroda.
Toshiyuki Mimura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itsuki Asai | L | L | December 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyama, Toyama JP |
| Kotaro Azuse | L | L | May 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Ryuji Endo | R | R | April 17, 1976 | 6'2" | 180 | Yashio, Saitama JP |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Masayuki Hasegawa | R | R | July 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 176 | Kamisu, Ibaraki JP |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | L | R | April 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichi Kato | R | R | July 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 178 | Kurayoshi, Tottori JP |
| Masato Kawano | R | R | May 7, 1978 | 6'1" | 191 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | L | L | March 7, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Takuya Kimura | S | R | April 15, 1972 | 5'8" | 165 | Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Makoto Kito | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Eiji Kiyokawa | L | L | September 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Shinji Ko | L | R | April 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 158 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kanei Kobayashi | R | R | January 29, 1974 | 5'11" | 191 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Yoshikazu Kura | R | R | July 27, 1975 | 5'10" | 176 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroki Kuroda | R | R | February 10, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kojiro Machida | R | R | December 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Nate Minchey | R | R | August 31, 1969 | 6'8" | 225 | Austin, TX US |
| Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenjiro Nomura | L | R | September 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Nonogaki | R | R | July 8, 1971 | 5'9" | 165 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Koji Obata | R | R | July 23, 1973 | 5'11" | 193 | , Saitama JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yutaka Ono | L | L | August 30, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Felix Perdomo | L | R | July 24, 1973 | 5'8" | 147 | |
| Timo Pérez | L | L | April 8, 1975 | 5'9" | 180 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Alejandro Quesada | July 9, 1978 | |||||
| Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane JP |
| Toshikazu Sawazaki | R | R | September 21, 1974 | 5'11" | 170 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Terunobu Seto | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kozo Shoda | S | R | January 2, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hideki Takahashi | R | R | October 4, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Oshima-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Ken Takahashi | L | L | April 16, 1969 | 6'0" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenichi Takayama | R | R | August 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 169 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Shigeo Tamaki | R | R | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Sao Paolo, BR |
| Kei Tamura | R | R | May 22, 1976 | 5'8" | 151 | Itoda, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiki Tanaka | L | L | June 17, 1975 | 5'11" | 187 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Tomashino | S | R | October 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 173 | Matsumae, Ehime JP |
| Hisaki Tomioka | L | L | May 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 171 | Yoshii, Gunma JP |
| Takanobu Wakabayashi | L | R | February 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 158 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tsutomu Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1968 | 6'2" | 186 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Ken Yamasaki | R | R | October 21, 1972 | 5'10" | 182 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Yasuyuki Yamauchi | R | R | March 16, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryuji Yokoyama | R | R | June 11, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Katsuyama, Fukui JP |
