1995 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-57
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (67-57)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1995 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 67-57
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (67-57)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1995 season with a record of 67 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions conceded 427 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Seibu plated 498 runs. Kazuhiro Kiyohara paced the team with 25 home runs, while Darrin Jackson and Makoto Sasaki walloped 15 or more, too. Darrin Jackson accounted for 68 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .289 average. Hiroshi Shintani led the squad with 11 wins, and Taigen Kaku recorded a 2.54 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1995 Seibu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Orestes Destrade, Darrin Jackson and Kazuo Matsui.
Osamu Higashio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Abe | L | L | December 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Shinji Ando | L | R | September 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 158 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Tadakatsu Haniyuda | May 1, 1964 | |||||
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Takashi Ishii | R | R | August 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Ayase, Kanagawa JP |
| Takehiro Ishii | R | R | October 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Darrin Jackson | R | R | August 22, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Taigen Kaku | March 20, 1962 | |||||
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Taiji Kitahara | R | R | April 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 182 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Satoshi Kuroda | R | R | January 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuhiro Maeda | R | R | June 23, 1971 | 6'2" | 215 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Katsuhiko Miyaji | L | L | August 28, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | L | L | May 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 194 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuyoshi Murata | R | R | September 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Hiroshi Narahara | R | R | May 16, 1968 | 5'6" | 143 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kazuyoshi Ono | L | L | November 13, 1965 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawauchi-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hiroshi Shintani | R | R | July 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Hironori Shiratori | R | R | May 4, 1966 | 5'10" | 158 | Toyoma-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Kento Sugiyama | L | L | December 12, 1968 | 5'8" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Jun Takeshita | L | L | July 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Seiji Tomashino | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hisaki Tomioka | L | L | May 8, 1973 | 5'9" | 171 | Yoshii, Gunma JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga JP |
| Hiroaki Ueda | S | R | April 30, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Yukihiro Ueda | R | R | July 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 171 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshinari Uenaka | R | R | July 16, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Sennan, Osaka JP |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Masashi Yokota | L | R | November 26, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Haruki Yoshitake | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
