1996 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (62-64)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1996 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 62-64
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (62-64)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1996 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 517 runs and allowed 521 runs. Kazuhiro Kiyohara walloped 31 home runs for Seibu, while Tetsuya Kakiuchi, Darrin Jackson and Ken Suzuki each swatted 15 or more also. Kazuhiro Kiyohara recorded 84 runs batted in. Ken Suzuki led all regular batters with a .302 average. Fumiya Nishiguchi topped the team with 16 wins, and Kiyoshi Toyoda registered a 3.08 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1996 Seibu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Scott Cooper, Kazuo Matsui and Darrin Jackson.
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 | |
| Scott Cooper | L | R | October 13, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Kazuya Harai | R | R | June 17, 1968 | 5'8" | 154 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Toshiaki Inubushi | R | R | April 24, 1972 | 6'0" | 198 | Higashi, Osaka 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 |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Maebara | R | R | May 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 173 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | L | L | May 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 194 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka 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 |
| Susumu Otomo | L | L | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Taga-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Shinichi Sakurai | R | R | April 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 171 | Inba-gun, Chiba JP |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane 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 |
| 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 |
| Tetsu Suzuki | R | R | January 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Taisei Takagi | L | R | December 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Hachioji, Tokyo 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 |
| Hirofumi Teramoto | L | R | June 7, 1973 | 6'1" | 154 | Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Takao Watanabe | R | R | February 28, 1974 | 5'11" | 193 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Jun Yamada | R | R | August 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 202 | Niiza, Saitama JP |
| Kazuaki Yamano | L | L | May 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 172 | Aso-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
