1998 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 70-61
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (70-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1998 season with a record of 70 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions gave up 559 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Seibu plated 586 runs. Domingo Martínez walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Ken Suzuki and Taisei Takagi swatted 15 or more as well. Domingo Martínez recorded 95 runs batted in. Kazuo Matsui led all regular hitters with a .311 average. Fumiya Nishiguchi topped the squad with 13 wins, and Takashi Ishii recorded a 3.29 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1998 Seibu Lions who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Domingo Martínez, Rudy Pemberton, Kazuo Matsui, Brian Raabe, Terry Bross and Giovanni Carrara.
Osamu Higashio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bross | R | R | March 30, 1966 | 6'9" | 234 | El Paso, TX US |
| Giovanni Carrara | R | R | March 4, 1968 | 6'2" | 225 | El Tigre, Anzoategui VE |
| Yoshihiro Doi | L | L | September 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Hatogaya, Saitama JP |
| Tsuyoshi Furuya | R | R | April 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Tachikawa, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Takashi Ishii | R | R | August 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Ayase, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyotaka Koishizawa | R | R | August 12, 1977 | 5'10" | 170 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Domingo Martínez | R | R | August 4, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| 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 |
| Shinji Mori | L | R | September 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yukihiro Nishizaki | R | R | April 13, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | Ozu, Shiga 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 |
| Rudy Pemberton | R | R | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Brian Raabe | R | R | November 5, 1967 | 5'9" | 170 | New Ulm, MN US |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Kazuhiro Shibasaki | R | R | April 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 171 | Gobo, Wakayama 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 |
| 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 |
| Shinji Taninaka | R | R | May 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Hirofumi Teramoto | L | R | June 7, 1973 | 6'1" | 154 | Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa 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 |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
