2003 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Haruki Ihara (77-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2003 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 77-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Haruki Ihara (77-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2003 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 692 runs and allowed 660 runs. Alex Cabrera crushed 50 homers for Seibu, while Kazuhiro Wada, Kazuo Matsui and Scott McClain each walloped 15 or more also. Alex Cabrera drove in 112 runs. Kazuhiro Wada led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .346 average. Daisuke Matsuzaka topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2003 Seibu Lions who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Kazuo Matsui, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Scott McClain and Alex Cabrera.
Haruki Ihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shogo Akada | S | R | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hayato Aoki | R | R | May 6, 1977 | 5'8" | 165 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Chih Chia Chang | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 5'10" | 176 | , JP |
| 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 |
| Mitsutaka Goto | R | R | August 27, 1974 | 6'0" | 170 | Nanjo-gun, Fukui JP |
| Taketoshi Goto | R | R | June 5, 1980 | 5'9" | 185 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Hirao | R | R | December 31, 1975 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Kazuyuki Hoashi | L | L | July 15, 1979 | 5'11" | 170 | Ogori, Fukuoka JP |
| Tomoki Hoshino | L | L | July 29, 1977 | 5'10" | 163 | Inabe-gun, Mie JP |
| Toru Hosokawa | R | R | January 4, 1980 | 6'2" | 210 | Higashi Tsugaru-gun, Aomori JP |
| Kazushi Hosomi | R | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ming Chieh Hsu | R | R | December 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| 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 |
| Yoshihito Ishii | L | R | July 12, 1978 | 5'10" | 181 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Masahide Kaizuka | L | R | December 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 182 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuyuki Maeda | R | R | August 30, 1975 | 6'0" | 191 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Scott McClain | R | R | May 19, 1972 | 6'3" | 209 | Simi Valley, CA US |
| Koji Mitsui | L | L | September 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Ashoro-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Katsuhiko Miyaji | L | L | August 28, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Yoshitaka Mizuo | L | L | May 2, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Keisuke Mizuta | R | R | November 4, 1980 | 5'9" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Mori | L | R | September 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | July 31, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Takeya Nakamura | R | R | August 15, 1983 | 5'9" | 225 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kosuke Noda | R | R | December 4, 1977 | 5'11" | 198 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Chikara Onodera | R | R | November 26, 1980 | 6'2" | 203 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Koji Onuma | R | R | July 3, 1979 | 5'10" | 179 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shuichiro Osada | R | R | May 6, 1980 | 5'10" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyuki Oshima | L | L | June 15, 1981 | 5'11" | 187 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Susumu Otomo | L | L | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Taga-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Tomoaki Sato | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 187 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhiro Shibasaki | R | R | April 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 171 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroyuki Shibata | L | L | July 8, 1976 | 5'8" | 154 | Ritto, Shiga JP |
| Takumi Shiigi | L | R | July 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 187 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Koji Tahara | L | R | February 26, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Sennan, Osaka 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 |
| Fumikazu Takanami | R | R | November 3, 1975 | 5'9" | 159 | Ushibuka, Kumamoto JP |
| Hisashi Takayama | R | R | November 16, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenichi Toriyabe | L | R | November 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 193 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Naoki Uchizono | R | R | May 14, 1974 | 6'0" | 191 | So-gun, Kagoshima 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 |
