2007 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-76
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tsutomu Ito (66-76)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
2007 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 66-76
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tsutomu Ito (66-76)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 2007 season with a record of 66 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 564 runs and yielded 585 runs. Alex Cabrera led Seibu with 27 home runs, while Takahiko Sato and Kazuhiro Wada walloped 15 or more, too. Alex Cabrera drove in 81 runs. Kazuhiro Wada paced all regular batters with a .315 average. Hideaki Wakui topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.79 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2007 Seibu Lions who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Chris Gissell, Alex Cabrera, Alex Graman, Jason Johnson and Jeff Liefer.
Tsutomu Ito 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 |
| Alex Cabrera | R | R | December 24, 1971 | 6'2" | 217 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuki Fukuchi | S | R | December 17, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Takeo, Saga JP |
| Chris Gissell | R | R | January 4, 1978 | 6'5" | 210 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Taketoshi Goto | R | R | June 5, 1980 | 5'9" | 185 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Alex Graman | L | L | November 17, 1977 | 6'4" | 210 | Huntingburg, IN US |
| Takuya Hara | L | R | May 18, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Ming Chieh Hsu | R | R | December 1, 1976 | 6'0" | 198 | |
| 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 |
| Tetsuya Iwasaki | R | R | October 13, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Fukaya, Saitama JP |
| Jason Johnson | R | R | October 27, 1973 | 6'6" | 225 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
| Masahide Kaizuka | L | R | December 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 182 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Yasuyuki Kataoka | R | R | February 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Junichi Kawahara | R | R | January 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 163 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Fumikazu Kimura | R | R | September 13, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Kishi | R | R | December 4, 1984 | 5'11" | 150 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takumi Kuriyama | L | R | September 3, 1983 | 5'10" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Haruki Kurose | R | R | April 15, 1985 | 5'11" | 175 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Jeff Liefer | L | R | August 17, 1974 | 6'3" | 195 | Fontana, CA US |
| Hironori Matsunaga | L | L | February 24, 1984 | 5'9" | 168 | Nishi Sonogi-cun, Nagasaki JP |
| Kenta Matsusaka | R | R | August 16, 1985 | 6'2" | 190 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Koji Mitsui | L | L | September 15, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Ashoro-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Akira Miyakoshi | R | R | April 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 178 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Keisuke Mizuta | R | R | November 4, 1980 | 5'9" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Atsushi Okamoto | R | R | May 20, 1981 | 5'10" | 168 | Nabari, Mie 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 |
| Yutaro Osaki | L | R | October 18, 1984 | 5'7" | 168 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiroyuki Oshima | L | L | June 15, 1981 | 5'11" | 187 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Takahiko Sato | R | R | August 9, 1978 | 6'2" | 220 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Tomoaki Sato | R | R | June 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 187 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyuki Shibata | L | L | July 8, 1976 | 5'8" | 154 | Ritto, Shiga JP |
| Eiji Shotsu | R | R | November 13, 1972 | 5'8" | 168 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Ginjiro Sumitani | R | R | July 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Hisashi Takayama | R | R | November 16, 1981 | 5'10" | 185 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tatsuyuki Uemoto | L | R | November 8, 1980 | 6'1" | 203 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Hideaki Wakui | R | R | June 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 187 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Minoru Yamagishi | R | R | August 17, 1982 | 5'9" | 170 | Sabae, Fukui JP |
| Ayumu Yamamoto | R | R | July 28, 1983 | 5'10" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Satoshi Yamazaki | L | L | April 8, 1981 | 5'8" | 161 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
