1998 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 75-60
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (75-60)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Dome
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1998 season with a record of 75 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons conceded 458 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Chunichi plated 488 runs. Takeshi Yamasaki paced the squad with 27 home runs, and Leo Gómez walloped 15 or more, too. Takeshi Yamasaki accounted for 86 RBI. Koichi Sekikawa topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Shigeki Noguchi and Kenshin Kawakami led the team with 14 wins each, while Shigeki Noguchi registered a 2.34 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1998 Chunichi Dragons who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Sang-Hoon Lee, Leo Gómez, Kevin Jarvis and Kenshin Kawakami.
Senichi Hoshino served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Masahiro Araki | R | R | September 13, 1977 | 5'11" | 163 | Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Masaaki Daito | R | R | April 5, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Katano, Osaka JP |
| Masataka Endo | R | R | September 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Masashi Fujii | R | R | January 14, 1974 | 6'0" | 202 | Kashima-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Leo Gómez | R | R | March 2, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Canovanas, PR |
| Masahiko Harada | R | R | February 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Masahito Higasa | R | L | August 19, 1970 | 5'11" | 171 | Nayoro, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Hirokazu Ibata | R | R | May 12, 1975 | 5'8" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shinji Imanaka | L | L | March 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 160 | Monma, Osaka JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Kevin Jarvis | L | R | August 1, 1969 | 6'2" | 200 | Lexington, KY US |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Ken Kadokura | R | R | July 29, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Kenshin Kawakami | R | R | June 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 200 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Takatoshi Kishikawa | L | L | January 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takuichi Koike | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'10" | 154 | Ayauta-guin, Kagawa JP |
| Keiichi Kojima | L | L | July 1, 1968 | 6'0" | 185 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Teruyoshi Kuji | L | R | April 19, 1969 | 5'6" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Jong Beom Lee | August 15, 1970 | 197 | ||||
| Sang-Hoon Lee | L | L | March 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Seoul, KR |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Daisuke Masuda | L | R | September 27, 1973 | 5'11" | 165 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Tokitaka Minamibuchi | R | R | October 29, 1965 | 5'7" | 154 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hidekazu Mitsuyama | R | R | November 20, 1965 | 6'1" | 206 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Nakamura | R | R | March 17, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Eiichi Nakano | R | R | October 16, 1974 | 6'1" | 184 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Kaoru Nihei | R | R | June 18, 1971 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Takayuki Onishi | R | R | July 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeki Oto | L | L | November 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Matsutoya, Ishikawa JP |
| Yasuyuki Sato | L | L | May 24, 1972 | 5'11" | 173 | Ogasa-sun, Shizuoka JP |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Eiji Shotsu | R | R | November 13, 1972 | 5'8" | 168 | Ono, Fukui JP |
| Dong Yol Sun | January 10, 1963 | 196 | ||||
| Fumihiro Suzuki | R | R | May 23, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Hitoshi Taneda | R | R | July 18, 1971 | 5'8" | 150 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Yasushi Tsuruta | R | R | July 23, 1970 | 5'11" | 176 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| So Tsutsui | R | R | November 1, 1974 | 5'11" | 180 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | June 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Yamada | R | R | June 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 187 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Takashi Yamada | R | R | May 11, 1974 | 6'0" | 176 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Koji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 29, 1970 | 5'10" | 176 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Hideyuki Yasuda | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
