1999 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Team Record: 78-54
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (78-54)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome
Japan Series - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 1
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1999 season with a record of 78 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks scored 563 runs and surrendered 553 runs. Hiroki Kokubo led Fukuoka with 24 home runs, while Kenji Johjima, Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Melvin Nieves and Koichiro Yoshinaga each walloped 15 or more, too. Kenji Johjima and Hiroki Kokubo each drove in 77 runs. Kenji Johjima paced all regular batters by connecting at a .306 clip. Takayuki Shinohara topped the team with 14 wins, and Kimiyasu Kudo recorded a 2.39 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1999 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kenji Johjima, Tadahito Iguchi and Melvin Nieves.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Bonishi | L | R | December 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Doi | L | L | June 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 165 | Hikari, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Fujii | R | R | October 16, 1968 | 5'10" | 158 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Chihiro Hamana | L | R | November 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Hinata, Kyoto JP |
| Takaya Hayashi | R | R | June 1, 1973 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuru Homma | L | R | August 25, 1972 | 5'11" | 172 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Junji Hoshino | R | R | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 190 | , Tokyo JP |
| Tadahito Iguchi | R | R | December 4, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | Tanashi, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Johjima | R | R | June 8, 1976 | 6'0" | 205 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Kawagoe | R | R | December 7, 1966 | 5'9" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroki Kokubo | R | R | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 194 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi JP |
| Shinji Kurano | R | R | September 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 187 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Nobuhiko Matsunaka | L | L | December 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 220 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Akio Mizuta | R | R | July 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Minami Kawachi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Kazuto Moriyama | S | R | December 19, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Nima-gun, Shimane JP |
| Arihito Muramatsu | L | L | December 12, 1972 | 5'10" | 172 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Tomohiro Nagai | L | R | August 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 187 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Melvin Nieves | S | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'2" | 185 | San Juan, PR |
| Takayuki Nishijima | L | L | August 12, 1971 | 6'0" | 180 | Sunakawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Tatsuji Nishimura | R | R | July 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 206 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsunori Okamoto | R | R | June 9, 1973 | 5'9" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Motoi Okoshi | R | R | May 20, 1971 | 5'10" | 174 | Shichigahama-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Rod Pedraza | R | R | December 28, 1969 | 6'2" | 210 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Kazumi Saito | R | R | November 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 207 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Mitsugu Saito | R | R | April 26, 1970 | 5'8" | 160 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Masahiro Sakumoto | L | L | July 15, 1974 | 5'9" | 173 | Nakagami-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | L | L | May 23, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takayuki Shinohara | L | L | September 7, 1976 | 5'10" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shoya Shinzato | R | R | August 6, 1972 | 5'7" | 154 | , Okinawa JP |
| Keisaburo Tanoue | R | R | September 17, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Ibusuki, Kagoshima JP |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Takashi Uchinokura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Kenichi Wakatabe | R | R | August 5, 1969 | 6'0" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Koji Wakisaka | L | R | April 23, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Hidekazu Watanabe | R | R | July 13, 1971 | 5'11" | 160 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Tsutomu Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1968 | 6'2" | 186 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Shintaro Yamasaki | L | R | May 19, 1966 | 6'0" | 165 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Shikato Yanagita | R | R | May 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Shuji Yoshida | L | L | November 29, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Koichiro Yoshinaga | L | R | May 1, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Maikata, Osaka JP |
| Shintaro Yoshitake | R | R | June 3, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Higashi Kunisaki-gun, Oita JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
