1999 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 54-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kyosuke Sasaki (54-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Fujiidera Stadium
1999 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 54-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kyosuke Sasaki (54-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1999 season with a record of 54 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 595 runs and allowed 662 runs, most in the circuit. Karl Rhodes walloped 40 home runs for Osaka, while Norihiro Nakamura and Phil Clark swatted 15 or more, too. Karl Rhodes drove in 101 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .301. Akira Okamoto paced the team with 9 wins, and Hideo Koike recorded a 4.05 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1999 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Carlos Valdez, Norihiro Nakamura, Karl Rhodes, Phil Clark, Akinori Otsuka and Phil Leftwich.
Kyosuke Sasaki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Abe | L | L | December 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Motoyuki Akahori | R | R | April 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 158 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
| Phil Clark | R | R | May 6, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Crockett, TX US |
| Takenori Daita | S | R | February 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Fernando De La Cruz | R | R | January 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 225 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki | R | R | May 23, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Akihito Fujii | R | R | June 18, 1976 | 5'7" | 172 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hironori Fujisaki | R | R | May 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 165 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Jiro Fujitate | R | R | June 22, 1971 | 5'11" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Furukubo | R | R | June 23, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Ishige | R | R | July 13, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Koichi Isobe | L | R | March 12, 1974 | 5'9" | 181 | Higashi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenshi Kawaguchi | L | R | June 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Yame, Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Kinugawa | July 29, 1974 | |||||
| Isao Koda | L | R | May 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Higashi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Hideo Koike | L | L | March 18, 1969 | 5'9" | 158 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
| Phil Leftwich | R | R | May 19, 1969 | 6'5" | 205 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Kat Maekawa | L | L | September 25, 1978 | 6'0" | 215 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masaki Maki | L | L | February 13, 1976 | 6'1" | 171 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tetsuya Matoyama | R | R | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 182 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Rob Mattson | L | R | November 18, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Tetsuji Mende | L | L | June 13, 1975 | 6'0" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Eiji Mizuguchi | R | R | January 9, 1969 | 5'8" | 171 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Koki Morita | R | R | November 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Takayuki Murakami | R | R | August 26, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Muto | L | R | June 6, 1973 | 5'9" | 165 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Ryuji Nakagawa | R | R | October 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 165 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Norihiro Nakamura | R | R | July 24, 1973 | 5'10" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Nishikawa | L | L | February 26, 1967 | 5'9" | 170 | Ozu, Ehime JP |
| Hiroshi Nishioka | L | L | September 27, 1969 | 5'9" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Akira Okamoto | R | R | May 3, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hideaki Okubo | L | R | July 3, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Naoyuki Omura | L | L | February 13, 1976 | 5'8" | 159 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Akinori Otsuka | R | R | January 13, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Karl Rhodes | L | L | August 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Hiroki Sakai | R | R | September 22, 1971 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Shigeki Sano | R | R | April 30, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hiroyuki Sato | R | R | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Kazuya Shibata | L | L | March 16, 1968 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Ayahito Shinada | R | R | October 3, 1973 | 6'0" | 184 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Hironori Suguro | R | R | September 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Takahisa Suzuki | R | R | November 20, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Hiroshi Takamura | R | R | September 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 176 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Toru Takashima | R | R | April 18, 1970 | 5'7" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Yosuke Takasu | R | R | February 9, 1976 | 5'6" | 160 | Imari, Saga JP |
| Masahiro Takumi | L | L | February 24, 1968 | 5'7" | 160 | Takaishi, Osaka JP |
| Yuki Tanaka | R | R | June 12, 1979 | 5'11" | 183 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Koichi Taniguchi | S | R | May 4, 1973 | 6'4" | 210 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinji Udaka | R | R | August 24, 1976 | 5'9" | 165 | Kadoma, Osaka JP |
| Carlos Valdez | R | R | December 26, 1971 | 5'11" | 165 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Masaki Yachi | L | L | April 29, 1972 | 5'10" | 158 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | November 28, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
