1989 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-53
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Masahiko Mori (69-53)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1989 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 69-53
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Masahiko Mori (69-53)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1989 season with a record of 69 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions topped the league with just 543 runs allowed. Seibu scored 644 runs. Kazuhiro Kiyohara walloped 35 home runs for the squad, while Hiromichi Ishige, Orestes Destrade and Koji Akiyama each added 15 or more, too. Koji Akiyama drove in 99 runs. Norio Tanabe led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .316 average. Hisanobu Watanabe paced the team with 15 wins, and Taigen Kaku recorded a 3.27 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Orestes Destrade and Ty Van Burkleo both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Masahiko Mori 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 | |
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Michio Aoyama | R | R | December 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Seigo Fujino | R | R | April 29, 1963 | 5'8" | 165 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryuji Hamamoto | R | R | May 6, 1959 | 5'8" | 171 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Tadakatsu Haniyuda | May 1, 1964 | |||||
| Tetsuya Haraguchi | R | R | April 14, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Koju Hirohashi | R | R | January 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 162 | Munakata-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiromichi Ishige | R | R | September 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 165 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Takehiro Ishii | R | R | October 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 193 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Taigen Kaku | March 20, 1962 | |||||
| Kazuaki Kawamura | R | R | May 4, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Naka Urahara-gun, Niigata JP |
| Terufumi Kitamura | R | R | January 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 167 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka JP |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi JP |
| Yuji Kurohara | R | R | August 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Kita Moroagata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Maeda | L | L | October 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hirohisa Matsunuma | L | R | September 29, 1952 | 5'9" | 150 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | L | L | May 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 194 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ryoji Moriyama | R | R | July 20, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hideshi Nakada | R | R | February 5, 1966 | 5'10" | 170 | Kunigashira-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Yukihiro Narita | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Kazuhito Nishimoto | R | R | June 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 165 | Kawahigashi-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Yoshihiro Nishioka | R | R | June 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Shinya Oda | L | L | January 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Munenao Ogawa | L | L | May 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 187 | Seto, Aichi JP |
| Hiromoto Okubo | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Masakazu Seike | R | R | October 7, 1959 | 5'11" | 167 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Ikuo Takayama | R | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Seiji Tomashino | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga JP |
| Hiroaki Ueda | S | R | April 30, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Ty Van Burkleo | L | L | October 7, 1963 | 6'5" | 230 | Oakland, CA US |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Tomio Watanabe | L | R | June 23, 1967 | 5'10" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Kazuo Yamane | R | R | August 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 182 | Maniwa-gun, Okayama JP |
| Kazuaki Yamano | L | L | May 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 172 | Aso-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Haruki Yoshitake | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
