1990 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 81-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masahiko Mori (81-45)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Japan Series - Seibu Lions 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1990 season with a record of 81 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions led the circuit with just 487 runs allowed. Seibu scored 634 runs. Orestes Destrade walloped 42 home runs for the squad, while Koji Akiyama and Kazuhiro Kiyohara swatted 15 or more also. Orestes Destrade accounted for 106 RBI. Kazuhiro Kiyohara topped batters with significant playing time with a .307 average. Hisanobu Watanabe paced the team with 18 wins, and Tetsuya Shiozaki registered a 1.85 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
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 |
| Shinji Ando | L | R | September 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 158 | Saeki, Oita 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 |
| Tadakatsu Haniyuda | May 1, 1964 | |||||
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi 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 | |||||
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawano | R | R | January 31, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto 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 |
| Koichi Muraoka | S | R | July 17, 1960 | 5'8" | 147 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Hideshi Nakada | R | R | February 5, 1966 | 5'10" | 170 | Kunigashira-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Kazuhito Nishimoto | R | R | June 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 165 | Kawahigashi-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Shinya Oda | L | L | January 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Hirokazu Okada | R | R | January 21, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiromoto Okubo | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Tatsuo Omiya | R | R | June 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hideki Saeki | R | R | April 28, 1971 | 5'10" | 165 | Hino, Tokyo JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Tetsu Suzuki | R | R | January 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuhiko Takahashi | R | R | June 12, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Shiotani-gun, Tochigi 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 |
| 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 |
