1999 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-59
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (75-59)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1999 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 75-59
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Higashio (75-59)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1999 season with a record of 75 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Lions topped the league with just 513 runs allowed. Seibu scored 535 runs, worst in the league,. Kazuo Matsui and Tetsuya Kakiuchi paced the team with 15 home runs apiece. Ken Suzuki drove in 81 runs. Kazuo Matsui led all regular batters with a .330 average. Daisuke Matsuzaka paced the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.6 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1999 Seibu Lions who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Kazuo Matsui, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Archi Cianfrocco, Barry Manuel, Greg Blosser and Alan Zinter.
Osamu Higashio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shogo Akada | S | R | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 183 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Greg Blosser | L | L | June 26, 1971 | 6'3" | 200 | Manatee, FL US |
| Archi Cianfrocco | R | R | October 6, 1966 | 6'5" | 200 | Rome, NY US |
| Yoshihiro Doi | L | L | September 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 190 | Hatogaya, Saitama JP |
| Tsuyoshi Furuya | R | R | April 13, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Tachikawa, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuya Harai | R | R | June 17, 1968 | 5'8" | 154 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | R | R | January 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tomoki Hoshino | L | L | July 29, 1977 | 5'10" | 163 | Inabe-gun, Mie JP |
| Takashi Ishii | R | R | August 25, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Ayase, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuya Kakiuchi | R | R | June 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Keiji Kimura | R | R | August 30, 1965 | 5'10" | 156 | Kadoma, Osaka JP |
| Satoshi Kuroda | R | R | January 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyuki Maebara | R | R | May 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 173 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Barry Manuel | R | R | August 12, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | Mamou, LA US |
| Kazuo Matsui | S | R | October 23, 1975 | 5'10" | 187 | Higashi-Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | R | R | September 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
| Shinji Mori | L | R | September 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Fumiya Nishiguchi | R | R | September 26, 1972 | 6'0" | 170 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yukihiro Nishizaki | R | R | April 13, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Susumu Otomo | L | L | June 18, 1974 | 5'11" | 167 | Taga-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Koji Otsuka | S | R | August 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuya Ozeki | L | L | July 24, 1976 | 5'10" | 160 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Corey Paul | L | L | June 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Hideki Sato | R | R | April 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 182 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuhiro Shibasaki | R | R | April 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 171 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroyuki Shibata | L | L | July 8, 1976 | 5'8" | 154 | Ritto, Shiga JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Hiroshi Shintani | R | R | July 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tetsuya Shiozaki | R | R | November 26, 1968 | 5'10" | 165 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Kento Sugiyama | L | L | December 12, 1968 | 5'8" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Koichi Taira | L | L | June 7, 1970 | 5'8" | 160 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hiroyuki Takagi | L | R | October 14, 1972 | 5'8" | 150 | Inazawa, Aichi JP |
| Taisei Takagi | L | R | December 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 173 | Hachioji, Tokyo JP |
| Kenichi Takayama | R | R | August 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 169 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Jun Takeshita | L | L | July 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiromasa Tamano | R | R | June 1, 1978 | 6'0" | 171 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinji Taninaka | R | R | May 15, 1973 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Kiyoshi Toyoda | R | R | February 2, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Hiroaki Ueda | S | R | April 30, 1969 | 6'0" | 170 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Wada | R | R | June 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Hisanori Yokota | L | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'3" | 175 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Alan Zinter | S | R | May 19, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | El Paso, TX US |
