1998 Yokohama BayStars Roster
Team Record: 79-56
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Gondo (79-56)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
Japan Series - Yokohama BayStars 4 games, Seibu Lions 2
The Yokohama BayStars of the Japan Central League ended the 1998 season with a record of 79 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The BayStars paced the league with 642 runs. Yokohama surrendered 524 runs. Bobby Rose led the squad with 19 home runs, and Takanori Suzuki walloped 15 or more also. Bobby Rose drove in 96 runs. Takanori Suzuki topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .337 clip. Hiroki Nomura and Takashi Saito paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Takashi Saito recorded a 2.95 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Kazuo Fukumori, Pat Mahomes, José Malavé, Tomo Ohka, Bobby Rose, Takashi Saito and Kazuhiro Sasaki were all players from the 1998 Yokohama BayStars who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hiroshi Gondo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyoshi Arai | S | R | April 11, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Tomioka, Gunma JP |
| Yukio Arai | L | L | October 13, 1964 | 5'7" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideyuki Awano | L | L | July 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Fukumori | R | R | August 4, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Kita Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshio Haru | R | R | May 25, 1970 | 5'8" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Hideki Igarashi | R | R | August 23, 1969 | 6'1" | 205 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Kazuaki Kawabata | R | R | March 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ryuichi Kawahara | L | L | August 10, 1971 | 5'10" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takeo Kawamura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 6'0" | 176 | Yamato, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshifumi Kawasaki | R | R | October 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 158 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuya Kishigawa | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 206 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Pat Mahomes | R | R | August 9, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Bryan, TX US |
| José Malavé | R | R | May 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 212 | Cumana, Sucre VE |
| Takashi Manei | R | R | July 7, 1972 | 5'7" | 170 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Miura | R | R | December 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Kazuhiko Miyakawa | L | R | February 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 147 | Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP |
| Masao Morinaka | L | L | April 9, 1974 | 5'9" | 176 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Nakane | R | R | August 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kiyotaka Nishi | R | R | April 8, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | , Mie JP |
| Hiroki Nomura | L | L | June 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomo Ohka | S | R | March 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Bobby Rose | R | R | March 15, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Covina, CA US |
| Takahiro Saeki | L | L | April 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Saito | L | R | February 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | R | R | February 22, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Iori Sekiguchi | L | L | October 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Naoya Shimada | R | R | March 17, 1970 | 5'9" | 171 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takanori Suzuki | L | R | April 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisashi Tokano | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 193 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Yukiya Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1977 | 6'3" | 216 | Ebina, Kanagawa JP |
