1998 Central League Most Valuable Player Award
The 1998 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yokohama Bay Stars closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, who set the Central League record for most saves in a season with 45 and had an insane 0.64 ERA.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazuhiro Sasaki | Yokohama Bay Stars | Pitcher | 178 | 10 | 3 | 923 |
2 | Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama Bay Stars | Outfielder | 0 | 82 | 48 | 294 |
3 | Bobby Rose | Yokohama Bay Stars | 2nd Baseman | 5 | 31 | 27 | 145 |
4 | Takuro Ishii | Yokohama Bay Stars | Shortstop | 7 | 23 | 24 | 128 |
5 | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | Outfielder | 2 | 17 | 33 | 94 |
6 | Motonobu Tanishige | Yokohama Bay Stars | Catcher | 0 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
7 | Toshio Haru | Yokohama Bay Stars | Outfielder | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Norihiro Komada | Yokohama Bay Stars | 1st Baseman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Hiroki Nomura | Yokohama Bay Stars | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Takashi Saito | Yokohama Bay Stars | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
11 | Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
12 | Shigeki Noguchi | Chunichi Dragons | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Eiji Ochiai | Chunichi Dragons | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Kenjiro Kawasaki | Yakult Swallows | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nate Minchey | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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