1998 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 1998 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Seibu Lions Shortstop Kazuo Matsui, who had a .311 batting average and led the Pacific League with 43 stolen bases.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazuo Matsui | Seibu Lions | Shortstop | 40 | 57 | 17 | 388 |
2 | Ichiro Suzuki | Orix Blue Wave | Outfielder | 50 | 31 | 26 | 369 |
3 | Fumiya Nishiguchi | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 45 | 29 | 35 | 347 |
4 | Tsutomu Itoh | Seibu Lions | Catcher | 8 | 5 | 5 | 60 |
5 | Nigel Wilson | Nippon Ham Fighters | Designated Hitter | 1 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
6 | Akinori Otsuka | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pitcher | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
7 | Phil Clark | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Outfielder | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
8 | Domingo Martinez | Seibu Lions | Designated Hitter | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
9 | Taisei Takagi | Seibu Lions | 1st Baseman | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
10 | Takehiro Hashimoto | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
11 | Takashi Ishii | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Denney Tomori | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
13 | Ken Suzuki | Seibu Lions | 3rd Baseman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Tsutomu Iwamoto | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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