1976 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 54-66
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (54-66)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1976 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 54-66
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (54-66)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1976 season with a record of 54 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Dragons tallied 519 runs and allowed 610 runs. Gene Martin walloped 40 home runs for Chunichi, while Morimichi Takagi and Kinji Shimatani swatted 15 or more also. Gene Martin drove in 104 runs. Kenichi Yazawa paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .355. Yukitsura Matsumoto topped the team with 15 wins, and Takamasa Suzuki registered a 2.98 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Gene Martin and Ron Woods both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Wally Yonamine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisato Aoyama | R | R | June 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 134 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Terashi Donoue | R | R | June 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Wajima, Ishikawa JP |
| Shozo Eto | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Yukio Fujinami | L | L | April 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Minoru Hayakawa | R | R | April 3, 1949 | 5'8" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Takashi Ide | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Mitsuo Inaba | R | R | October 2, 1948 | 5'8" | 147 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yasunori Ito | R | R | September 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Hisai, Mie JP |
| Masayuki Kamigaki | R | R | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Masayoshi Kanai | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 178 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Takuji Kanayama | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takao Kanto | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 178 | Shiraishi, Miyagi JP |
| Yoshiaki Katagai | L | L | September 27, 1951 | 5'11" | 187 | Agazuma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Gene Martin | L | R | January 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Americus, GA US |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Yukitsura Matsumoto | L | L | June 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Matsuura | R | R | July 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Jun Misawa | L | R | October 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Mino-gun, Shimane JP |
| Shinichi Miyoshi | R | R | June 2, 1950 | 5'9" | 156 | , Ehime JP |
| Yoshinori Murakami | R | L | June 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Kagawa JP |
| Sanshiro Nishioka | R | R | April 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 176 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Masato Osumi | L | L | February 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kinji Shimatani | R | R | January 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Shintaku | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'9" | 176 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Masataka Shirataki | R | R | January 11, 1949 | 5'9" | 160 | , Nara JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masafumi Takeda | L | L | July 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kyohei Taniki | L | L | November 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masakatsu Tsuchiya | R | R | November 6, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tsukasa Watabe | R | R | June 6, 1950 | 5'9" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Ron Woods | R | R | February 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamilton, OH US |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
