1985 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-61
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (56-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1985 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 56-61
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (56-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1985 season with a record of 56 wins and 61 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 537 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 596 runs. Masaru Uno walloped 41 home runs for Chunichi, while Yasunori Oshima swatted 15 or more also. Masaru Uno drove in 91 runs. Ken Macha topped all regular batters by hitting .301. Tatsuo Komatsu led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.66 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ken Macha played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Chunichi Dragons to do so.
Kazuhiro Yamauchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terashi Donoue | R | R | June 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Wajima, Ishikawa JP |
| Yukio Fujinami | L | L | April 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yasuharu Fujio | L | R | April 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 206 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Toshiyuki Furukawa | L | L | September 24, 1963 | 5'8" | 191 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Morito Furutani | R | R | October 26, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Norihide Goto | R | R | February 6, 1960 | 6'4" | 180 | Ayauta-gun, Kawaga JP |
| Kazuo Hamada | R | R | June 20, 1963 | 5'10" | 195 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Tsuneo Hirata | L | L | November 9, 1955 | 5'10" | 158 | , Gifu JP |
| Norio Ichimura | L | L | July 16, 1952 | 5'6" | 160 | Makabe-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Akio Ishii | R | R | September 26, 1955 | 5'8" | 170 | Miura, Kanagawa JP |
| Genji Kaku | October 5, 1956 | |||||
| Seiji Kamikawa | L | R | March 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 154 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Susumu Kaneda | R | R | June 15, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Hirano Ward, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Kashima | R | R | October 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yonetoshi Kawamata | L | L | August 4, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Kenmotsu | R | R | May 16, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurashiki, Hiroshima JP |
| Tatsuo Komatsu | R | R | May 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Hakui-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Yoshihisa Komatsuzaki | R | R | June 23, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Mitsuru Kondo | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 171 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hidetoshi Kurioka | R | R | January 18, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Kuwata | L | L | December 20, 1960 | 5'9" | 189 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Ken Macha | R | R | September 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Monroeville, PA US |
| Hidenobu Matsuura | R | R | February 15, 1961 | 5'6" | 136 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Yujiro Miyako | L | L | February 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Masami Miyashita | R | R | January 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshi Mizumoto | R | R | January 15, 1964 | 5'9" | 154 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takayoshi Nakao | R | R | February 16, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Kasai-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Tomoyoshi Oishi | R | R | January 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Sakae Okawara | R | R | June 6, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Akira Onoue | R | R | April 22, 1959 | 5'9" | 150 | Kaijo-gun, Chiba JP |
| Katsushi Osada | R | R | June 25, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Nakatomi-cho, Yamanashi JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiaki Shimada | L | L | August 2, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuji Sota | R | R | November 19, 1957 | 5'11" | 160 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Tadashi Sugimoto | L | L | May 3, 1959 | 5'8" | 176 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP |
| Seisuke Toyoda | R | R | April 23, 1956 | 5'8" | 160 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masaru Uno | R | R | May 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokaichiba, Chiba JP |
| Kazuhiko Ushijima | R | R | April 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Akira Yonemura | L | L | August 6, 1959 | 5'8" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
