1991 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 71-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (71-59)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1991 season with a record of 71 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons paced the league with 612 runs, spearheaded by 178 home runs. Chunichi allowed 521 runs. Hiromitsu Ochiai walloped 37 home runs for the team, while Yasuaki Taiho, Masaru Uno, Mark Ryal and Takeshi Nakamura each added 15 or more also. Hiromitsu Ochiai accounted for 91 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .340. Genji Kaku led the squad with 13 wins, and Shinji Imanaka registered a 2.52 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1991 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Scott Service, Mark Ryal and Scott Anderson.
Senichi Hoshino served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Anderson | R | R | August 1, 1962 | 6'6" | 190 | Corvallis, OR US |
| Yutaka Hasebe | R | R | April 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 170 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Hayakawa | L | L | May 17, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Shinji Imanaka | L | L | March 6, 1971 | 6'0" | 160 | Monma, Osaka JP |
| Kazuki Inoue | L | L | July 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Aira-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshiaki Ishimoto | L | L | December 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Genji Kaku | October 5, 1956 | |||||
| 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 |
| Terufumi Kitamura | R | R | January 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 167 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiromu Kojima | R | R | October 30, 1967 | 5'11" | 180 | Otokun-gun, Kyoto 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 |
| Shinichi Kondo | L | L | September 8, 1968 | 6'0" | 182 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Kazuyoshi Koyama | R | R | October 7, 1966 | 6'0" | 173 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyuki Maebara | R | R | May 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 173 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Tatsunori Matsui | L | L | June 25, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Yukio Matsunaga | R | R | July 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 178 | Ashikta-gun, Komamoto JP |
| Toyozo Minamimure | R | R | December 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Koichi Morita | R | R | September 21, 1965 | 5'8" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kiyoyuki Nagashima | L | L | November 12, 1961 | 5'7" | 178 | Hamaoka-cho, Shizuoka JP |
| Takeshi Nakamura | R | R | March 17, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Toru Nimura | R | R | December 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita JP |
| Tomoyoshi Oishi | R | R | January 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Mark Ryal | L | L | August 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | Henryetta, OK US |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Scott Service | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 6'6" | 230 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Yasuaki Taiho | November 15, 1963 | , TW | ||||
| Tomio Tanaka | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Hitoshi Taneda | R | R | July 18, 1971 | 5'8" | 150 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Hideto Teranishi | L | R | December 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Ishikawa-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Akira Uehara | R | R | May 16, 1969 | 5'10" | 173 | Ginowan, Okinawa JP |
| Masaru Uno | R | R | May 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokaichiba, Chiba JP |
| Kikuo Yamada | L | L | July 17, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | Kaifu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Koji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 29, 1970 | 5'10" | 176 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamanaka | L | R | October 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | September 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Hamakita, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihiro Yano | R | R | December 6, 1968 | 5'11" | 179 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Yoda | R | R | December 4, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Yonemura | L | L | August 6, 1959 | 5'8" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Futoshi Yoshida | L | L | September 8, 1968 | 5'11" | 143 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
