1993 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 73-57
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Morimichi Takagi (73-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1993 season with a record of 73 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons surrendered 453 runs, least in the league. Chunichi plated 538 runs. Alonzo Powell paced the team with 27 home runs, while Yasuaki Taiho, Hiromitsu Ochiai, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami and Takeshi Nakamura each walloped 15 or more, too. Alonzo Powell drove in 66 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .317. Shinji Imanaka and Masahiro Yamamoto led the squad with 17 wins each, and Masahiro Yamamoto earned a 2.06 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1993 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brook Jacoby, Matt Stairs and Alonzo Powell.
Morimichi Takagi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Brook Jacoby | R | R | November 23, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi 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 |
| Katsunori Kitano | L | L | October 10, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Suzuka, Mie JP |
| Takuichi Koike | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'10" | 154 | Ayauta-guin, Kagawa 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 |
| Tetsuya Komori | S | R | September 9, 1967 | 5'5" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Kondo | L | L | September 8, 1968 | 6'0" | 182 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Takahiro Konno | L | L | July 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 167 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Maebara | R | R | May 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 173 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Takamasa Matsui | R | R | August 20, 1966 | 5'9" | 167 | Iizuka, Fukuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Masami Ninomiya | R | R | October 6, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita JP |
| Alonzo Powell | R | R | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Kenichi Sasaki | R | R | June 7, 1973 | 6'1" | 154 | Oe-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Hideki Sato | R | R | April 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 182 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Matt Stairs | L | R | February 27, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | St. John, NB CA |
| Yasuaki Taiho | November 15, 1963 | , TW | ||||
| 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 |
| Hiroshi Tsuno | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 6'1" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yasushi Tsuruta | R | R | July 23, 1970 | 5'11" | 176 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Akira Uehara | R | R | May 16, 1969 | 5'10" | 173 | Ginowan, Okinawa 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 |
| Yasushi Yamamoto | R | R | April 9, 1972 | 5'10" | 178 | Atsugi, Kanagawa JP |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | R | R | November 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 220 | Tokai, Aichi 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 |
| Masashi Yokota | L | R | November 26, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Futoshi Yoshida | L | L | September 8, 1968 | 5'11" | 143 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Yoshitsuru | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 176 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
