1995 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 50-80
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Ikuo Shimano (0-0), Morimichi Takagi (0-0), Sadayuki Tokutake (0-0), Akira Noguchi (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1995 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 50-80
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Ikuo Shimano (0-0), Morimichi Takagi (0-0), Sadayuki Tokutake (0-0), Akira Noguchi (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1995 season with a record of 50 wins and 80 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 498 runs and allowed 651 runs, most in the league. Yasuaki Taiho paced Chunichi with 24 home runs, while Takeshi Yamasaki and Alonzo Powell walloped 15 or more also. Alonzo Powell drove in 69 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .355. Shinji Imanaka led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.29 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1995 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rich Monteleone, Alonzo Powell and Mel Hall.
Ikuo Shimano, Morimichi Takagi, Sadayuki Tokutake and Akira Noguchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masataka Endo | R | R | September 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Mel Hall | L | L | September 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Lyons, NY US |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Hiroshi Hirata | R | R | November 25, 1975 | 5'11" | 176 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Kei Ichihara | S | R | September 8, 1973 | 5'7" | 145 | Ikoma-gun, Nara JP |
| Kenichiro Idemoto | L | L | October 2, 1973 | 5'10" | 154 | Yokaichi, Mie 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 |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Genji Kaku | October 5, 1956 | |||||
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo 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 |
| Shunsuke Kitamura | L | R | July 6, 1967 | 5'8" | 154 | Higashiyama 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 |
| Tetsuya Komori | S | R | September 9, 1967 | 5'5" | 140 | , Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| Rich Monteleone | R | R | March 22, 1963 | 6'2" | 205 | Tampa, FL US |
| Takeshi Nakamura | R | R | March 17, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi 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 |
| Shigeki Noguchi | L | L | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 178 | Toyo, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuhiro Nonaka | R | R | May 22, 1965 | 6'0" | 182 | Kamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Eiji Ochiai | R | R | July 25, 1969 | 5'11" | 167 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Hisashi Ono | S | R | August 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 154 | Toride, Ibaraki 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 |
| Yoichi Sasayama | R | R | June 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 165 | Kobayashi, Miyazaki JP |
| Hideki Sato | R | R | April 21, 1970 | 6'0" | 182 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Takumi Shiigi | L | R | July 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 187 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaji Shimizu | R | R | July 7, 1964 | 5'8" | 154 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| 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 |
| Yusuke Torigoe | R | R | July 1, 1971 | 6'3" | 195 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Akira Uehara | R | R | May 16, 1969 | 5'10" | 173 | Ginowan, Okinawa JP |
| Hiroyasu Wakabayashi | R | R | April 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takanobu Wakabayashi | L | R | February 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 158 | Saga, Saga 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 |
| 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 |
| Kenji Yoshitsuru | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 176 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
