1996 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (72-58)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1996 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Senichi Hoshino (72-58)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1996 season with a record of 72 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 641 runs and gave up 589 runs. Takeshi Yamasaki walloped 39 home runs for Chunichi, while Darnell Coles and Yasuaki Taiho added 15 or more, too. Takeshi Yamasaki accounted for 107 RBI. Alonzo Powell led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .340. Shinji Imanaka topped the team with 14 wins, and Shigeki Noguchi registered a 3.23 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Darnell Coles and Alonzo Powell both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Senichi Hoshino served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Darnell Coles | R | R | June 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Masaaki Daito | R | R | April 5, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Katano, Osaka JP |
| Masataka Endo | R | R | September 20, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Shirakawa, Fukushima JP |
| Yutaka Hasebe | R | R | April 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 170 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Masahito Higasa | R | L | August 19, 1970 | 5'11" | 171 | Nayoro, Hokkaido JP |
| Kazutoshi Higuchi | L | R | September 9, 1967 | 5'6" | 147 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba 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 |
| Junichi Jinno | R | R | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Tokai, Aichi JP |
| Ken Kadokura | R | R | July 29, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Iruma, Saitama JP |
| Genji Kaku | October 5, 1956 | |||||
| Takahiro Kanamori | R | R | August 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 171 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Daisuke Masuda | L | R | September 27, 1973 | 5'11" | 165 | Akashi, Hyogo 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 |
| Koji Mori | R | R | March 8, 1969 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Katsuyoshi Murata | R | R | September 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Naoyuki Naito | R | R | July 24, 1968 | 6'2" | 213 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Takayuki Onishi | R | R | July 2, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeki Oto | L | L | November 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Matsutoya, Ishikawa JP |
| Alonzo Powell | R | R | December 12, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| 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 |
| Akihiro Shimada | L | R | June 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 165 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Dong Yol Sun | January 10, 1963 | 196 | ||||
| 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 |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | June 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa 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 |
