1984 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (75-45)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1984 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 75-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (75-45)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1984 season with a record of 75 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Braves led the league with 671 runs, sparked by 166 home runs. Hankyu allowed 510 runs, least in the league. Greg Wells walloped 37 home runs for the team, while Hiromasa Fujita, Hiromi Matsunaga and Koji Minoda each added 15 or more as well. Greg Wells drove in 130 runs and topped all regular batters with a .355 average. Yutaro Imai paced the squad with 21 wins, and Yoshinori Sato also contributed 15 or more wins also Yutaro Imai recorded a 2.93 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Greg Wells and Bump Wills both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Toshiharu Ueda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Ariga | R | R | October 15, 1957 | 5'8" | Chofu, Tokyo JP | |
| Kenichiro Enokida | R | R | April 21, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuaki Fujishiro | R | R | April 5, 1956 | 5'11" | 180 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromasa Fujita | R | R | October 3, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | Susuno, Shizuoka JP |
| Mineo Fukuhara | R | R | September 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yutaka Fukumoto | L | L | November 7, 1947 | 5'6" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tomiji Iizuka | R | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yutaro Imai | R | R | August 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Kazuhiko Ishimine | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Yoshihiro Iwamoto | R | R | July 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 162 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Tomohiro Kinoshita | L | L | July 31, 1957 | 5'10" | 178 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Atsumi Kobayashi | R | R | September 27, 1961 | 5'10" | 162 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinya Kobayashi | L | L | October 28, 1952 | 5'7" | 165 | Yamasaki-cho, Hyogo JP |
| Shoji Matsumoto | L | L | April 2, 1959 | 5'10" | 176 | Ako-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromi Matsunaga | S | R | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toyozo Minamimure | R | R | December 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Minoda | R | R | March 11, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shiro Miyamoto | L | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 143 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Mori | L | L | January 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 160 | Nakamura, Kochi JP |
| Shinichi Murakami | L | R | July 13, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Hiroaki Nagamoto | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroyuki Nagamura | R | R | December 12, 1958 | 5'9" | 171 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Shinji Nakazawa | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yoshinori Sato | R | R | September 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Okushiri-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Ryoji Tani | R | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 167 | Tatebayashi, Gunma JP |
| Tomohiro Tanimura | R | R | August 3, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Tsutomu Wakukawa | R | R | May 21, 1959 | 5'10" | 154 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Greg Wells | R | R | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 218 | McIntosh, AL US |
| Bump Wills | S | R | July 27, 1952 | 5'9" | 172 | Washington, DC US |
| Hisashi Yamada | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 170 | Noshiro, Akira JP |
| Masafumi Yamamori | R | R | November 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yukihiko Yamaoki | R | R | July 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 198 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Osamu Yonemura | R | R | April 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 178 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Toshiyuki Yoshizawa | R | R | July 23, 1954 | 5'10" | 156 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Keijiro Yumioka | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
