1984 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 75-45
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (75-45)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
Japan Series - Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4 games, Hankyu Braves 3
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1984 season with a record of 75 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp led the league with just 494 runs allowed. Hiroshima scored 635 runs. Koji Yamamoto walloped 33 home runs for the team, while Takehiko Kobayakawa, Sachio Kinugasa and Yoshihiko Takahashi each swatted 15 or more, too. Sachio Kinugasa accounted for 102 RBI and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .329 clip. Kazuo Yamane paced the team with 16 wins, and Seiji Kobayashi registered a 2.21 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Tim Ireland and Dave Rajsich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Takeshi Koba served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiji Abe | R | R | April 20, 1961 | 5'6" | 167 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Furusawa | R | R | March 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Shinji Hara | L | R | November 3, 1962 | 5'7" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hidetaka Horiba | R | R | June 26, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Ueda, Nagano JP |
| Kojiro Ikegaya | R | R | June 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Joji Imai | R | R | November 1, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Tim Ireland | S | R | March 14, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Toshifumi Ito | R | R | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Jun Kawabata | R | R | March 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 171 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | S | L | July 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Tomio Kinoshita | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Kurashiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Manabu Kitabeppu | R | R | July 12, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Eiji Kiyokawa | L | L | September 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | L | R | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | January 22, 1958 | 5'10" | 162 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroyuki Michihara | R | R | May 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 166 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kozo Mori | R | R | March 19, 1959 | 5'9" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Hiroshi Moriwaki | R | R | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Taka-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoyuki Nagashima | L | L | November 12, 1961 | 5'7" | 178 | Hamaoka-cho, Shizuoka JP |
| Satoshi Niimi | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Yamaga, Kunamoto JP |
| Shinji Nishida | L | L | August 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tatsuaki Ogawa | R | R | December 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Mikio Oikawa | R | R | September 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Shibata-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Yutaka Ono | L | L | August 30, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Takashi Osanai | L | L | August 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Aomori, Aomori JP |
| Dave Rajsich | L | L | September 28, 1951 | 6'5" | 175 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Tetsuhisa Sadaoka | R | R | July 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroyuki Saito | R | R | May 10, 1960 | 6'2" | 213 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshihisa Shiratake | R | R | May 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 158 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Nobuhiro Takagi | L | L | May 20, 1963 | 5'10" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshihiko Takahashi | S | R | March 13, 1957 | 5'9" | 173 | Ashibetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Mitsuo Tatsukawa | R | R | July 13, 1955 | 5'10" | 162 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsunemi Tsuda | R | R | August 1, 1960 | 5'11" | 173 | Tsuno-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | L | L | February 15, 1954 | 5'11" | 176 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamanaka | L | R | October 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Yamane | R | R | August 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 182 | Maniwa-gun, Okayama JP |
| Ryuzo Yamasaki | S | R | April 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
