1986 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 73-46
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Junro Anan (73-46)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1986 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 73-46
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Junro Anan (73-46)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1986 season with a record of 73 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp led the league with just 420 runs allowed. Hiroshima scored 511 runs. Koji Yamamoto paced the team with 27 home runs, while Sachio Kinugasa, Yoshihiko Takahashi and Takashi Osanai each walloped 15 or more also. Koji Yamamoto drove in 78 runs. Yoshihiko Takahashi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .284 clip. Manabu Kitabeppu paced the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.43 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Junro Anan served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiji Abe | R | R | April 20, 1961 | 5'6" | 167 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Hara | L | R | November 3, 1962 | 5'7" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Joji Imai | R | R | November 1, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Toshifumi Ito | R | R | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Akihito Kaneishi | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Kamo-gun, Gifu 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kozo Shoda | S | R | January 2, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama 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 |
| Kazuhiro Tanaka | L | L | September 15, 1959 | 5'9" | 171 | Okawa, Fukuoka 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 |
| Yukihiro Ueda | R | R | July 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 171 | Tanabe, Wakayama 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 |
