1990 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 66-64
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Koji Yamamoto (66-64)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1990 season with a record of 66 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 570 runs and conceded 528 runs. Rod Allen led Hiroshima with 25 home runs, while Kenjiro Nomura and Takehiko Kobayakawa walloped 15 or more as well. Takehiko Kobayakawa and Rod Allen each drove in 61 runs. Kozo Shoda paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Shinji Sasaoka topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.16 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1990 Hiroshima Toyo Carp who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rod Allen, Mike Young and Wade Rowdon.
Koji Yamamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wataru Adachi | L | R | January 8, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Norihiro Akimura | R | R | February 26, 1966 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Rod Allen | R | R | October 5, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Hara | L | R | November 3, 1962 | 5'7" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Fumio Ishibashi | R | R | August 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiromi Ishinuki | L | L | June 5, 1969 | 5'10" | 156 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Akihito Kaneishi | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Kamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Tetsuya Katahira | R | R | October 3, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Kiyotoshi Katase | R | R | February 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Jun Kawabata | R | R | March 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 171 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | S | L | July 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Manabu Kitabeppu | R | R | July 12, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Makoto Kito | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Eiji Kiyokawa | L | L | September 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Shinji Ko | L | R | April 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 158 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | L | R | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihisa Kondo | R | R | September 7, 1965 | 5'11" | 211 | Yamamoto-gun, Akita JP |
| Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshio Mizukami | R | R | August 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 156 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hajime Mochizuki | R | R | April 26, 1968 | 6'1" | 198 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka 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 |
| Kaoru Nihei | R | R | June 18, 1971 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Shinji Nishida | L | L | August 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenjiro Nomura | L | R | September 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga 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 |
| Wade Rowdon | R | R | September 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 170 | Riverhead, NY US |
| Soichiro Sakakibara | R | R | September 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane 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 |
| Hideaki Takazawa | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Saru-gun, 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 |
| Yukihiro Ueda | R | R | July 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 171 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Tatsumi Une | L | L | June 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryuzo Yamasaki | S | R | April 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Mike Young | S | R | March 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
