1976 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (63-56)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1976 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 63-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (63-56)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1976 season with a record of 63 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Orions plated 476 runs and allowed 441 runs. Michiyo Arito paced Lotte with 25 home runs, and Hiroyuki Yamazaki walloped 15 or more also. Michiyo Arito drove in 68 runs. Sumio Hirota led all regular hitters with a .285 average. Choji Murata topped the squad with 21 wins, while Soroku Yagisawa added 15 or more victories also Choji Murata recorded a 1.82 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jim Lefebvre and John Briggs both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Masaichi Kaneda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masanori Arai | R | R | June 23, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Michiyo Arito | R | R | December 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Usa-cho, Kochi JP |
| John Briggs | L | L | March 10, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Kenji Doi | R | R | May 17, 1950 | 5'7" | 171 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Iizuka | L | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Tomehiro Kaneda | R | R | November 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Yuji Kitagawa | R | R | June 14, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | , Tokushima JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Jim Lefebvre | S | R | January 7, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Mitsuyasu Matsuda | R | R | September 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 176 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kiyoharu Matsuoka | R | R | January 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 171 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masaharu Mitsui | R | R | September 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Taketoyo, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Mizukami | R | R | August 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 156 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Norihiro Mizutani | L | L | April 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masayoshi Moriyama | R | R | September 14, 1950 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyoshina-cho, Nagano JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Haruo Narishige | R | R | April 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Seiichi Ogawa | R | R | July 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Nobuyuki Sasaki | R | R | May 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Hiromasa Sato | R | R | August 10, 1955 | 5'10" | 182 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yoshitaka Shinya | R | R | August 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Fumio Takahashi | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'5" | 145 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Tanaka | R | R | September 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Yazu-gun, Tottori JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
