1981 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-57
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (63-57)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1981 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 63-57
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (63-57)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1981 season with a record of 63 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Orions plated 567 runs and conceded 597 runs. Hiromitsu Ochiai walloped 33 home runs for Lotte, while Michiyo Arito and Leron Lee swatted 15 or more also. Hiromitsu Ochiai accounted for 90 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .326 average. Choji Murata paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.97 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Leron Lee played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lotte Orions to do so.
Kazuhiro Yamauchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshio Fukazawa | R | R | May 30, 1955 | 5'9" | 158 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hidetoshi Hakamada | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideyuki Hirata | R | R | July 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 162 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Hidehiko Ichihashi | R | R | January 10, 1953 | 6'0" | 184 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Shonosuke Kasuga | R | R | November 17, 1953 | 5'7" | 145 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Takahiro Kenmotsu | R | R | May 16, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurashiki, Hiroshima JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | Kanagawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Leon Lee | S | R | December 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Leron Lee | L | R | March 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 196 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Masaharu Mitsui | R | R | September 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Taketoyo, Aichi JP |
| Sogen Miyake | December 1, 1958 | |||||
| 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 |
| Takuya Mochizuki | R | R | May 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 154 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Sumiaki Nagamatsu | R | R | June 4, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Tokunari Nishina | R | R | June 2, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Asakuchi-gun, Okayama JP |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita JP |
| Hideyuki Okue | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Susumu Omata | L | L | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Kanagawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenichi Sato | R | R | September 13, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yoshitaka Shinya | R | R | August 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Hideaki Takazawa | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Saru-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Fumimune Tokuyama | L | L | November 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 158 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yoshikatsu Umezawa | R | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Shomodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
