1984 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-51
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (64-51)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1984 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 64-51
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (64-51)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1984 season with a record of 64 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 632 runs and allowed 602 runs. Hiromitsu Ochiai walloped 33 home runs for Lotte, while Leron Lee swatted 15 or more as well. Hiromitsu Ochiai accounted for 94 RBI. Hideaki Takazawa paced hitters with significant playing time with a .317 average. Masaru Ishikawa and Yoshio Fukazawa topped the team with 15 wins each, and Tokunari Nishina registered a 3.71 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Leron Lee and Steve Shirley both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kazuhisa Inao 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 |
| Michiyo Arito | R | R | December 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Usa-cho, Kochi JP |
| Masashi Doi | R | R | June 20, 1956 | 5'11" | 158 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Kazumasa Fujikura | R | R | August 31, 1957 | 5'7" | 150 | Ashikaga, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshio Fukazawa | R | R | May 30, 1955 | 5'9" | 158 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Tomoharu Fukushima | R | R | March 7, 1954 | 5'8" | 162 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hidetoshi Hakamada | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yasuji Ibe | R | R | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Sakuma-machi, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Masaru Ishikawa | R | R | May 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Yamanashi-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Masayoshi Kanai | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 178 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Takahiro Kenmotsu | R | R | May 16, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurashiki, Hiroshima JP |
| Leron Lee | L | R | March 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 196 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Kazuhito Maruyama | L | R | October 30, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Kamiukena-gun, Ehime JP |
| Kazuhiko Migita | R | R | June 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazukuni Muto | R | R | January 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 182 | Omagari, Akita JP |
| Sumiaki Nagamatsu | R | R | June 4, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Norifumi Nishimura | S | R | January 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki 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 |
| Ko Saito | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Sato | R | R | September 13, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Steve Shirley | L | L | October 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Chuichi Takahashi | L | R | May 31, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Shibukawa, Gunma JP |
| Hideaki Takazawa | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Saru-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Toru Takenouchi | L | L | August 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masakatsu Tsuchiya | R | R | November 6, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshikatsu Umezawa | R | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Shomodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
