1988 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 54-74
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Michiyo Arito (54-74)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1988 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 54-74
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Michiyo Arito (54-74)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1988 season with a record of 54 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Orions plated 486 runs and allowed 601 runs. Bill Madlock paced Lotte with 19 home runs, and Takeshi Aiko walloped 15 or more, too. Hideaki Takazawa accounted for 64 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .327 average. Katsuo So led the squad with 13 wins, while Hiroshi Ogawa recorded a 3.41 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hideki Irabu and Bill Madlock both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Michiyo Arito 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 |
| Yoshio Fukazawa | R | R | May 30, 1955 | 5'9" | 158 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinichi Furukawa | R | R | July 26, 1963 | 5'11" | 187 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hidetoshi Hakamada | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Tsuneo Horii | R | R | November 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 176 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Yasuji Ibe | R | R | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Sakuma-machi, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideki Irabu | R | R | May 5, 1969 | 6'4" | 240 | Hyogo, JP |
| Fumio Ito | R | R | December 20, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Yashiro-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Masaru Ito | L | L | June 15, 1963 | 6'0" | 167 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Seiji Kamikawa | L | R | March 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 154 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Eiichi Kasahara | R | R | June 11, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Isezaki, Gunma JP |
| Akiyoshi Koyama | R | R | December 14, 1960 | 6'0" | 184 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeru Kuwata | L | L | December 20, 1960 | 5'9" | 189 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Bill Madlock | R | R | January 12, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Memphis, TN 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 |
| Yoshihiko Morita | R | R | February 5, 1962 | 5'8" | 149 | Kushima, Miyazaki JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshinari Nagano | R | R | July 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 195 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | April 2, 1962 | 5'10" | 150 | Ashikaga, Tochigi JP |
| Akihito Okabe | L | L | October 13, 1962 | 5'10" | 171 | Sakai, Osaka 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 |
| Yukihiko Sato | R | R | April 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Kiyokazu Seki | R | R | September 26, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Katsuo So | February 1, 1959 | |||||
| Kazumi Sonokawa | L | L | May 1, 1963 | 5'9" | 160 | Yashiro-gun, Kumamoto 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 |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhiko Ushijima | R | R | April 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Norihito Yamashita | L | R | October 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masashi Yokota | L | R | November 26, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Tomoki Yoshioka | R | R | July 5, 1963 | 6'1" | 173 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
