1994 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 46-79
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (46-79)
Location: Tokyo, Japan

1994 Nippon Ham Fighters Statistics

The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1994 season with a record of 46 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.

The Ham Fighters scored 485 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 637 runs, most in the circuit. Yukio Tanaka paced Nippon with 27 home runs, and Matt Winters walloped 15 or more, too. Yukio Tanaka drove in 87 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .286 clip. Yukihiro Nishizaki and Hirofumi Kono led the team with 8 wins each, while Hirofumi Kono recorded a 3.84 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1994 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kip Gross, Rick Schu and Matt Winters.

Keiji Ozawa served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Wataru AdachiLRJanuary 8, 19686'0"180Yonago, Tottori JP
Shogo AraiLRJuly 21, 19725'10"156Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP
Masashi ArikuraRRJune 12, 19676'2"193Uekawa-gun, Hokkaido JP
Hiroki FujiokaRROctober 18, 19665'10"195Kobe, Hyogo JP
Seigo FujishimaRROctober 3, 19696'0"209Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP
Kip GrossRRAugust 24, 19646'2"195Scottsbluff, NE US
Tetsuro HiroseRRJanuary 23, 19615'9"173Ihara-gun, Shizuoka JP
Shinichi IgarashiRRAugust 29, 19595'9"167Suginami Ward, Tokyo JP
Masaru ImazekiLRFebruary 9, 19716'2"206Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP
Tsutomu IwamotoRRMay 11, 19716'0"191Yao, Osaka JP
Akihito KaneishiRRDecember 26, 19606'6"190Kamo-gun, Gifu JP
Atsushi KataokaLRJune 27, 19696'2"205, Kyoto JP
Shinichi KawanaSRApril 10, 19705'10"170Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP
Takuya KimuraSRApril 15, 19725'8"165Miyagaki-gun, Miyazaki JP
Yoshihiro KojimaLLMay 31, 19686'0"182Shimoagata-gun, Nagasaki JP
Hirofumi KonoLLApril 28, 19625'8"180Hata-gun, Kochi JP
Shinji MatsudaLLDecember 17, 19675'7"154Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Hiroaki MatsuuraRRMay 19, 19665'10"170Funabashi, Chiba JP
Ryuji MinamiRRJune 26, 19726'4"209Takaishi, Osaka JP
Noriyuki MoriRRDecember 31, 19665'9"178Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP
Terushi NakajimaRRJuly 27, 19626'2"202Mitagawa-machi, Saga JP
Motofumi NishimuraLLNovember 17, 19625'11"156Itami, Hyogo JP
Yukihiro NishizakiRRApril 13, 19645'11"165Ozu, Shiga JP
Yasufumi OgaiLLJuly 19, 19725'6"145Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Koichi OgawaLRMay 10, 19655'8"162Saga-gun, Saga JP
Tetsushi OkamotoRRMarch 15, 19615'9"176Arita-gun, Wakayama JP
Yasunori OshimaRROctober 16, 19506'0"187Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP
Mitsujiro SakaiLLJanuary 31, 19685'8"158Maikata, Osaka JP
Rick SchuRRJanuary 26, 19626'0"170Philadelphia, PA US
Hiroyuki SekineRRDecember 9, 19716'1"190Matsudo, Chiba JP
Hiroshi ShibakusaLRAugust 18, 19695'11"187Tokorozawa, Saitama JP
Nobutoshi ShimadaRRApril 9, 19606'2"187Takefu, Fukui JP
Kazuyuki ShiraiSRJune 7, 19615'10"167Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP
Yasukatsu ShiraiRRMarch 4, 19696'0"176Shinjo, Aichi JP
Yoshihiro SuzukiLRMay 21, 19635'8"160Ota Ward, Tokyo JP
Masanori TaguchiRRAugust 26, 19705'10"202Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP
Yutaka TakagiSROctober 22, 19575'8"167Bofu, Yamaguchi JP
Kazuhiro TakedaLRJune 22, 19655'7"176Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP
Fujio TamuraRROctober 24, 19596'0"174Narashino, Chiba JP
Yukio TanakaRRDecember 14, 19676'1"195Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP
Masahiro UchiyamaRRSeptember 25, 19656'0"165Miyaki-gun, Saga JP
Hiroshi WatanabeLRAugust 9, 19635'11"165Shirone, Niigata JP
Matt WintersLRMarch 18, 19606'3"215Buffalo, NY US
Kiyoshi YamanakaLROctober 29, 19615'10"170Sakai, Osaka JP



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