1986 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (49-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1986 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 49-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (49-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1986 season with a record of 49 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Hawks tallied 459 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 626 runs, most in the league. Dave Hostetler and Hiromitsu Kadota paced Nankai with 25 home runs apiece., and Kazunori Yamamoto walloped 15 or more also. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 77 RBI. Kazunori Yamamoto topped hitters with significant playing time with a .294 average. Takanori Yamauchi led the squad with 11 wins, while Shuji Fujimoto registered a 3.79 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Danny Goodwin and Dave Hostetler both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tadashi Sugiura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisato Aoyama | R | R | June 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 134 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Kenji Chuma | R | R | October 30, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Ukyo Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroshi Fujimoto | R | R | November 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 209 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Shuji Fujimoto | R | R | July 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 187 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Masato Fujimura | R | R | April 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Manabu Fujita | R | R | May 9, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Danny Goodwin | L | R | September 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Dave Hostetler | R | R | March 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Toru Ikenoue | R | R | May 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Tarumizu, Kagoshima JP |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Satoshi Iwaki | R | R | April 5, 1954 | 5'7" | 150 | Suminoe Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kagawa | R | R | December 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 211 | Awano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shinichi Kato | R | R | July 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 178 | Kurayoshi, Tottori JP |
| Katsuya Kishigawa | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 206 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Takayuki Kono | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Hideaki Matsuzaki | R | R | May 1, 1966 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Masumitsu Moriguchi | R | R | July 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 176 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Nakade | R | R | November 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshinobu Nakajo | L | L | April 12, 1962 | 5'8" | 143 | Oshika-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Hiromichi Nakamura | L | L | November 1, 1961 | 5'8" | 158 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Akio Nakao | R | R | November 7, 1952 | 5'5" | 158 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Yoshiaki Nishikawa | L | L | July 14, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Minami Kawauchi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | June 6, 1960 | 5'7" | 167 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Keisuke Okamoto | L | L | August 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 182 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Manabu Okubo | R | R | July 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 178 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshiki Otsuka | R | R | April 6, 1966 | 5'8" | 196 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Chisen Sakaguchi | R | R | March 10, 1963 | 5'7" | 170 | Kikuike, Kumamoto JP |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Nobuyoshi Suzuki | R | R | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 192 | Gamagori, Aichi JP |
| Ryuji Taguchi | L | L | January 8, 1967 | 6'1" | 193 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Akinori Takeguchi | L | L | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tsutomu Yamada | R | R | October 3, 1958 | 5'9" | 167 | Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 187 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Yuji Yamaguchi | S | R | July 5, 1965 | 5'10" | 150 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Yamamura | R | R | April 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Izuma, Osaka JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | September 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Hamakita, Shizuoka JP |
| Takanori Yamauchi | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 173 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Minoru Yano | R | R | April 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 187 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyuki Yoshida | R | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'8" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshiyuki Yoshizawa | R | R | July 23, 1954 | 5'10" | 156 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
