1988 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-71
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (58-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Heiwadai Stadium
1988 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 58-71
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (58-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Heiwadai Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1988 season with a record of 58 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Hawks plated 578 runs and conceded 607 runs, most in the league. Hiromitsu Kadota walloped 44 home runs for Nankai, while Tony Bernazard, Makoto Sasaki and Kazunori Yamamoto each swatted 15 or more, too. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 125 RBI. Tony Bernazard paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .315 average. Takanori Yamauchi topped the squad with 11 wins, and Minoru Yano recorded a 3.31 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Tony Bernazard and George Wright 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Bernazard | S | R | August 24, 1956 | 5'9" | 150 | Caguas, PR |
| Toyotoshi Chikada | L | S | December 11, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | Sukomo, Kochi 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 |
| Keiji Hashimoto | L | L | June 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima 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 |
| Masahiko Migita | L | R | June 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | R | R | February 4, 1965 | 5'10" | 176 | Sennan, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Moriwaki | R | R | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Taka-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuyoshi Murata | R | R | September 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Toshinori Nagata | R | R | October 9, 1961 | 5'7" | 154 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshinobu Nakajo | L | L | April 12, 1962 | 5'8" | 143 | Oshika-gun, Miyagi 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 |
| Yukio Otsubo | R | R | December 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Kenichi Otsuka | L | L | August 3, 1968 | 5'10" | 154 | Funabashi, Chiba 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 |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Motoyasu Wakai | L | R | August 11, 1963 | 5'7" | 165 | Shiki-gun, Nara JP |
| George Wright | S | R | December 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| 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 |
| Toyohiko Yoshida | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'8" | 173 | Higashi Kunisaki, Oita JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
