1985 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Isami Okamoto (63-60)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1985 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 63-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Isami Okamoto (63-60)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1985 season with a record of 63 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 678 runs and allowed 731 runs. Dick Davis walloped 40 home runs for Osaka, while Hideji Kato, Takayuki Murakami, Koichi Hada, Shigeru Kurihashi and Bombo Rivera each swatted 15 or more as well. Dick Davis drove in 109 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .343. Yoshiaki Ishimoto paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 3.57 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1985 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masato Yoshii, Dick Davis and Bombo Rivera.
Isami Okamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiya Adachi | S | R | June 21, 1965 | 5'10" | 160 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Dick Davis | R | R | September 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Yasuyuki Fujiwara | R | R | October 18, 1957 | 5'11" | 165 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Tokuichi Fukiishi | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Kenji Furukubo | R | R | June 23, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuyasu Hirano | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shuji Ishihara | R | R | May 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 158 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiaki Ishimoto | L | L | December 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Hideji Kato | L | L | May 24, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideaki Keimoto | R | R | February 28, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishinara Ward, Osaka JP |
| Masao Koyama | R | R | August 30, 1963 | 6'1" | 173 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Yasuo Kubo | R | R | April 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | Kaho-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Murakami | R | R | August 26, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsumi Murata | L | L | July 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokote, Akita JP |
| Masahiro Nakane | L | R | September 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 198 | Shibuya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masataka Nashida | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Tetsuya Ohara | R | R | July 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Daijiro Oishi | R | R | October 20, 1958 | 5'6" | 156 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Ono | L | L | November 13, 1965 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawauchi-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Bombo Rivera | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'10" | 187 | Ponce, PR |
| Osamu Sasaki | R | R | October 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 182 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Junichi Sato | R | R | July 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Omagari, Akita JP |
| Kohei Shimamoto | L | L | January 11, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Kazuya Sumitomo | R | R | February 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 187 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Yasujiro Suzuki | R | R | April 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 176 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Hiroaki Tani | R | R | April 7, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Shinichi Tani | R | R | March 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 173 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Tanizaki | R | R | May 7, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Oita-gun, Oita JP |
| Tetsuji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 187 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Tatsuya Yamamura | R | R | September 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 184 | Tomitabayashi, Osaka JP |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Takahiro Yanagihara | R | R | June 12, 1955 | 5'9" | 189 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | November 28, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masami Yoshikawa | R | R | January 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masahiko Yota | L | L | November 6, 1964 | 5'10" | 162 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
