1989 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Team Record: 71-54
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Akira Ogi (71-54)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1989 season with a record of 71 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 606 runs and conceded 558 runs. Ralph Bryant walloped 49 home runs for Osaka, while Takahisa Suzuki and Germán Rivera added 15 or more also. Ralph Bryant drove in 121 runs. Hiromasa Arai led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Hideyuki Awano topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.72 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1989 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ralph Bryant, Pat Dodson, Germán Rivera and Masato Yoshii.
Akira Ogi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Toshiya Adachi | S | R | June 21, 1965 | 5'10" | 160 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
Motoyuki Akahori | R | R | April 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 158 | Fujieda, Shizuoka JP |
Hiromasa Arai | L | R | April 26, 1952 | 5'9" | 145 | Higashinari Ward, Osaka JP |
Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
Hideyuki Awano | L | L | July 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
Ralph Bryant | L | R | May 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | Fort Gaines, GA US |
Pat Dodson | L | L | October 11, 1959 | 6'4" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Kenji Furukubo | R | R | June 23, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
Masahiko Goseki | L | L | August 5, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Kamagaya, Chiba JP |
Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
Koichi Ikeue | R | R | June 12, 1967 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
Yoshiaki Ishimoto | L | L | December 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
Nobuhiko Kanazawa | R | R | September 14, 1964 | 6'0" | 171 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
Masaki Kato | L | L | June 14, 1965 | 5'8" | 165 | Joto Ward, Osaka JP |
Tetsuro Kato | R | R | April 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 187 | Miyazaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
Fuminobu Kinoshita | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'10" | 191 | Suita, Osaka JP |
Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
Yasunaga Makishi | R | R | May 3, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
Hidekazu Mitsuyama | R | R | November 20, 1965 | 6'1" | 206 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka 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 |
Ryoji Nakamura | R | R | June 19, 1968 | 5'11" | 187 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
Hitoshi Nakane | R | R | August 28, 1966 | 5'10" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
Tadami Nakatani | L | R | September 1, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
Hiroki Nobayashi | R | R | September 9, 1969 | 5'11" | 173 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo 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 |
Akira Onoue | R | R | April 22, 1959 | 5'9" | 150 | Kaijo-gun, Chiba JP |
Germán Rivera | R | R | July 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Santurce, PR |
Osamu Sasaki | R | R | October 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 182 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
Hideaki Sato | L | L | May 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Akita, Akita JP |
Takahisa Suzuki | R | R | November 20, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
Izumi Takayanagi | R | R | June 2, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Kuki, Saitama 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 |
Masami Yamada | R | R | September 8, 1967 | 6'1" | 191 | Sennan-gun, Osaka JP |
Tatsuya Yamamura | R | R | September 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 184 | Tomitabayashi, Osaka JP |
Shintaro Yamasaki | L | R | May 19, 1966 | 6'0" | 165 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
Kazuhiko Yamashita | R | R | November 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 202 | Usa, Oita JP |
Kunji Yonesaki | L | R | March 19, 1968 | 5'8" | 162 | Toyonaka, Osaka 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 |