1982 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 64-47
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Sadao Kondo (64-47)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1982 season with a record of 64 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 529 runs, tops in the circuit. Chunichi conceded 478 runs. Masaru Uno walloped 30 home runs for the squad, while Kenichi Yazawa, Yasunori Oshima, Ken Macha and Takayoshi Nakao each swatted 15 or more, too. Kenichi Yazawa accounted for 85 RBI. Yasushi Tao led batters with significant playing time by hitting .350. Yujiro Miyako topped the team with 16 wins, and Takamasa Suzuki registered a 3.11 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ken Macha played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Chunichi Dragons to do so.
Sadao Kondo 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 |
| Terashi Donoue | R | R | June 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Wajima, Ishikawa JP |
| Yukio Fujinami | L | L | April 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kimiya Fujisawa | R | R | November 29, 1951 | 5'8" | 154 | Kita Kaifu-gun, Oita JP |
| Norihide Goto | R | R | February 6, 1960 | 6'4" | 180 | Ayauta-gun, Kawaga JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tsuneo Hirata | L | L | November 9, 1955 | 5'10" | 158 | , Gifu JP |
| Akihiko Hirose | L | L | May 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Akio Ishii | R | R | September 26, 1955 | 5'8" | 170 | Miura, Kanagawa JP |
| Genji Kaku | October 5, 1956 | |||||
| Seiji Kamikawa | L | R | March 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 154 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masayoshi Kanai | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 178 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Takuji Kanayama | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yonetoshi Kawamata | L | L | August 4, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tatsuo Komatsu | R | R | May 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Hakui-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Hidetoshi Kurioka | R | R | January 18, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Ken Macha | R | R | September 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Monroeville, PA US |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Jun Misawa | L | R | October 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Mino-gun, Shimane JP |
| Yujiro Miyako | L | L | February 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Hiroaki Mizutani | L | L | July 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 156 | Tokoname, Aichi JP |
| Muneo Nakada | R | R | January 8, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | Izumi, Osaka JP |
| Takayoshi Nakao | R | R | February 16, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Kasai-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Sakae Okawara | R | R | June 6, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Akira Onoue | R | R | April 22, 1959 | 5'9" | 150 | Kaijo-gun, Chiba JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasuji Sota | R | R | November 19, 1957 | 5'11" | 160 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Seisuke Toyoda | R | R | April 23, 1956 | 5'8" | 160 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masakatsu Tsuchiya | R | R | November 6, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Masaru Uno | R | R | May 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokaichiba, Chiba JP |
| Kazuhiko Ushijima | R | R | April 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Takao Yanagisawa | R | R | December 21, 1958 | 5'9" | 150 | Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
