1986 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 54-67
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (0-0), Morimichi Takagi (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1986 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 54-67
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (0-0), Morimichi Takagi (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1986 season with a record of 54 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 432 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 519 runs. Gary Rajsich walloped 36 home runs for Chunichi, and Yasunori Oshima added 15 or more also. Gary Rajsich drove in 82 runs. Seiji Kamikawa paced all regular hitters by hitting .295. Tadashi Sugimoto topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.01 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Gary Rajsich played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Chunichi Dragons to do so.
Kazuhiro Yamauchi and Morimichi Takagi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Ariga | R | R | October 15, 1957 | 5'8" | Chofu, Tokyo JP | |
| Yukio Fujinami | L | L | April 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yasuharu Fujio | L | R | April 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 206 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Toshiyuki Furukawa | L | L | September 24, 1963 | 5'8" | 191 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Morito Furutani | R | R | October 26, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | R | R | October 12, 1964 | 5'8" | 167 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba 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 |
| Susumu Kaneda | R | R | June 15, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Hirano Ward, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Kashima | R | R | October 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yasuhiro Kawabata | R | R | July 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Yonetoshi Kawamata | L | L | August 4, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuo Komatsu | R | R | May 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Hakui-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Yoshihisa Komatsuzaki | R | R | June 23, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Mitsuru Kondo | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 171 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hidetoshi Kurioka | R | R | January 18, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Kuwata | L | L | December 20, 1960 | 5'9" | 189 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hidenobu Matsuura | R | R | February 15, 1961 | 5'6" | 136 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Masaaki Miura | R | R | September 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yujiro Miyako | L | L | February 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Masami Miyashita | R | R | January 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takayoshi Nakao | R | R | February 16, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Kasai-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Toru Nimura | R | R | December 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Tomoyoshi Oishi | R | R | January 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima 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 |
| Gary Rajsich | L | L | October 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Manabu Saito | R | R | August 12, 1963 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshiaki Shimada | L | L | August 2, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuji Sota | R | R | November 19, 1957 | 5'11" | 160 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Tadashi Sugimoto | L | L | May 3, 1959 | 5'8" | 176 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Seisuke Toyoda | R | R | April 23, 1956 | 5'8" | 160 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Uchida | R | R | May 27, 1961 | 5'7" | 160 | So-gun, Kagoshima 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 |
| Kazutoshi Yamada | R | R | June 3, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | L | L | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 192 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Akira Yonemura | L | L | August 6, 1959 | 5'8" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
