1996 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Team Record: 60-67
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Akira Ejiri (0-0), Shozo Eto (0-0)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1996 season with a record of 60 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Marines plated 456 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 525 runs. Kiyoshi Hatsushiba paced Chiba Lotte with 17 home runs, and Koichi Hori walloped 15 or more, too. Koichi Hori drove in 68 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .312 clip. Eric Hillman led the team with 14 wins, while Hideki Irabu and Eric Hillman earned a 2.41 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Jack Daugherty, Darrell Whitmore, Eric Hillman, Satoru Komiyama, Hideki Irabu, Wes Chamberlain, Yasuhiko Yabuta and Randy Ready were all players from the 1996 Chiba Lotte Marines who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akira Ejiri and Shozo Eto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotaro Azuse | L | L | May 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Wes Chamberlain | R | R | April 13, 1966 | 6'2" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jack Daugherty | S | L | July 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 188 | Hialeah, FL US |
| Yasuhiro Enoki | R | R | May 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Toshiyuki Goto | R | R | May 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kiyoshi Hatsushiba | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 209 | Fushimi, Saitama JP |
| Kenichiro Hayakawa | R | R | November 7, 1973 | 5'9" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroyasu Hayashi | L | L | June 15, 1971 | 5'7" | 168 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Eric Hillman | L | L | April 27, 1966 | 6'10" | 235 | Gary, IN US |
| Mitsuchika Hirai | L | L | November 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Ken Hirano | S | R | June 20, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Akihito Igarashi | L | R | April 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Hideki Irabu | R | R | May 5, 1969 | 6'4" | 240 | Hyogo, JP |
| Masahiko Jozume | R | R | September 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuyuki Kawamoto | L | L | October 21, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Takatoshi Kishikawa | L | L | January 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Akinori Kobayashi | R | R | August 5, 1967 | 5'8" | 162 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Tomohiro Kuroki | R | R | December 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Naoki Matsumoto | L | R | September 11, 1970 | 5'8" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tokitaka Minamibuchi | R | R | October 29, 1965 | 5'7" | 154 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Morozumi | L | R | May 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 162 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Junichiro Muto | R | R | March 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 172 | , Fukushima JP |
| Naoyuki Naito | R | R | July 24, 1968 | 6'2" | 213 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Koji Nakada | L | L | June 16, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | , NV US |
| Toshihide Narimoto | R | R | September 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 193 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Toru Nimura | R | R | December 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 165 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Norifumi Nishimura | S | R | January 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Iwao Omura | R | R | May 31, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | Wakanai, Hokkaido JP |
| Saburo Omura | R | R | June 1, 1976 | 5'11" | 187 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Randy Ready | R | R | January 8, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | San Mateo, CA US |
| Tadaharu Sakai | R | R | June 21, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | Misato, Saitama JP |
| Yukihiko Sato | R | R | April 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Kazumi Sonokawa | L | L | May 1, 1963 | 5'9" | 160 | Yashiro-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takashi Tachikawa | R | R | October 7, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Fujio Tamura | R | R | October 24, 1959 | 6'0" | 174 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Kenji Tanba | R | R | May 20, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Shoji Toyama | L | L | July 21, 1967 | 5'10" | 200 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuno | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 6'1" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Takashi Wada | R | R | October 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Hideaki Watanabe | R | R | August 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 176 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Darrell Whitmore | L | R | November 18, 1968 | 6'1" | 210 | Front Royal, VA US |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamanaka | L | R | October 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Norihito Yamashita | L | R | October 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Atsushi Yoshida | R | R | September 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 170 | Ikebukuro, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Yoshitsuru | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'8" | 176 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
