1997 Chiba Lotte Marines Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akihito Kondo (57-76)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
1997 Chiba Lotte Marines StatisticsTeam Record: 57-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akihito Kondo (57-76)
Location: Chiba-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Zozo Marine Stadium
The Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1997 season with a record of 57 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Marines plated 466 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 584 runs. Mark Carreon and Jason Thompson paced Chiba Lotte with 14 home runs apiece. Mark Carreon drove in 77 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .279 clip. Tomohiro Kuroki led the squad with 12 wins, while Satoru Komiyama registered a 2.5 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1997 Chiba Lotte Marines who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Fyhrie, Jason Thompson, Mark Carreon, Yasuhiko Yabuta and Satoru Komiyama.
Akihito Kondo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshifumi Ayukawa | L | R | April 2, 1970 | 6'0" | 162 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Mark Carreon | R | L | July 19, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Shane Dennis | R | L | July 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 200 | Fort Scott, KS US |
| Yasuhiro Enoki | R | R | May 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Kazuya Fukuura | L | L | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Yoichi Fukuzawa | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 5'10" | 165 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Mike Fyhrie | R | R | December 9, 1969 | 6'2" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Toshiyuki Goto | R | R | May 4, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ryu Hanekawa | L | L | June 5, 1973 | 6'0" | 165 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Tasuku Hashimoto | L | R | May 1, 1976 | 5'10" | 194 | Uwajima, Ehime 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 |
| Mitsuchika Hirai | L | L | November 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroaki Kawamata | R | R | August 12, 1972 | 6'3" | 202 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Yoshihisa Kondo | R | R | September 7, 1965 | 5'11" | 211 | Yamamoto-gun, Akita JP |
| Makoto Kosaka | L | R | July 2, 1973 | 5'6" | 145 | Watari-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Tomohiro Kuroki | R | R | December 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Hyuga, Miyazaki JP |
| Takamasa Matsui | R | R | August 20, 1966 | 5'9" | 167 | Iizuka, Fukuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Shingo Ono | R | R | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Otsuka | R | R | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 183 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| 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 |
| Masaumi Shimizu | R | R | January 9, 1975 | 5'11" | 185 | Takasaki, Gunma 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 |
| Masahiro Takahashi | S | R | July 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 180 | Toyoaki, Aichi JP |
| Koji Takekiyo | R | R | November 22, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Takatsuki, Osaka JP |
| Jason Thompson | L | L | June 13, 1971 | 6'4" | 200 | Orlando, FL US |
| Hiroshi Tsuno | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 6'1" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta | R | R | June 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 190 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Yasushi Yamamoto | R | R | April 9, 1972 | 5'10" | 178 | Atsugi, Kanagawa 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 |
