1991 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koichi Tabuchi (53-73)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1991 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 53-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Koichi Tabuchi (53-73)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1991 season with a record of 53 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Daiei Hawks plated 557 runs and allowed 661 runs, most in the league. Mike Laga walloped 32 home runs for Fukuoka, while Makoto Sasaki, Hiromitsu Kadota and Katsuya Kishigawa each swatted 15 or more, too. Mike Laga recorded 81 runs batted in. Makoto Sasaki led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .304 clip. Katsuyoshi Murata topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.54 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1991 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lee Tunnell, Eddie Williams and Mike Laga.
Koichi Tabuchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaname Aoi | L | L | May 1, 1964 | 5'11" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Yutaka Ashikaga | L | L | October 15, 1968 | 5'10" | 154 | Kawaba-gun, Akita JP |
| Koji Bonishi | L | R | December 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Takayoshi Eguchi | R | R | May 15, 1969 | 5'11" | 178 | Kanzaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Hiroshi Fujimoto | R | R | November 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 209 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Takehiro Hashimoto | L | L | September 18, 1964 | 5'6" | 162 | Kamikita-gun, Aomori JP |
| Koju Hirohashi | R | R | January 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 162 | Munakata-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasutaka Hironaga | L | R | March 5, 1968 | 5'8" | 185 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Chikafusa Ikeda | R | R | May 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 202 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Yutaro Imai | R | R | August 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Eiji Iwakiri | R | R | October 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 171 | Joto Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinichi Kato | R | R | July 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 178 | Kurayoshi, Tottori JP |
| Keiji Kimura | R | R | August 30, 1965 | 5'10" | 156 | Kadoma, Osaka JP |
| Katsuya Kishigawa | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 206 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Mike Laga | L | L | June 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | Ridgewood, NJ US |
| Hideyuki Mifune | R | R | October 18, 1966 | 5'10" | 173 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshio Mizukami | R | R | August 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 156 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Moriwaki | R | R | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Taka-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Masaharu Motohara | R | R | April 23, 1967 | 5'10" | 160 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Seiichi Murakami | R | R | May 31, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuyoshi Murata | R | R | September 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Shunji Nishi | R | R | January 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 167 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Hidetsugu Nishimura | R | R | July 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 176 | Yamakado-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | June 6, 1960 | 5'7" | 167 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Noriyoshi Omichi | R | R | October 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 212 | Shima-gun, Mie JP |
| Hisashi Ono | S | R | August 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 154 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Kenichi Otsuka | L | L | August 3, 1968 | 5'10" | 154 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiki Otsuka | R | R | April 6, 1966 | 5'8" | 196 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Manabu Saito | R | R | August 12, 1963 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Makoto Shimada | L | L | September 3, 1954 | 5'6" | 149 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Tadashi Sugimoto | L | L | May 3, 1959 | 5'8" | 176 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Satoru Takashima | R | R | January 7, 1965 | 5'11" | 162 | Ichinoseki, Iwate JP |
| Katsunori Tomari | R | R | August 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 191 | Hirara, Okinawa JP |
| Lee Tunnell | R | R | October 30, 1960 | 6'1" | 180 | Tyler, TX US |
| Tsuyoshi Uchida | R | R | May 27, 1961 | 5'7" | 160 | So-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Uchinokura | R | R | April 30, 1972 | 5'10" | 200 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Motoyasu Wakai | L | R | August 11, 1963 | 5'7" | 165 | Shiki-gun, Nara JP |
| Koji Wakisaka | L | R | April 23, 1971 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Eddie Williams | R | R | November 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Yuji Yamaguchi | S | R | July 5, 1965 | 5'10" | 150 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takanori Yamauchi | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 173 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Shikato Yanagita | R | R | May 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Hideyuki Yasuda | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
| Toyohiko Yoshida | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'8" | 173 | Higashi Kunisaki, Oita JP |
| Koichiro Yoshinaga | L | R | May 1, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Maikata, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
