1983 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-55
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (67-55)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1983 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 67-55
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (67-55)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1983 season with a record of 67 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 632 runs and allowed 592 runs. Jitsuo Mizutani walloped 36 home runs for Hankyu, while Koji Minoda, Greg Wells and Hiromi Matsunaga each added 15 or more also. Jitsuo Mizutani accounted for 114 RBI. Koji Minoda led batters with significant playing time with a .312 average. Yutaro Imai and Yukihiko Yamaoki topped the team with 15 wins each, and Hisashi Yamada registered a 3.32 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Bump Wills and Greg Wells both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Toshiharu Ueda 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 | |
| Kenichiro Enokida | R | R | April 21, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiromasa Fujita | R | R | October 3, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | Susuno, Shizuoka JP |
| Mineo Fukuhara | R | R | September 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 176 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yutaka Fukumoto | L | L | November 7, 1947 | 5'6" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yutaro Imai | R | R | August 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Mitsuo Inaba | R | R | October 2, 1948 | 5'8" | 147 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuhiko Ishimine | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Yoshihiro Iwamoto | R | R | July 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 162 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Seikichi Kanamoto | R | R | May 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 150 | Seto, Aichi JP |
| Shinnosuke Kataoka | R | R | November 5, 1947 | 5'9" | 180 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Tomohiro Kinoshita | L | L | July 31, 1957 | 5'10" | 178 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shinya Kobayashi | L | L | October 28, 1952 | 5'7" | 165 | Yamasaki-cho, Hyogo JP |
| Masanobu Kojima | R | R | June 10, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Konosu, Saitama JP |
| Shoji Matsumoto | L | L | April 2, 1959 | 5'10" | 176 | Ako-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromi Matsunaga | S | R | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 171 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toyozo Minamimure | R | R | December 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Minoda | R | R | March 11, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shiro Miyamoto | L | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 143 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Norikazu Miyata | R | R | September 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hyogo JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Mori | L | L | January 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 160 | Nakamura, Kochi JP |
| Hiroaki Nagamoto | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinji Nakazawa | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Naohiro Oishi | L | L | July 18, 1960 | 5'11" | 173 | Tenryu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Sato | R | R | September 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Okushiri-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomoyuki Sekiguchi | R | R | October 5, 1960 | 6'1" | 165 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Minoru Shibahara | L | L | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 176 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Tomohiro Tanimura | R | R | August 3, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Tsutomu Wakukawa | R | R | May 21, 1959 | 5'10" | 154 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Greg Wells | R | R | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 218 | McIntosh, AL US |
| Bump Wills | S | R | July 27, 1952 | 5'9" | 172 | Washington, DC US |
| Shigeru Yagi | R | R | November 28, 1953 | 5'9" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Yamada | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 170 | Noshiro, Akira JP |
| Masafumi Yamamori | R | R | November 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yukihiko Yamaoki | R | R | July 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 198 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Osamu Yonemura | R | R | April 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 178 | Sakurai, Nara JP |
| Toshiyuki Yoshizawa | R | R | July 23, 1954 | 5'10" | 156 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Keijiro Yumioka | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
