1987 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-56
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (64-56)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1987 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 64-56
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (64-56)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1987 season with a record of 64 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Braves led the league with 584 runs, fueled by 152 home runs. Hankyu allowed 542 runs. Greg Wells walloped 40 home runs for the squad, while Kazuhiko Ishimine swatted 15 or more also. Greg Wells drove in 119 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .331 average. Yukihiko Yamaoki paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.75 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Brad Lesley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuya Azuma | R | R | July 7, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Yasuo Fujii | L | R | July 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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 |
| Junichi Fukura | R | R | May 28, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Kitaura-cho, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuyuki Furumizo | L | L | November 14, 1963 | 5'11" | 193 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Kenji Harada | R | R | July 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | Shimoagata-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Nobuyuki Hoshino | L | L | January 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 162 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomiji Iizuka | R | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yutaro Imai | R | R | August 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 176 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Hiroshi Ishii | R | R | October 17, 1963 | 5'11" | 176 | Obihiro, Hokkaido JP |
| Kazuhiko Ishimine | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Atsumi Kobayashi | R | R | September 27, 1961 | 5'10" | 162 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinya Kobayashi | L | L | October 28, 1952 | 5'7" | 165 | Yamasaki-cho, Hyogo JP |
| Terumitsu Kumano | L | R | August 28, 1957 | 5'7" | 165 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Brad Lesley | R | R | September 11, 1958 | 6'6" | 230 | Turlock, CA US |
| 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 |
| Koji Mori | L | L | January 1, 1962 | 5'10" | 160 | Nakamura, Kochi JP |
| Kozo Mori | R | R | March 19, 1959 | 5'9" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinichi Murakami | L | R | July 13, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Hiroyuki Nagamura | R | R | December 12, 1958 | 5'9" | 171 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita 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 |
| Osamu Shimabukuro | R | R | February 26, 1965 | 5'10" | 154 | Itoman, Okinawa JP |
| Takayuki Shirai | R | R | May 31, 1966 | 6'3" | 187 | Shinjo, Aichi JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | May 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 181 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | January 26, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Osamu Takemoto | L | L | January 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Ryoji Tani | R | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 167 | Tatebayashi, Gunma JP |
| Tsuyoshi Uchida | R | R | May 27, 1961 | 5'7" | 160 | So-gun, Kagoshima 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 |
| Hisashi Yamada | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 170 | Noshiro, Akira JP |
| Yoshihiro Yamakoshi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Uji, Kyoto 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 |
| Keijiro Yumioka | R | R | June 28, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
