1985 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (68-57)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1985 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 68-57
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (68-57)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1985 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 615 runs and allowed 570 runs. Sachio Kinugasa paced Hiroshima with 28 home runs, while Yoshihiko Takahashi, Kiyoyuki Nagashima and Koji Yamamoto each walloped 15 or more also. Sachio Kinugasa accounted for 83 RBI. Ryuzo Yamasaki topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .328 clip. Manabu Kitabeppu led the team with 16 wins, and Jun Kawabata recorded a 2.72 ERA, tops among regular hurlers. Takeshi Koba served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisaaki Fukushima | R | R | April 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Shinji Hara | L | R | November 3, 1962 | 5'7" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hidetaka Horiba | R | R | June 26, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Ueda, Nagano JP |
| Kojiro Ikegaya | R | R | June 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Joji Imai | R | R | November 1, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Toshifumi Ito | R | R | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Akihito Kaneishi | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Kamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Jun Kawabata | R | R | March 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 171 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | S | L | July 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Tomio Kinoshita | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Kurashiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Manabu Kitabeppu | R | R | July 12, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Eiji Kiyokawa | L | L | September 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | L | R | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Seiji Kobayashi | R | R | January 22, 1958 | 5'10" | 162 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Moriwaki | R | R | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Taka-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Michio Nabeya | L | R | June 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 162 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoyuki Nagashima | L | L | November 12, 1961 | 5'7" | 178 | Hamaoka-cho, Shizuoka JP |
| Satoshi Niimi | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Yamaga, Kunamoto JP |
| Shinji Nishida | L | L | August 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tatsuaki Ogawa | R | R | December 27, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yutaka Ono | L | L | August 30, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Takashi Osanai | L | L | August 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Aomori, Aomori JP |
| Hiroyuki Saito | R | R | May 10, 1960 | 6'2" | 213 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshihisa Shiratake | R | R | May 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 158 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Kozo Shoda | S | R | January 2, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Nobuhiro Takagi | L | L | May 20, 1963 | 5'10" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshihiko Takahashi | S | R | March 13, 1957 | 5'9" | 173 | Ashibetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Mitsunori Takiguchi | R | R | November 2, 1961 | 5'11" | 193 | Yamagata, Yamagata JP |
| Mitsuo Tatsukawa | R | R | July 13, 1955 | 5'10" | 162 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsunemi Tsuda | R | R | August 1, 1960 | 5'11" | 173 | Tsuno-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | L | L | February 15, 1954 | 5'11" | 176 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamanaka | L | R | October 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Yamane | R | R | August 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 182 | Maniwa-gun, Okayama JP |
| Ryuzo Yamasaki | S | R | April 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
