1988 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Junro Anan (65-62)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1988 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 65-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Junro Anan (65-62)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1988 season with a record of 65 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp allowed 442 runs, least in the league. Hiroshima plated 447 runs. Rick Lancellotti paced the team with 19 home runs, and Takehiko Kobayakawa walloped 15 or more as well. Takehiko Kobayakawa recorded 69 runs batted in. Kozo Shoda led all regular batters by connecting at a .340 clip. Kazuhisa Kawaguchi and Yutaka Ono topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Yutaka Ono recorded a 1.7 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Randy Johnson and Rick Lancellotti both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Junro Anan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiji Abe | R | R | April 20, 1961 | 5'6" | 167 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Hara | L | R | November 3, 1962 | 5'7" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Joji Imai | R | R | November 1, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Uto-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Fumio Ishibashi | R | R | August 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshifumi Ito | R | R | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Randy Johnson | R | R | June 10, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Escondido, CA US |
| Akihito Kaneishi | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Kamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Mitsuhiro Kataoka | R | R | March 22, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Fuchu, Hiroshima 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 |
| Ken Kawashima | R | R | July 20, 1969 | 5'11" | 171 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Manabu Kitabeppu | R | R | July 12, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Soo-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Makoto Kito | R | R | May 12, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Eiji Kiyokawa | L | L | September 21, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Shinji Ko | L | R | April 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 158 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka 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 |
| Rick Lancellotti | L | L | July 5, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Providence, RI US |
| Kazuo Matsubayashi | S | R | June 28, 1962 | 5'11" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi 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 |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shinji Nishida | L | L | August 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga 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 |
| Soichiro Sakakibara | R | R | September 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| Yoshihiko Takahashi | S | R | March 13, 1957 | 5'9" | 173 | Ashibetsu, Hokkaido 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 |
| Yukihiro Ueda | R | R | July 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 171 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | L | L | February 15, 1954 | 5'11" | 176 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamanaka | L | R | October 29, 1961 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Ryuzo Yamasaki | S | R | April 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
