1994 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-64
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Toshiyuki Mimura (66-64)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1994 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 66-64
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Toshiyuki Mimura (66-64)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1994 season with a record of 66 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp paced the league with 585 runs, sparked by 126 home runs. Hiroshima surrendered 584 runs. Akira Eto powered the team with 28 home runs, while Tomoaki Kanemoto and Tomonori Maeda walloped 15 or more also. Akira Eto recorded 81 runs batted in. Tomonori Maeda and Akira Eto topped all regular batters by connecting at a .321 clip. Makoto Kito led the squad with 16 wins, and Shinji Sasaoka registered a 3.32 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Marty Brown and Luis Medina both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Toshiyuki Mimura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norihiro Akimura | R | R | February 26, 1966 | 5'10" | 187 | |
| Marty Brown | R | R | January 23, 1963 | 6'1" | 190 | Lawton, OK US |
| Akira Eto | R | R | April 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 209 | Higashi Yamato, Tokyo JP |
| Ikuo Ikeda | L | L | June 22, 1974 | 5'11" | 185 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Fumio Ishibashi | R | R | August 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Makoto Ito | L | L | July 25, 1969 | 6'0" | 177 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | L | R | April 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyotoshi Katase | R | R | February 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Tetsuro Kato | R | R | April 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 187 | Miyazaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Yusuke Kawada | L | R | December 22, 1967 | 5'9" | 167 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Shinji Ko | L | R | April 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 158 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Kobayakawa | L | L | December 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 182 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | L | R | November 15, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihisa Kondo | R | R | September 7, 1965 | 5'11" | 211 | Yamamoto-gun, Akita JP |
| Kojiro Machida | R | R | December 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Koji Maeda | L | L | October 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomonori Maeda | L | R | June 14, 1971 | 5'9" | 176 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takashi Matsumoto | R | R | February 19, 1970 | 5'10" | 170 | Asa-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Luis Medina | R | L | March 26, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Hideyuki Mifune | R | R | October 18, 1966 | 5'10" | 173 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Hajime Mochizuki | R | R | April 26, 1968 | 6'1" | 198 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masaharu Motohara | R | R | April 23, 1967 | 5'10" | 160 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Kaoru Nihei | R | R | June 18, 1971 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Shinji Nishida | L | L | August 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 182 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Shuji Nishiyama | R | R | July 7, 1967 | 5'8" | 190 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenjiro Nomura | L | R | September 19, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Koichi Ogata | R | R | December 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yutaka Ono | L | L | August 30, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Shigeki Oto | L | L | November 18, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Matsutoya, Ishikawa JP |
| Carlos Rivera | R | R | November 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Shinji Sasaoka | R | R | August 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Naga-gun, Shimane JP |
| Hiroyuki Sato | R | R | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Sadaharu Sato | L | L | December 25, 1973 | 5'11" | 193 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Terunobu Seto | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 182 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kozo Shoda | S | R | January 2, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tetsu Suzuki | R | R | January 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Hideki Takahashi | R | R | October 4, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Oshima-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Ikuo Takayama | R | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Shinji Watanabe | R | R | September 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazutoshi Yamada | R | R | June 3, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Ryo Yoshimoto | R | R | November 22, 1969 | 5'10" | 190 | Gobo, Wakayama JP |
