1979 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (55-63)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1979 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 55-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhiro Yamauchi (55-63)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1979 season with a record of 55 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions plated 576 runs and conceded 597 runs. Leon Lee walloped 35 home runs for Lotte, while In-cheon Paek, Michiyo Arito and Leron Lee each added 15 or more, too. Leron Lee recorded 95 runs batted in. In-cheon Paek led hitters with significant playing time with a .340 average. Choji Murata topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.96 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Leron Lee played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lotte Orions to do so.
Kazuhiro Yamauchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masanori Arai | R | R | June 23, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Michiyo Arito | R | R | December 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Usa-cho, Kochi JP |
| Kenji Doi | R | R | May 17, 1950 | 5'7" | 171 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Osamu Fukuma | L | L | July 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 151 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Hidetoshi Hakamada | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideyuki Hirata | R | R | July 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Iizuka | L | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Takahiro Kenmotsu | R | R | May 16, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurashiki, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaaki Koga | R | R | April 11, 1949 | 6'3" | 193 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Leon Lee | S | R | December 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Leron Lee | L | R | March 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 196 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Masaharu Mitsui | R | R | September 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Taketoyo, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Mizukami | R | R | August 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 156 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Norihiro Mizutani | L | L | April 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takuya Mochizuki | R | R | May 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 154 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Masayoshi Moriyama | R | R | September 14, 1950 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyoshina-cho, Nagano JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Tokunari Nishina | R | R | June 2, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Asakuchi-gun, Okayama JP |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita JP |
| Seiichi Ogawa | R | R | July 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Hideyuki Okue | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Nobuyuki Sasaki | R | R | May 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Kenichi Sato | R | R | September 13, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yoshitaka Shinya | R | R | August 6, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshikatsu Umezawa | R | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Shomodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Toshikazu Yano | R | R | April 21, 1950 | 5'8" | 158 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
