1983 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 43-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuyoshi Yamamoto (43-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1983 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 43-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuyoshi Yamamoto (43-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1983 season with a record of 43 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 525 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 710 runs, most in the circuit. Hiromitsu Ochiai and Leron Lee paced Lotte with 25 home runs apiece., and Toshiaki Yoshioka walloped 15 or more also. Leron Lee recorded 82 runs batted in. Hiromitsu Ochiai topped hitters with significant playing time with a .332 average. Yoshio Fukazawa led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4.53 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Steve Shirley and Leron Lee both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa 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 |
| Masashi Doi | R | R | June 20, 1956 | 5'11" | 158 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshio Fukazawa | R | R | May 30, 1955 | 5'9" | 158 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hidetoshi Hakamada | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 5'8" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Yasuji Ibe | R | R | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Sakuma-machi, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Masaru Ishikawa | R | R | May 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Yamanashi-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | R | R | January 10, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Masayoshi Kanai | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 178 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Shonosuke Kasuga | R | R | November 17, 1953 | 5'7" | 145 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Masayuki Kawashima | L | L | June 14, 1959 | 6'1" | 178 | Komagane, Nagano JP |
| Takahiro Kenmotsu | R | R | May 16, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurashiki, Hiroshima JP |
| Leron Lee | L | R | March 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 196 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Kazuhito Maruyama | L | R | October 30, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Kamiukena-gun, Ehime JP |
| Sogen Miyake | December 1, 1958 | |||||
| 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 |
| Kazukuni Muto | R | R | January 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 182 | Omagari, Akita JP |
| Sumiaki Nagamatsu | R | R | June 4, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Tetsuro Nagashima | R | R | November 9, 1959 | 6'0" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kinzo Nakai | R | R | October 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Futaba-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Norifumi Nishimura | S | R | January 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki 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 |
| Susumu Omata | L | L | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Ko Saito | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Steve Shirley | L | L | October 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Hideaki Takazawa | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Saru-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Fumimune Tokuyama | L | L | November 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 158 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yoshikatsu Umezawa | R | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Shomodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
