1985 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-60
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (64-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1985 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 64-60
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (64-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1985 season with a record of 64 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 720 runs and allowed 711 runs. Hiromitsu Ochiai crushed 52 homers for Lotte, while Yoshio Mizukami and Leron Lee walloped 15 or more as well. Hiromitsu Ochiai accounted for 146 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .367 average. Choji Murata led the team with 17 wins, and Katsuo So earned a 4.16 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Leron Lee played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lotte Orions to do so.
Kazuhisa Inao 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 |
| Kazumasa Fujikura | R | R | August 31, 1957 | 5'7" | 150 | Ashikaga, Tochigi 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 |
| 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 |
| Yukihiko Kanazawa | R | R | March 26, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Leron Lee | L | R | March 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 196 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Kazuhiko Migita | R | R | June 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | April 2, 1962 | 5'10" | 150 | Ashikaga, Tochigi JP |
| Akihito Okabe | L | L | October 13, 1962 | 5'10" | 171 | Sakai, Osaka 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 |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Katsuo So | February 1, 1959 | |||||
| Joji Tago | R | R | June 30, 1963 | 5'9" | 171 | Ketaka-gun, Tottori JP |
| Chuichi Takahashi | L | R | May 31, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Shibukawa, Gunma 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 |
| Chikara Tanaka | R | R | September 13, 1953 | 5'10" | 171 | , Hyogo JP |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Masakatsu Tsuchiya | R | R | November 6, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshikatsu Umezawa | R | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Shomodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Masashi Yokota | L | R | November 26, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Tomoki Yoshioka | R | R | July 5, 1963 | 6'1" | 173 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
