1991 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 48-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (48-77)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium, Zozo Marine Stadium
1991 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 48-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (48-77)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium, Zozo Marine Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1991 season with a record of 48 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 484 runs and gave up 599 runs. Koichi Hori led Lotte with 20 home runs and drove in 69 runs. Mitsuchika Hirai paced batters with significant playing time with a .314 average. Satoru Komiyama topped the squad with 10 wins, while Kazumi Sonokawa registered a 3.79 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1991 Lotte Orions who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dave Hengel, Hideki Irabu, Satoru Komiyama and Mike Diaz.
Masaichi Kaneda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eijiro Ai | R | R | September 29, 1964 | 5'11" | 138 | Inashiki-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Takeshi Aiko | L | L | August 15, 1962 | 6'0" | 170 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Susumu Aoyagi | R | R | July 9, 1968 | 5'11" | 167 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Mike Diaz | R | R | April 15, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Yasuhiro Enoki | R | R | May 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Yoichi Fukuzawa | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 5'10" | 165 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Shinichi Furukawa | R | R | July 26, 1963 | 5'11" | 187 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyoshi Hatsushiba | R | R | February 26, 1967 | 5'11" | 209 | Fushimi, Saitama JP |
| Dave Hengel | R | R | December 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Mitsuchika Hirai | L | L | November 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 171 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Sadaharu Hiranuma | R | R | March 27, 1965 | 5'10" | 171 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Koichi Hori | R | R | April 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 187 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Yasuji Ibe | R | R | July 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 176 | Sakuma-machi, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihito Igarashi | L | R | April 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Goichi Inokubo | R | R | December 26, 1957 | 5'8" | 176 | Morioka, Iwate JP |
| Hideki Irabu | R | R | May 5, 1969 | 6'4" | 240 | Hyogo, JP |
| Masahiko Ishida | L | L | April 24, 1967 | 5'10" | 176 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Masahiko Jozume | R | R | September 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Seiji Kamikawa | L | R | March 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 154 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Eiichi Kasahara | R | R | June 11, 1966 | 6'2" | 185 | Isezaki, Gunma JP |
| Akinori Kobayashi | R | R | August 5, 1967 | 5'8" | 162 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoru Komiyama | R | R | September 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 183 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Takahiro Konno | L | L | July 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 167 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukinaga Maeda | L | L | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 155 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Tokitaka Minamibuchi | R | R | October 29, 1965 | 5'7" | 154 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Koji Mori | R | R | March 8, 1969 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Yoshihiko Morita | R | R | February 5, 1962 | 5'8" | 149 | Kushima, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshinari Nagano | R | R | July 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 195 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Norifumi Nishimura | S | R | January 9, 1960 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Akihito Okabe | L | L | October 13, 1962 | 5'10" | 171 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kazuhito Sato | R | R | February 6, 1962 | 6'0" | 160 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Kenichi Sato | R | R | September 13, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yukihiko Sato | R | R | April 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Shibahara | R | R | December 29, 1969 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami Takagi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Shigeru Shimada | R | R | August 30, 1962 | 5'11" | 187 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Yoshihisa Shiratake | R | R | May 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 158 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Katsuo So | February 1, 1959 | |||||
| Kazumi Sonokawa | L | L | May 1, 1963 | 5'9" | 160 | Yashiro-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Toshio Suzuki | R | R | December 18, 1965 | 6'2" | 198 | Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka JP |
| Masahiro Taijun | November 16, 1964 | |||||
| Hideaki Takazawa | R | R | September 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Saru-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Shoji Toyama | L | L | July 21, 1967 | 5'10" | 200 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Ushijima | R | R | April 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Hideaki Watanabe | R | R | August 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 176 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Norihito Yamashita | L | R | October 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Shoji Yashima | R | R | September 14, 1970 | 6'0" | 160 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Masashi Yokota | L | R | November 26, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
