1988 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (62-65)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1988 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 62-65
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Takada (62-65)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1988 season with a record of 62 wins and 65 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 455 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 448 runs. Mike Easler paced Nippon with 19 home runs, while Yukio Tanaka and Yasunori Oshima walloped 15 or more, too. Yasunori Oshima accounted for 63 RBI. Mike Easler led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Yukihiro Nishizaki and Hiroaki Matsuura topped the team with 15 wins each, and Hirofumi Kono recorded a 2.38 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Brian Dayett and Mike Easler both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeru Takada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dayett | R | R | January 22, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | New London, CT US |
| Mike Easler | L | R | November 29, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Masashi Fujiwara | L | L | March 2, 1956 | 5'9" | 156 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideo Furuya | R | R | August 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 182 | Futtsu, Chiba JP |
| Tadami Futamura | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 178 | Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuo Hayakawa | L | L | May 17, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Tetsuro Hirose | R | R | January 23, 1961 | 5'9" | 173 | Ihara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichi Igarashi | R | R | August 29, 1959 | 5'9" | 167 | Suginami Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Iwai | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Tsugio Kanazawa | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 198 | Hitachiota, Ibaraki JP |
| Shoji Kawahara | November 17, 1953 | |||||
| Hirofumi Kono | L | L | April 28, 1962 | 5'8" | 180 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shigekuni Mashiba | L | L | November 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 178 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Hiroaki Matsuura | R | R | May 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 170 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Noriyuki Mori | R | R | December 31, 1966 | 5'9" | 178 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Motofumi Nishimura | L | L | November 17, 1962 | 5'11" | 156 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Yukihiro Nishizaki | R | R | April 13, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Yuji Nomura | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'9" | 198 | Yashiro-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Koichi Ogawa | L | R | May 10, 1965 | 5'8" | 162 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Mikio Oikawa | R | R | September 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Shibata-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiko Okaji | L | L | September 9, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Oki | R | R | January 5, 1961 | 5'10" | 173 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Tetsuhisa Sadaoka | R | R | July 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Fumihiko Sato | R | R | August 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Seiichi Sato | R | R | June 1, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yasumitsu Shibata | R | R | August 20, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Takaki-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Makoto Shimada | L | L | September 3, 1954 | 5'6" | 149 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Nobutoshi Shimada | R | R | April 9, 1960 | 6'2" | 187 | Takefu, Fukui JP |
| Nobuaki Shimizu | R | R | January 28, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | Tomioka, Gunma JP |
| Kazuyuki Shirai | S | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 167 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Hirohisa Takada | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 5'8" | 150 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Nobuhiro Takashiro | R | R | May 27, 1954 | 5'6" | 162 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
| Kazuhiro Takeda | L | R | June 22, 1965 | 5'7" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Fujio Tamura | R | R | October 24, 1959 | 6'0" | 174 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Minoru Tanaka | L | L | June 3, 1967 | 5'8" | 158 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yukio Tanaka | R | R | February 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 198 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Yukio Tanaka | R | R | December 14, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuno | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 6'1" | 176 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hideaki Tsusue | L | R | October 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroshi Watanabe | L | R | August 9, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirone, Niigata JP |
