1997 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-71
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (63-71)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1997 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 63-71
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Toshiharu Ueda (63-71)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1997 season with a record of 63 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 572 runs and allowed 600 runs. Nigel Wilson walloped 37 home runs for Nippon, while Jerry Brooks, Atsushi Kataoka and Yukio Tanaka each added 15 or more also. Nigel Wilson drove in 94 runs. Atsushi Kataoka paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .286 clip. Kip Gross topped the squad with 13 wins, and Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi recorded a 3.49 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1997 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nigel Wilson, Kip Gross and Jerry Brooks.
Toshiharu Ueda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuaki Arai | L | R | August 11, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Shogo Arai | L | R | July 21, 1972 | 5'10" | 156 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuyuki Atsuzawa | L | L | August 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 165 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Jerry Brooks | R | R | March 23, 1967 | 6'0" | 195 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Seigo Fujishima | R | R | October 3, 1969 | 6'0" | 209 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kip Gross | R | R | August 24, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | Scottsbluff, NE US |
| Hideki Hashigami | R | R | November 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shoji Hiramatsu | R | R | October 20, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | Kawanuma-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Tetsuro Hirose | R | R | January 23, 1961 | 5'9" | 173 | Ihara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Tatsuya Ide | R | R | April 19, 1971 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Masaki Ikoma | R | R | February 5, 1975 | 5'11" | 162 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Keigo Imai | R | R | July 16, 1974 | 6'1" | 182 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Masaru Imazeki | L | R | February 9, 1971 | 6'2" | 206 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsutomu Iwamoto | R | R | May 11, 1971 | 6'0" | 191 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Akihito Kaneishi | R | R | December 26, 1960 | 6'6" | 190 | Kamo-gun, Gifu JP |
| Makoto Kaneko | R | R | November 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Abiko, Chiba JP |
| Satoru Kanemura | R | R | April 19, 1976 | 6'2" | 183 | Kisennuma, Miyagi JP |
| Atsushi Kataoka | L | R | June 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 205 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshihiro Kojima | L | L | May 31, 1968 | 6'0" | 182 | Shimoagata-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Yuichi Komaki | R | R | May 2, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Hioki, Kumamoto JP |
| Junji Kuroki | R | R | June 20, 1974 | 6'0" | 180 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroshi Nagatomi | R | R | June 10, 1961 | 5'11" | 198 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Nakamura | R | R | April 23, 1973 | 5'8" | 182 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Ryuki Nemoto | L | R | June 6, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Shunji Nishi | R | R | January 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 167 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Katsuhiro Nishiura | R | R | November 12, 1974 | 6'0" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yukihiro Nishizaki | R | R | April 13, 1964 | 5'11" | 165 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Hiroshi Numata | R | R | June 6, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita JP |
| Yasufumi Ogai | L | L | July 19, 1972 | 5'6" | 145 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Michihiro Ogasawara | L | R | October 25, 1973 | 5'10" | 185 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Koichi Ogawa | L | R | May 10, 1965 | 5'8" | 162 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Yukihiro Sakurai | R | R | May 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 154 | Miyagi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroyuki Sekine | R | R | December 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Shibakusa | L | R | August 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Tokorozawa, Saitama JP |
| Kazuteru Shimada | R | R | September 19, 1969 | 6'0" | 195 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Takeshi Shimazaki | R | R | March 3, 1967 | 5'11" | 180 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Noriyuki Shiroishi | R | R | April 17, 1973 | 6'0" | 181 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Masanori Taguchi | R | R | August 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 202 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Noriyuki Takahashi | L | L | February 25, 1971 | 5'10" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Yukio Tanaka | R | R | December 14, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshinori Ueda | L | R | November 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 195 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Hiroshi Watanabe | L | R | August 9, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Shirone, Niigata JP |
| Nigel Wilson | L | L | January 12, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | Oshawa, ON CA |
| Kazutoshi Yamahara | R | R | December 28, 1970 | 5'9" | 156 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Kazuhiko Yamashita | R | R | November 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 202 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Satoshi Yano | R | R | April 25, 1978 | 6'1" | 180 | Ayauta-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Hideyuki Yasuda | R | R | May 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Onishi, Aichi JP |
