1987 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (57-63)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1987 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 57-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Sugiura (57-63)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1987 season with a record of 57 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 502 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 556 runs. Hiromitsu Kadota walloped 31 home runs for Nankai, while Dave Hostetler swatted 15 or more also. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 69 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .317 average. Shuji Fujimoto led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.15 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Dave Hostetler and Steve Hammond both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tadashi Sugiura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisato Aoyama | R | R | June 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 134 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Fujimoto | R | R | November 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 209 | Senboku-gun, Osaka JP |
| Shuji Fujimoto | R | R | July 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 187 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Steve Hammond | L | R | May 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Keiji Hashimoto | L | L | June 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Dave Hostetler | R | R | March 27, 1956 | 6'4" | 215 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Satoshi Iwaki | R | R | April 5, 1954 | 5'7" | 150 | Suminoe Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kagawa | R | R | December 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 211 | Awano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Hideji Kato | L | L | May 24, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichi Kato | R | R | July 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 178 | Kurayoshi, Tottori JP |
| Katsuya Kishigawa | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 206 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Takayuki Kono | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Masahiko Migita | L | R | June 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroyuki Mori | R | R | February 4, 1965 | 5'10" | 176 | Sennan, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Moriwaki | R | R | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 170 | Taka-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshinobu Nakajo | L | L | April 12, 1962 | 5'8" | 143 | Oshika-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Hiromichi Nakamura | L | L | November 1, 1961 | 5'8" | 158 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Akio Nakao | R | R | November 7, 1952 | 5'5" | 158 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Kiyotaka Nishi | R | R | April 8, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | , Mie JP |
| Yoshiaki Nishikawa | L | L | July 14, 1963 | 5'10" | 182 | Minami Kawauchi-gun, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | June 6, 1960 | 5'7" | 167 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Yukio Otsubo | R | R | December 22, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Chisen Sakaguchi | R | R | March 10, 1963 | 5'7" | 170 | Kikuike, Kumamoto JP |
| Makoto Sasaki | L | L | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Kunimitsu Tonda | R | R | July 6, 1964 | 5'9" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tsutomu Yamada | R | R | October 3, 1958 | 5'9" | 167 | Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yuji Yamaguchi | S | R | July 5, 1965 | 5'10" | 150 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Shuichi Yamakawa | R | R | May 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 178 | Takehara, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Yamamura | R | R | April 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Izuma, Osaka JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | September 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Hamakita, Shizuoka JP |
| Takanori Yamauchi | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 173 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Minoru Yano | R | R | April 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 187 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyuki Yoshida | R | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'8" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Yugamidani | R | R | May 3, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Kurobe, Toyama JP |
