1987 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 52-69
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Isami Okamoto (52-69)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1987 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 52-69
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Isami Okamoto (52-69)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1987 season with a record of 52 wins and 69 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 528 runs and gave up 599 runs, most in the league. Ben Oglivie paced Osaka with 24 home runs, while Dick Davis and Takahisa Suzuki walloped 15 or more, too. Ben Oglivie drove in 74 runs. Hiromasa Arai led all regular hitters by hitting .366. Hideyuki Awano topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.89 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1987 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masato Yoshii, Ben Oglivie and Dick Davis.
Isami Okamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Arai | L | R | April 26, 1952 | 5'9" | 145 | Higashinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Hideyuki Awano | L | L | July 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Dick Davis | R | R | September 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Tokuichi Fukiishi | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Tsuneto Fukuchi | R | R | January 29, 1963 | 6'2" | 182 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Kenji Furukubo | R | R | June 23, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Koichi Ikeue | R | R | June 12, 1967 | 6'3" | 185 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiaki Ishimoto | L | L | December 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiaki Kanemura | R | R | August 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Tetsuro Kato | R | R | April 12, 1964 | 6'1" | 187 | Miyazaki-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Masao Koyama | R | R | August 30, 1963 | 6'1" | 173 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Yasuo Kubo | R | R | April 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | Kaho-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yasunaga Makishi | R | R | May 3, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Hidekazu Mitsuyama | R | R | November 20, 1965 | 6'1" | 206 | Ikuno Ward, Osaka JP |
| Takayuki Murakami | R | R | August 26, 1965 | 5'10" | 178 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsumi Murata | L | L | July 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokote, Akita JP |
| Yoshio Nakato | R | R | May 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 162 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Masataka Nashida | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Ben Oglivie | L | L | February 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 160 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Tetsuya Ohara | R | R | July 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Daijiro Oishi | R | R | October 20, 1958 | 5'6" | 156 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Ono | L | L | November 13, 1965 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawauchi-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Osamu Sasaki | R | R | October 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 182 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Junichi Sato | R | R | July 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Omagari, Akita JP |
| Kazuya Sumitomo | R | R | February 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 187 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Takahisa Suzuki | R | R | November 20, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Hiroaki Tani | R | R | April 7, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Tanizaki | R | R | May 7, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Oita-gun, Oita JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shintaro Yamasaki | L | R | May 19, 1966 | 6'0" | 165 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Kazuhiko Yamashita | R | R | November 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 202 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Takahiro Yanagihara | R | R | June 12, 1955 | 5'9" | 189 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | November 28, 1966 | 5'9" | 160 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
