1993 Orix BlueWave Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Doi (70-56)
Location: Kobe, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
1993 Orix BlueWave StatisticsTeam Record: 70-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Doi (70-56)
Location: Kobe, Japan
Ballpark: Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium
The Orix BlueWave of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1993 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The BlueWave plated 516 runs and allowed 471 runs. Yasuo Fujii paced Orix with 28 home runs, while Ty Gainey and Kazuhiko Ishimine walloped 15 or more, too. Yasuo Fujii drove in 86 runs. Kazuhiko Ishimine topped all regular hitters with a .273 average. Koji Noda led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.56 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1993 Orix BlueWave who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Kelvin Torve, So Taguchi, Ty Gainey, Ichiro Suzuki and Takahito Nomura.
Shozo Doi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasuo Fujii | L | R | July 7, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Junichi Fukura | R | R | May 28, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Kitaura-cho, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuyuki Furumizo | L | L | November 14, 1963 | 5'11" | 193 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Ty Gainey | L | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Cheraw, SC US |
| Taro Hamuro | R | R | May 15, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | R | R | August 1, 1968 | 5'11" | 160 | Kobe, JP |
| Nobuyuki Hoshino | L | L | January 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 162 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Tomiji Iizuka | R | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Kazuhiko Ishimine | R | R | January 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Atsunori Ito | R | R | May 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Takahide Ito | R | R | October 21, 1963 | 6'0" | 171 | Kita Shitara-gun, Aichi JP |
| Masahiko Kaneda | L | L | April 30, 1969 | 5'10" | 136 | Bungotakada, Oita JP |
| Yasuhiro Kawabata | R | R | July 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Naoyuki Kazaoka | R | R | January 24, 1968 | 5'9" | 158 | Kasugai, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | R | R | November 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Yuichi Kohama | R | R | February 19, 1968 | 6'0" | 170 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Rui Makino | R | R | July 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideaki Matsuyama | R | R | April 18, 1967 | 5'9" | 165 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinichi Murakami | L | R | July 13, 1963 | 5'8" | 160 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Satoshi Nakajima | R | R | March 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 181 | Kita Akita-gun, Akita JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Koji Noda | R | R | February 9, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takahito Nomura | L | L | January 10, 1969 | 5'7" | 175 | Kouchi, Kochi JP |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | March 6, 1967 | 5'8" | 171 | Tateyama, Chiba JP |
| Tsutomu Sakai | R | R | June 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 171 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Kazuhiro Sato | L | R | December 3, 1964 | 5'10" | 170 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshinori Sato | R | R | September 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Okushiri-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Minoru Shibahara | L | L | August 6, 1960 | 5'9" | 176 | Bizen, Okayama JP |
| Hironori Suguro | R | R | September 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Ichiro Suzuki | L | R | October 22, 1973 | 5'11" | 175 | Nichi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| So Taguchi | R | R | July 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 170 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Makoto Takada | L | R | June 9, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | January 26, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toru Takashima | R | R | April 18, 1970 | 5'7" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Kelvin Torve | L | R | January 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Rapid City, SD US |
| Shinji Watanabe | R | R | September 8, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshihiro Yamakoshi | R | R | February 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 165 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Masafumi Yamamori | R | R | November 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yukihiko Yamaoki | R | R | July 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 198 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Yamauchi | R | R | February 15, 1966 | 5'11" | 184 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
