1984 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-61
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tatsuro Hiroka (62-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1984 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 62-61
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tatsuro Hiroka (62-61)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1984 season with a record of 62 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 593 runs and yielded 565 runs. Jerry White led Seibu with 27 home runs, while Hiromichi Ishige and Steve Ontiveros walloped 15 or more also. Steve Ontiveros accounted for 101 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .338 average. Osamu Higashio paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.32 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Jerry White and Steve Ontiveros both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tatsuro Hiroka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osamu Abe | L | L | December 19, 1962 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Koji Akiyama | R | R | April 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 180 | Miyahara, Kumamoto JP |
| Michio Aoyama | R | R | December 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Ryuji Hamamoto | R | R | May 6, 1959 | 5'8" | 171 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Koju Hirohashi | R | R | January 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 162 | Munakata-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiromichi Ishige | R | R | September 22, 1956 | 5'11" | 165 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Takeshi Ishii | R | R | July 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 154 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Tsutomu Ito | R | R | August 29, 1962 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Eiji Kanamori | L | R | January 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Kazuaki Kawamura | R | R | May 4, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | Naka Urahara-gun, Niigata JP |
| Yukiichi Komazaki | L | R | August 30, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Junki Kono | R | R | July 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi JP |
| Masahiro Kuroda | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Yuji Kurohara | R | R | August 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 154 | Kita Moroagata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Hirohisa Matsunuma | L | R | September 29, 1952 | 5'9" | 150 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Masayuki Matsunuma | R | R | July 24, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Shigekazu Mori | R | R | November 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 178 | Chosei-gun, Chiba JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Yukihiro Narita | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Takashi Nemoto | R | R | June 14, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | , Chiba JP |
| Kazuhito Nishimoto | R | R | June 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 165 | Kawahigashi-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Yoshihiro Nishioka | R | R | June 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Noguchi | L | L | November 29, 1960 | 6'0" | 165 | Sishi Saeki-gun, Tottori JP |
| Shinya Oda | L | L | January 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Tomoyoshi Oishi | R | R | January 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Takanori Okamura | L | L | October 2, 1954 | 5'8" | 150 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuyuki Ono | R | R | August 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Steve Ontiveros | S | R | October 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Makoto Ozawa | R | R | April 3, 1961 | 5'11" | 156 | Irimi-gun, Saitama JP |
| Masakazu Seike | R | R | October 7, 1959 | 5'11" | 167 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tadashi Sugimoto | L | L | May 3, 1959 | 5'8" | 176 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Haruhiko Suzuki | L | L | July 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Takayuki Suzuki | L | L | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 187 | , Miyagi JP |
| Koichi Tabuchi | R | R | September 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Toshiharu Takahashi | R | R | April 4, 1955 | 5'10" | 158 | Ika-gun, Shiga JP |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga JP |
| Hisanobu Watanabe | R | R | August 2, 1965 | 6'1" | 167 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Jerry White | S | R | August 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 164 | Shirley, MA US |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
