1985 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Tatsuro Hiroka (79-45)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1985 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 79-45
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Tatsuro Hiroka (79-45)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1985 season with a record of 79 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions topped the league with just 543 runs allowed. Seibu scored 655 runs. Koji Akiyama walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Hiromichi Ishige swatted 15 or more also. Koji Akiyama drove in 93 runs. Steve Ontiveros paced batters with significant playing time with a .315 average. Osamu Higashio led the team with 17 wins, and Taigen Kaku recorded a 2.53 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Steve Ontiveros played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Seibu Lions to do so.
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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka 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 |
| Taigen Kaku | March 20, 1962 | |||||
| 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 |
| Tomonori Kawamoto | R | R | May 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 167 | Yashiro, Kumamoto 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 |
| Kimiyasu Kudo | L | L | May 5, 1963 | 5'9" | 176 | Toyoake, Aichi 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 |
| Hideshi Nakada | R | R | February 5, 1966 | 5'10" | 170 | Kunigashira-gun, Okinawa JP |
| Yukihiro Narita | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime 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 |
| Shinya Oda | L | L | January 18, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Takanori Okamura | L | L | October 2, 1954 | 5'8" | 150 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiromoto Okubo | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki 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 |
| Takahiro Shirahata | L | R | May 27, 1962 | 5'8" | 190 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Suzuki | L | L | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 187 | , Miyagi 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 |
| Ikuo Takayama | R | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Norio Tanabe | R | R | May 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 172 | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa 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 |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
