1986 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 68-49
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masahiko Mori (68-49)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
Japan Series - Seibu Lions 4 games, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1986 season with a record of 68 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions led the circuit with 647 runs, ignited by 185 home runs. Seibu surrendered 514 runs, fewest in the league. Koji Akiyama walloped 41 home runs for the team, while Shinsaku Katahira, George Vukovich, Hiromichi Ishige and Kazuhiro Kiyohara each swatted 15 or more also. Koji Akiyama drove in 115 runs. Hiromichi Ishige paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .329 average. Hisanobu Watanabe topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.87 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
George Vukovich played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Seibu Lions to do so.
Masahiko Mori served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Akihiko Horai | L | L | April 24, 1957 | 5'6" | 147 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Norio Ichimura | L | L | July 16, 1952 | 5'6" | 160 | Makabe-gun, Ibaraki 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 |
| Kazuhiro Kiyohara | R | R | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 228 | Kishiawa, Osaka 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 |
| Yasuo Kushihara | R | R | April 13, 1963 | 6'2" | 166 | Tokorozawa, Saitama 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hirokazu Okada | R | R | January 21, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima 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 |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita 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 |
| Katsuya Soma | R | R | May 11, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Ikuo Takayama | R | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 175 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Seiji Tomashino | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga JP |
| George Vukovich | L | R | June 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 198 | Chicago, IL US |
| 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 |
