ORIX Blue Wave 1997

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HASEGAWA left for Anaheim.

BONNICI wins a triple crown in Western League 1997.

tabel.Stats of Blue Wave 1997
GamesPctWin/Loss/TieAveERAGBPlace
135/1350.53871/61/30.2633.615.02nd/6

Results

tabel_1.Results of Blue Wave 1997
No.Date/venuesScoresTeamsPitchersHome-runs
1.8 Apr.,
Seibu Stadium		4:5LionsSuzukiD.J., Ogawa
2.9 Apr.,
Seibu Stadium		9:4LionsNodaOgawa, Neel
3.10 Apr.,
Seibu Stadium		0:2LionsHirai
4.11 Apr.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:1HawksItoh
5.12 Apr.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:0HawksSatoh
6.13 Apr.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:5HawksToyodaNeel
7.15 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		4:7MarinesNomuraFujii
8.16 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		6:5MarinesKobayashiNeel
9.17 Apr.,
Nagoya Dome		1:3MarinesSuzuki
10.18 Apr.,
Green Stadium		5:12FightersFraserFujii, Ogawa 2
11.19 Apr.,
Green Stadium		4:3FightersNomuraFujii
12.20 Apr.,
Green Stadium		1:5FightersItoh
13.22 Apr.,
Green Stadium		3:1LionsHoshino
14.23 Apr.,
Green Stadium		2:5LionsMizuo
15.24 Apr.,
Green Stadium		3:1LionsHirai
16.25 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		8:1BuffaloesFraserNeel, Taguchi
17.26 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		4:3BuffaloesTakahashi K.Neel, Donnels
18.27 Apr.,
Osaka Dome		8:2BuffaloesItoh
19.29 Apr.,
Green Stadium		0:6HawksHoshino
20.1 May.,
Green Stadium		0:4HawksFraser
21.3 May.,
Tokyo Dome		3:6FightersNodaTakahashi S.
22.4 May.,
Tokyo Dome		5:3FightersKobayashiNakajima
23.5 May.,
Tokyo Dome		3:1FightersHoshinoDonnels
24.6 May.,
Marine Stadium		4:0MarinesItohNeel
25.7 May.,
Marine Stadium		1:5MarinesFraser
26.9 May.,
Green Stadium		4:1BuffaloesNodaFujii
27.10 May.,
Green Stadium		9:7BuffaloesSuzukiIchiro
28.11 May.,
Green Stadium		2:6BuffaloesHoshino
29.17 May.,
Fukuoka Dome		4:5HawksFraser
30.18 May.,
Fukuoka Dome		2:5HawksItoh
31.20 May.,
Kurashiki		4:2FightersHoshino
32.21 May.,
Green Stadium		13:9FightersKobayashiFujii, Taguchi
33.22 May.,
Green Stadium		2:3FightersWatanabeTaguchi
34.23 May.,
Marine Stadium		0:5MarinesSatoh
35.25 May.,
Marine Stadium		13:5MarinesItohIchiro, Neel
36.27 May.,
Nagoya Dome		2:5LionsHoshino
37.28 May.,
Nagoya Dome		2:0LionsNoda
38.31 May.,
Osaka Dome		7:2BuffaloesTakahashi K.Neel
39.1 Jun.,
Osaka Dome		2:1BuffaloesNomura
40.3 Jun.,
Akita		3:2MarinesKobayashiTaguchi
41.4 Jun.,
Morioka		4:1MarinesHoshino
42.6 Jun.,
Green Stadium		4:3HawksSuzuki
43.7 Jun.,
Green Stadium		9:5HawksNomuraNeel 2
44.8 Jun.,
Green Stadium		6:3HawksMizuo
45.10 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		1:0FightersNodaFujii
46.11 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		9:2FightersHoshinoFujii
47.12 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		3:9FightersMizuoTakahashi S.
48.13 Jun.,
Green Stadium		6:1MarinesFraserDonnels, Takahashi S.
49.14 Jun.,
Green Stadium		7:1MarinesSatohTakahashi S.
50.15 Jun.,
Green Stadium		2:6MarinesItohNeel
51.17 Jun.,
Kurashiki		6:5BuffaloesKobayashiDonnels
52.18 Jun.,
Green Stadium		4:0BuffaloesHoshino
53.21 Jun., called game by sunset
Sapporo		5:5LionsFraserNeel
54.22 Jun.,
Sapporo		2:1LionsSuzukiNeel
55.24 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		7:2FightersNomura
56.25 Jun.,
Tokyo Dome		4:6FightersWatanabeNeel
57.27 Jun.,
Green Stadium		6:2HawksFraserNakajima, Ichiro
58.29 Jun.,
Green Stadium		3:1HawksKaneda
59.1 Jul.,
Maebashi		3:5LionsNodaNeel
60.2 Jul.,
Seibu Stadium		5:3LionsHoshinoOgawa, Neel, Taguchi
61.3 Jul.,
Seibu Stadium		3:4LionsNomura
62.4 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		10:5MarinesSatohIchiro, Ogawa
63.5 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		7:2MarinesFraser
64.6 Jul.,
Marine Stadium		0:3MarinesKaneda
65.8 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		1:1FightersNoda
66.9 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		2:8FightersHoshinoIchiro
67.10 Jul.,
Nagoya Dome		3:2FightersItohDonnels
68.11 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:4HawksKobayashiNeel
69.12 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:12HawksSatohIchiro, Fujii
70.13 Jul.,
Fukuoka Dome		0:4HawksKaneda
71.15 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:5BuffaloesNomura
72.16 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		4:7BuffaloesHoshinoFujii
73.17 Jul.,
Osaka Dome		5:7BuffaloesFraser
74.19 Jul.,
Green Stadium		4:1FightersItohNeel
75.20 Jul.,
Green Stadium		14:4FightersOguraDonnels, Ichiro 2
76.21 Jul.,
Green Stadium		2:3FightersNoda
77.29 Jul.,
Seibu Stadium		7:1LionsItohDonnels, Fujii 2
78.31 Jul.,
Seibu Stadium		3:2LionsHoshinoOgawa
79.1 Aug.,
Green Stadium		8:8BuffaloesNodaMiwa, Tani
80.2 Aug.,
Green Stadium		3:0BuffaloesFraserOgawa
81.3 Aug.,
Green Stadium		3:1BuffaloesSatoh
82.5 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		5:2HawksItoh
83.6 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		5:1HawksHoshinoDonnels, Taguchi
84.7 Aug.,
Fukuoka Dome		6:4HawksFraserDonnels, Neel
85.8 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		3:4MarinesKobayashiIchiro
86.9 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		6:10MarinesKaneda
87.10 Aug.,
Marine Stadium		2:5MarinesSatoh
88.12 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		4:5BuffaloesHoshinoDonnels
89.13 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		6:2BuffaloesItohFujii
90.14 Aug.,
Osaka Dome		1:4BuffaloesFraserFujii
91.15 Aug.,
Green Stadium		11:5LionsNodaTaguchi
92.16 Aug.,
Green Stadium		6:0LionsHiraiOhshima, Ichiro
93.17 Aug.,
Green Stadium		4:2LionsHoshino
94.19 Aug.,
Toyama		8:11HawksSuzukiOgawa
95.20 Aug.,
Toyama		5:7HawksFraser
96.22 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		5:6FightersNomuraIchiro
97.23 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		6:4FightersMakinoOgawa, Neel
98.24 Aug.,
Tokyo Dome		4:1FightersHoshinoIchiro, Donnels
99.26 Aug.,
Green Stadium		3:4BuffaloesMakino
100.27 Aug.,
Green Stadium		2:4BuffaloesFraser
101.28 Aug.,
Green Stadium		0:7BuffaloesSugimoto Y.
102.29 Aug.,
Seibu Stadium		8:5LionsNodaTaguchi, Ichiro
103.30 Aug.,
Seibu Stadium		5:6LionsNomuraIchiro, Donnels 2
104.31 Aug.,
Seibu Stadium		7:9LionsMakino
105.2 Sep.,
Green Stadium		4:6FightersItohDonnels, Taguchi
106.3 Sep.,
Green Stadium		13:7FightersKobayashiNeel 2
107.6 Sep.,
Fukuoka Dome		5:0HawksHoshinoTakahashi S., Taguchi
108.7 Sep.,
Fukuoka Dome		3:5HawksSuzuki
109.9 Sep.,
Green Stadium		1:5MarinesItoh
110.10 Sep.,
Green Stadium		3:5MarinesKobayashiDonnels 2
111.11 Sep.,
Green Stadium		9:0MarinesFraserFujii
112.13 Sep.,
Green Stadium		9:3LionsHoshinoNeel
113.14 Sep.,
Green Stadium		1:5LionsNodaDonnels
114.15 Sep.,
Green Stadium		1:2LionsItohFukutome
115.17 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		9:4FightersSugimoto Y.Fujii
116.18 Sep.,
Tokyo Dome		2:9FightersHoshinoHironaga
117.20 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		0:6BuffaloesSugimoto Y.
118.21 Sep.,
Osaka Dome		2:7BuffaloesNodaIchiro, Fujii
119.23 Sep.,
Green Stadium		7:3HawksItoh
120.24 Sep.,
Green Stadium		0:5HawksHoshino
121.25 Sep., called game by a rain
Green Stadium		5:11HawksFraserOgawa
122.26 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		4:1MarinesSugimoto Y.
123.27 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		5:3MarinesNoda
124.28 Sep.,
Marine Stadium		4:5MarinesSuzuki
125.30 Sep.,
Green Stadium		4:3LionsHoshino
126.1 Oct.,
Green Stadium		4:12LionsItoh
127.3 Oct.,
Green Stadium		7:1BuffaloesFraserNeel
128.4 Oct.,
Green Stadium		1:9BuffaloesSugimoto Y.Neel
129.5 Oct.,
Green Stadium		2:1BuffaloesMaruo
130.6 Oct.,
Green Stadium		0:3MarinesHoshino
131.7 Oct.,
Green Stadium		2:1MarinesKobayashiIchiro
132.9 Oct.,
Green Stadium		7:6HawksFraserFujii 2
133.10 Oct.,
Green Stadium		2:1HawksSugimoto Y.
134.11 Oct.,
Marine Stadium		7:3MarinesFraserIchiro
135.12 Oct.,
Seibu Stadium		3:11LionsHoshino

MEMBERS

tabel_2.Members of Blue Wave 1997
No.PositionsNamesNotes
-The OwnerMIYAUCHI YoshihikoThe president of ORIX
72.Playing ManagerOHGI Akira1996 Champion of The Japan Series,
Pacific League Championship 3 times (1989, 95 and 96)
00.OutfielderHIRONAGA Yasutakafrom Swallows
0.OutfielderMOTONISHI Atsuhiroleft for Tigers
1.InfielderFUKURA Jun-ichi
2.InfielderBABA Toshifumileft for Swallows
3.InfielderChris DONNELSfrom ?
4.InfielderMATSUYAMA Hideaki
6.OutfielderTAGUCHI Soh
8.OutfielderFUJII Yasuo
9.OutfielderKASE Toshihiro
10.OutfielderTANI Yoshitomo
11.PitcherSATOH Yoshinori
12.PitcherMIZUO Yoshitaka
13.PitcherMAKINO Rui
14.PitcherMARUO Eiji
15.PitcherNOMURA Takahito
16.InfielderTroy NEEL
18.PitcherSUGIMOTO Yu
19.PitcherWilliam Patrick FRASER
20.PitcherWATANABE Nobuhiko
21.PitcherNODA Kohji
22.PitcherKOBAYASHI Hiroshi
23.InfielderOGAWA Hirofumi
24.OutfielderD.J.: James Douglas Jennings
25.InfielderSATAKE Manabu
26.PitcherITOH Takahide
27.CatcherNAKAJIMA Satoshi
28.PitcherHOSHINO Nobuyuki
29.PitcherWATABE Takashi
30.PitcherEBISU Nobuyuki
31.InfielderSHIOZAKI Makoto
32.InfielderIMAMURA Fumiaki
33.PitcherHIRAI Masafumi
34.PitcherKAWASAKI Yasuo
35.PitcherTOYODA Jiroh
36.PitcherYOJOH Minoru
37.InfielderKAZAOKA Naoyuki
38.CatcherTAKADA Makoto
39.CatcherMIWA Takashi
40.PitcherKANEDA Masahiko
41.PitcherTAKAHASHI Koh-ichi
43.PitcherSUZUKI Taira
44.OutfielderTAKAHASHI Satoshi
45.PitcherGOSHIMA Yuji
46.PitcherKIYOHARA Yuichi
47.CatcherHIDAKA Takeshi
48.PitcherOHTA Atsushi
49.CatcherSUGIMOTO Naofumi
50.CatcherKUBO Mitsuhiro
51.OutfielderICHIRO: Suzuki Ichiro
52.InfielderOHSHIMA Koh-ichi
53.OutfielderNISHI Yoshihiro
54.InfielderSAITOH Hidemitsu
55.InfielderHAGIWARA Jun
56.InfielderFUKUTOME Hiroki
57.PitcherKITAGAWA Susumu
58.PitcherIWASAKI Hisanorileft for Swallows
58.PitcherOGURA Hisashifrom Swallows
59.InfielderJames BONNICIfrom 3A Tacoma
60.OutfielderTANAKA Masaoki
61.PitcherKURIYAMA Satoshi
63.InfielderYAMAMOTO Eiji
65.OutfielderSEKIYOSHI Masato
66.CatcherHIGASHI Masatoshi
88.Head coachNAKANISHI Futoshi
69.Batting coachARAI Hiromasa
73.Battery coachNAGAMURA Hiroyuki
74.Pitching coachYAMAGUCHI Takashi
76.Batting coachKOBAYASHI Shin-ya
80.Defense & Base-running coachFUKUHARA Mineo
81.Pitching coachKANBE Toshio
89.Battery Assistant coachBEPPU Shusaku
96.Training coachYASUDA Masaharu
82.ManagerNEGORO Hiromitsufarm team
85.Assistant Manager &
Batting coach		OKADA Akinobufarm team
77.Defense & Base-running coachYUMIOKA Keijirohfarm team
78.Coaching CoordinatorYONEMURA Osamufarm team
83.Pitching coachIKEUCHI Yutakafarm team
84.Pitching coachTAKANO Hikarufarm team
86.Assistant coachSHIBAHARA Minorufarm team
87.Battery coachSAITOH Kohfarm team
111.MascotNeppieHe is the Little Neptune.