1969 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (61-61)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1969 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 61-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (61-61)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1969 season with a record of 61 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 444 runs and allowed 470 runs. Isao Ito led Taiyo with 23 home runs, while Makoto Matsubara and Akira Ejiri walloped 15 or more, too. Makoto Matsubara accounted for 67 RBI. Akira Ejiri paced batters with significant playing time with a .283 average. Ritsuo Yamashita topped the team with 15 wins, and Shigeki Ikeda recorded a 2.48 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Andre Rodgers and Stan Johnson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kaoru Betto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narihiro Abe | L | L | March 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Iwate JP |
| Akira Ejiri | L | L | January 10, 1943 | 5'10" | 178 | Takahagi, Ibaraki JP |
| Sumio Fuchigami | R | R | January 8, 1948 | 5'11" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Hisaaki Fukushima | R | R | April 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Tadashi Furuta | R | R | July 31, 1946 | 5'8" | 143 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kenzo Hayashi | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masaji Hiramatsu | R | R | September 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 162 | Takahashi, Okayama JP |
| Ichiro Hiraoka | L | L | August 14, 1945 | 5'8" | 156 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeki Ikeda | R | R | May 1, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Tsutomu Imai | L | L | April 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Yukinobu Inoue | R | R | September 25, 1950 | 6'0" | 167 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Stan Johnson | L | L | February 12, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | Dallas, TX US |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | L | R | June 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Katsuyuki Kishi | R | R | May 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 162 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Kito | L | L | April 18, 1943 | 5'10" | 171 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Akihito Kondo | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 5'6" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Tadakatsu Kotani | R | R | April 8, 1945 | 5'10" | 182 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Masakatsu Kusaka | R | R | October 17, 1944 | 5'8" | 176 | Ishimaki, Miyagi JP |
| Makoto Matsubara | R | R | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 178 | Iino, Saitama JP |
| Kosuke Matsuoka | R | R | February 9, 1943 | 5'7" | 167 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Chikara Morinaka | S | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'9" | 162 | , Nara JP |
| Masayuki Nakatsuka | L | L | June 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Isao Ohashi | R | R | March 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 178 | , Kochi JP |
| NObushi Oikawa | R | R | June 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 167 | Kamaishi, Iwate JP |
| Yukio Osada | L | L | February 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 189 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Andre Rodgers | R | R | December 2, 1934 | 6'3" | 200 | Nassau, BS |
| Yoshiro Sasaki | R | R | March 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Tomoo Sekine | R | R | March 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Nobuo Shibata | R | R | March 16, 1947 | 5'7" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shozo Shigematsu | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'5" | 158 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Gentaro Shimada | R | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | , Miyagi JP |
| Yoshihiro Takagaki | R | R | November 6, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | , Tottori JP |
| Shigeyuki Takahashi | R | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Kazuyoshi Takemura | R | R | December 19, 1949 | 5'11" | 162 | Aki-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuji | R | R | December 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 143 | , Wakayama JP |
| Tadao Yamada | R | R | August 20, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Ritsuo Yamashita | R | R | October 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Keisaburo Yoneda | R | R | January 13, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
