1972 Taiyo Whales Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-69
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Miyazaki (0-0), Noboru Aota (0-0), Kaoru Betto (0-0)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium

1972 Taiyo Whales Statistics

The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1972 season with a record of 57 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.

The Whales scored 481 runs and surrendered 523 runs. Makoto Matsubara led Taiyo with 25 home runs, while Clete Boyer, Shinichi Eto and John Sipin each walloped 15 or more, too. John Sipin drove in 76 runs. Clete Boyer paced all regular hitters with a .285 average. Katsuji Sakai topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.03 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

John Sipin and Clete Boyer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Takeshi Miyazaki, Noboru Aota and Kaoru Betto served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Clete BoyerRRFebruary 9, 19376'0"165Cassville, MO US
Akira EjiriLLJanuary 10, 19435'10"178Takahagi, Ibaraki JP
Shinichi EtoRROctober 6, 19375'10"176Yamaga, Kumamoto JP
Hisaaki FukushimaRRApril 10, 19475'10"185Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP
Tadashi FurutaRRJuly 31, 19465'8"143, Yamaguchi JP
Masaji HiramatsuRRSeptember 19, 19475'9"162Takahashi, Okayama JP
Ichiro HiraokaLLAugust 14, 19455'8"156Odawara, Kanagawa JP
Yoshihiro IizukaLRJanuary 26, 19455'8"150Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP
Nobuhiro IshihataLLJuly 29, 19445'10"171Fukushima, Fukushima JP
Isao ItoRRMay 14, 19425'11"176Sendai, Miyagi JP
Hiroshi KitoLLApril 18, 19435'10"171Ise, Mie JP
Koji KobayashiRRSeptember 8, 19505'10"162, Fukuoka JP
Akihito KondoRRApril 1, 19385'6"143Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Kazuhiko KondoLLMarch 2, 19365'10"173, Tokyo JP
Tadakatsu KotaniRRApril 8, 19455'10"182Akashi, Hyogo JP
Hiroshi KurahashiRRJune 2, 19465'8"145, Miyagi JP
Masakatsu KusakaRROctober 17, 19445'8"176Ishimaki, Miyagi JP
Shigekuni MashibaLLNovember 15, 19515'10"178Ozu, Shiga JP
Makoto MatsubaraRRJanuary 13, 19446'0"178Iino, Saitama JP
Kosuke MatsuokaRRFebruary 9, 19435'7"167Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Hideo MatsushimaRRJuly 24, 19515'10"154, Shizuoka JP
Masayuki NakatsukaLLJune 29, 19455'8"176Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Yoshio NoguchiRRMay 5, 19485'8"167, Kumamoto JP
Isao OhashiRRMarch 25, 19415'8"178, Kochi JP
NObushi OikawaRRJune 8, 19445'10"167Kamaishi, Iwate JP
Yukio OsadaLLFebruary 24, 19395'10"189Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP
Katsuji SakaiRRMarch 21, 19385'11"158, Fukuoka JP
Issei SatoRRJanuary 5, 19455'9"180, Tokyo JP
Motohiko SatoRRJanuary 1, 19435'10"154Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Shozo ShigematsuRRJanuary 5, 19405'5"158Imabari, Ehime JP
Gentaro ShimadaRRAugust 25, 19395'10"182, Miyagi JP
John SipinRRAugust 29, 19466'1"175Watsonville, CA US
Yoshihiro TakagakiRRNovember 6, 19485'10"170, Tottori JP
Yoshikazu TakagiLLMarch 13, 19495'10"180Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP
Kazuyoshi TakemuraRRDecember 19, 19495'11"162Aki-gun, Kochi JP
Hiroaki TakeuchiRROctober 22, 19535'8"165Tano-gun, Gunma JP
Kiyoshi TaniokaRRApril 11, 19515'8"176Ipponmatsu-machi, Gunma JP
Tatsuo UzawaRRJuly 13, 19525'9"160Togane, Chiba JP
Ritsuo YamashitaRROctober 20, 19445'11"165Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP
Yasukazu YasudaRRMarch 24, 19505'10"180, Yamaguchi JP
Keisaburo YonedaRRJanuary 13, 19435'9"160Osaka, Osaka JP



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