1974 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-69
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Miyazaki (55-69)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1974 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 55-69
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Miyazaki (55-69)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1974 season with a record of 55 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 528 runs and yielded 596 runs, most in the league. John Sipin paced Taiyo with 25 home runs, while Shinichi Eto, Clete Boyer and Makoto Matsubara each walloped 15 or more also. Makoto Matsubara accounted for 83 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .317 average. Masaji Hiramatsu led the team with 15 wins, and Hideyuki Okue recorded a 3.23 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
John Sipin and Clete Boyer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Takeshi Miyazaki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | R | R | February 9, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Cassville, MO US |
| Akira Ejiri | L | L | January 10, 1943 | 5'10" | 178 | Takahagi, Ibaraki JP |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroshi Kito | L | L | April 18, 1943 | 5'10" | 171 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Koji Kobayashi | R | R | September 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuru Koganemaru | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 171 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Shigekuni Mashiba | L | L | November 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 178 | Ozu, Shiga 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 |
| Hideo Matsushima | R | R | July 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Satoshi Nagano | L | L | July 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 167 | , Miyagi JP |
| Keiji Nagasaki | L | L | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 176 | Haruno-machi, Kochi JP |
| Masayuki Nakatsuka | L | L | June 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Yoshio Noguchi | R | R | May 5, 1948 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Yasunobu Ohashi | R | R | October 8, 1955 | 5'11" | 198 | , Tochigi JP |
| Hideyuki Okue | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Yukio Osada | L | L | February 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 189 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Katsuji Sakai | R | R | March 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ryuichiro Sato | R | R | September 19, 1950 | 5'10" | 160 | , Fukushima JP |
| Shozo Shigematsu | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'5" | 158 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Hiroyoshi Shimizu | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokyo JP |
| John Sipin | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Watsonville, CA US |
| Tomotaka Sugiyama | R | R | August 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshihiro Takagaki | R | R | November 6, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | , Tottori JP |
| Yoshikazu Takagi | L | L | March 13, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeyuki Takahashi | R | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Hiroaki Takeuchi | R | R | October 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 165 | Tano-gun, Gunma JP |
| Kiyoshi Tanioka | R | R | April 11, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ipponmatsu-machi, Gunma JP |
| Yoshinori Tsuji | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Tatsuo Uzawa | R | R | July 13, 1952 | 5'9" | 160 | Togane, Chiba JP |
| Daisuke Yamashita | R | R | March 5, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Ritsuo Yamashita | R | R | October 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Toshikazu Yano | R | R | April 21, 1950 | 5'8" | 158 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Keisaburo Yoneda | R | R | January 13, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
