1988 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 68-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (68-59)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
1988 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 68-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (68-59)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1988 season with a record of 68 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Giants allowed 442 runs, least in the league. Yomiuri plated 518 runs. Tatsunori Hara walloped 31 home runs for the team and accounted for 81 RBI. Kazunori Shinozuka topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Bill Gullickson led the squad with 14 wins, while Hiromi Makihara registered a 2.16 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1988 Yomiuri Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masumi Kuwata, Bill Gullickson and Warren Cromartie.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Warren Cromartie | L | L | September 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami Beach, FL US |
| Kenji Fujimoto | R | R | June 12, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Akihito Fukuo | L | R | January 10, 1964 | 5'8" | 165 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Bill Gullickson | R | R | February 20, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | Marshall, MN US |
| Tatsunori Hara | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroaki Hirota | L | R | February 26, 1964 | 5'9" | 167 | Hagi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinji Inoue | R | R | July 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Masahiro Ishii | R | R | September 4, 1960 | 6'0" | 167 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Shigeharu Kamogawa | R | R | March 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 176 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Isao Koda | L | R | May 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Higashi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Junki Kono | R | R | July 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masumi Kuwata | R | R | April 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 185 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Hiromi Makihara | R | R | August 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 206 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Akinori Masuda | L | L | September 23, 1965 | 5'10" | 160 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Yasushi Matsubara | L | L | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Koji Minoda | R | R | March 11, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazutomo Miyamoto | L | L | February 13, 1964 | 5'10" | 170 | Shimonseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Katsuhito Mizuno | R | R | September 3, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Anan, Tokushima JP |
| Shinichi Murata | R | R | December 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | R | R | January 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Ko Okamoto | R | R | August 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tadahiro Sakaemura | L | R | September 10, 1961 | 5'8" | 154 | Makurazaki, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroshi Sato | R | R | June 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Ishimaki, Miyagi JP |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | L | R | July 16, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hironori Suguro | R | R | September 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Mitsuo Sumi | L | L | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Makoto Takada | L | R | June 9, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuaki Ueda | R | R | August 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamakura | R | R | September 2, 1955 | 5'10" | 176 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Akihiro Yamazaki | R | R | May 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
