1993 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (64-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
1993 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 64-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (64-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1993 season with a record of 64 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 446 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 465 runs. Jesse Barfield paced Yomiuri with 26 home runs and accounted for 53 RBI. Masahiro Kawai topped all regular hitters by hitting .290. Hiromi Makihara led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.29 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1993 Yomiuri Giants who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Masao Kida, Mickey Brantley, Hideki Matsui, Lloyd Moseby, Jesse Barfield and Masumi Kuwata.
Shigeo Nagashima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Barfield | R | R | October 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 200 | Joliet, IL US |
| Mickey Brantley | R | R | June 17, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | Catskill, NY US |
| Hiromasa Fujita | R | R | October 3, 1961 | 5'9" | 180 | Susuno, Shizuoka JP |
| Akihito Fukuo | L | R | January 10, 1964 | 5'8" | 165 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Goto | L | R | May 14, 1969 | 6'1" | 187 | Ichninomya, Aichi JP |
| Tatsunori Hara | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Hashimoto | R | R | May 22, 1969 | 6'2" | 198 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Shinji Inoue | R | R | July 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroshi Ishige | R | R | July 13, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Masao Kida | R | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | Kokubunji, Tokyo JP |
| Ryuji Kimura | R | R | September 1, 1970 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Isao Koda | L | R | May 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Higashi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Keiichi Kojima | L | L | July 1, 1968 | 6'0" | 185 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Terumitsu Kumano | L | R | August 28, 1957 | 5'7" | 165 | Kida-gun, Kagawa 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 |
| Hideki Matsui | L | R | June 12, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Neagari-cho, Ishikawa JP |
| Ryujiro Matsutani | R | R | July 10, 1964 | 6'0" | 178 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Tetsuhiro Monna | L | L | May 30, 1970 | 5'10" | 176 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Lloyd Moseby | L | R | November 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | Portland, AR US |
| Daisuke Motoki | R | R | December 30, 1971 | 5'11" | 182 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Murata | R | R | December 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kazushige Nagashima | R | R | January 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 198 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshihiro Nishioka | R | R | June 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kazutaka Nishiyama | R | R | August 28, 1970 | 6'0" | 193 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Koichi Ogata | S | R | September 2, 1968 | 5'9" | 140 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Hirokazu Okada | R | R | January 21, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Hiromoto Okubo | R | R | February 1, 1967 | 6'0" | 200 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Takeshi Omori | L | R | August 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 202 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Yuji Ono | R | R | February 2, 1961 | 5'8" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Koichi Ozawa | R | R | January 14, 1967 | 6'0" | 173 | Yasugi, Shimane JP |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | L | R | July 16, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Naoki Sugiyama | R | R | September 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Nozomu Suzuki | R | R | May 2, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Koichi Taniguchi | S | R | May 4, 1973 | 6'4" | 210 | , Osaka JP |
| Kazuaki Ueda | R | R | August 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Minoru Yojo | L | L | September 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Kosuke Yoshihara | R | R | March 29, 1969 | 5'9" | 169 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
| Yuji Yoshioka | R | R | July 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 209 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
