1994 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 70-60
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (70-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Seibu Lions 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1994 season with a record of 70 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 516 runs and surrendered 483 runs. Hideki Matsui paced Yomiuri with 20 home runs, while Dan Gladden, Hiromitsu Ochiai and Henry Cotto each walloped 15 or more also. Hiromitsu Ochiai accounted for 68 RBI. Masahiro Kawai topped all regular batters by hitting .302. Masumi Kuwata and Masaki Saito led the team with 14 wins each, and Masumi Kuwata recorded a 2.52 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Hideki Matsui, Masao Kida, Henry Cotto, Jimmy Jones, Takashi Kashiwada, Masumi Kuwata and Dan Gladden were all players from the 1994 Yomiuri Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Shigeo Nagashima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cotto | R | R | January 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 178 | New York, 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 |
| Dan Gladden | R | R | July 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | San Jose, CA US |
| 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 |
| Jimmy Jones | R | R | April 20, 1964 | 6'2" | 175 | Dallas, TX US |
| Takashi Kashiwada | L | L | May 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto 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 |
| Katsuya Kishigawa | R | R | April 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 206 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Isao Koda | L | R | May 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Higashi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Minami, Akita 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 |
| 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 |
| Kaname Yashiki | S | R | June 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Shuji Yoshida | L | L | November 29, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
