1996 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 77-53
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (77-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1996 season with a record of 77 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the circuit with just 478 runs allowed. Yomiuri scored 563 runs. Hideki Matsui walloped 38 home runs for the team, while Hiromitsu Ochiai and Shane Mack added 15 or more, too. Hideki Matsui drove in 99 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .314. Balvino Gálvez and Masaki Saito led the team with 16 wins each, and Masaki Saito recorded a 2.36 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hideki Matsui, Masao Kida, Jeff Manto, Takashi Kashiwada, Balvino Gálvez, Hideki Okajima and Shane Mack were all players from the 1996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideyuki Awano | L | L | July 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mario Brito | R | R | April 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 179 | Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO |
| Yudai Deguchi | R | R | September 23, 1971 | 5'9" | 173 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Akihito Fukuo | L | R | January 10, 1964 | 5'8" | 165 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Balvino Gálvez | R | R | March 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Koji Goto | L | R | May 14, 1969 | 6'1" | 187 | Ichninomya, Aichi JP |
| Kiyoshi Hashimoto | R | R | May 22, 1969 | 6'2" | 198 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | R | R | April 10, 1962 | 6'1" | 217 | Shimozuma, Ibaraki 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 |
| Takashi Kashiwada | L | L | May 14, 1971 | 5'11" | 165 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | S | L | July 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Junichi Kawahara | R | R | January 22, 1973 | 6'0" | 163 | Ota Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Shigeyori Koharazawa | R | R | August 9, 1969 | 6'0" | 176 | , Saitama JP |
| Yoshikazu Komura | S | R | February 10, 1971 | 5'9" | 156 | Hikari, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hirofumi Kono | L | L | April 28, 1962 | 5'8" | 180 | Hata-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shane Mack | R | R | December 7, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Hiromi Makihara | R | R | August 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 206 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Jeff Manto | R | R | August 23, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Bristol, PA US |
| Hideki Matsui | L | R | June 12, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Neagari-cho, Ishikawa 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 |
| Toshihisa Nishi | R | R | October 4, 1971 | 5'7" | 176 | Koga, Ibaraki JP |
| Kazutaka Nishiyama | R | R | August 28, 1970 | 6'0" | 193 | Kochi, Kochi 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 |
| Hideki Okajima | L | L | December 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 195 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Omori | L | R | August 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 202 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Kazuya Ono | R | R | September 16, 1971 | 5'11" | 170 | Higashi Kurashiki-gun, Chiba JP |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Akiyoshi Sasaki | R | R | July 20, 1971 | 5'9" | 162 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Takayuki Shimizu | L | R | October 23, 1973 | 6'0" | 183 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Naoki Sugiyama | R | R | September 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Takami | R | R | July 11, 1968 | 6'0" | 173 | Minami Muro-gun, Mie 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 |
