1986 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Masayuki Dobashi (49-77)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1986 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 49-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Masayuki Dobashi (49-77)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1986 season with a record of 49 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 480 runs and allowed 620 runs, most in the circuit. Leon Lee walloped 34 home runs for Yakult, while Katsumi Hirosawa and Mark Brouhard swatted 15 or more also. Leon Lee recorded 97 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Hikaru Takano led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.1 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Mark Brouhard played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yakult Swallows to do so.
Masayuki Dobashi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eijiro Ai | R | R | September 29, 1964 | 5'11" | 138 | Inashiki-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Kenta Aoshima | R | R | April 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 182 | Kusaka, Saitama JP |
| Yukio Arai | L | L | October 13, 1964 | 5'7" | 163 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Daisuke Araki | R | R | May 6, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Shinya Ashizawa | R | R | January 1, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Mark Brouhard | R | R | May 22, 1956 | 6'1" | 210 | Burbank, CA US |
| Shinji Fujieda | R | R | August 19, 1965 | 5'9" | 173 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Masamichi Genoka | L | R | July 20, 1962 | 5'6" | 156 | Oshima-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Shinji Hata | L | R | July 29, 1962 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | R | R | April 10, 1962 | 6'1" | 217 | Shimozuma, Ibaraki JP |
| Takahiro Ikeyama | R | R | December 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 165 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Akimitsu Ito | R | R | April 2, 1963 | 5'9" | 167 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masaaki Iwashita | L | L | January 14, 1955 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Kenichi Kajima | L | L | August 30, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Takayoshi Kiminami | L | R | July 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 191 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Hideki Kuriyama | S | R | April 26, 1961 | 5'8" | 158 | Ohira, Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Kuroda | R | R | July 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Leon Lee | S | R | December 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Kenji Miyamoto | R | R | September 9, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Shintaro Mizutani | L | R | December 7, 1953 | 5'9" | 162 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Shigeki Nakamoto | R | R | June 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Mima-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Koichi Nishizawa | L | L | May 30, 1963 | 5'11" | 176 | Tachikawa, Tokyo JP |
| Takao Obana | R | R | August 7, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Junji Ogawa | R | R | August 30, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Akira Okawa | L | L | September 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Yukihito Ranbashi | L | L | April 20, 1966 | 5'11" | 176 | Nemuro, Hokkaido JP |
| Keiichi Sakai | R | R | June 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 193 | Iki-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Shinichi Sakurai | R | R | April 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 171 | Inba-gun, Chiba JP |
| Keiichi Shibui | R | R | August 29, 1959 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shuichi Somemiya | R | R | July 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 178 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Shigeru Sugimura | R | R | July 31, 1957 | 5'7" | 165 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Toru Sugiura | L | L | June 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 206 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Fujio Sumi | R | R | May 31, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Masayuki Suzuki | R | R | April 16, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Kunohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Hideharu Takani | L | L | June 6, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Hikaru Takano | R | R | May 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 187 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Torihara | R | R | August 29, 1954 | 5'10" | 158 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Tsutomu Wakamatsu | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'6" | 162 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Susumu Watanabe | R | R | August 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Yukio Yaegashi | R | R | June 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 198 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Masao Yanada | S | R | July 11, 1966 | 6'0" | 171 | Anan, Tokushima JP |
| Kazuya Yano | L | L | December 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
