1990 Yakult Swallows Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-72
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (58-72)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium

1990 Yakult Swallows Statistics

The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1990 season with a record of 58 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.

The Swallows tallied 529 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 609 runs. Takahiro Ikeyama walloped 31 home runs for Yakult, while Katsumi Hirosawa swatted 15 or more also. Takahiro Ikeyama accounted for 97 RBI. Katsumi Hirosawa paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .317. Kenjiro Kawasaki topped the squad with 12 wins, and Kenji Miyamoto registered a 3.17 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1990 Yakult Swallows who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dwayne Murphy, Floyd Bannister and Mike Rochford.

Katsuya Nomura served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Yukio AraiLLOctober 13, 19645'7"163Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Floyd BannisterLLJune 10, 19556'1"190Pierre, SD US
Katsuyuki DobashiRRDecember 5, 19685'10"182Funabashi, Chiba JP
Atsuya FurutaRRAugust 6, 19655'11"176Kawanishi, Hyogo JP
Hideki HashigamiRRNovember 4, 19655'11"176Funabashi, Chiba JP
Shinji HataLRJuly 29, 19625'10"176Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Katsumi HirosawaRRApril 10, 19626'1"217Shimozuma, Ibaraki JP
Tetsuya IidaRRMay 18, 19685'8"158Chofu, Tokyo JP
Takahiro IkeyamaRRDecember 17, 19656'0"165Ozaki, Hyogo JP
Akimitsu ItoRRApril 2, 19635'9"167Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP
Tomohiro JoRRApril 30, 19695'8"154Narashino, Chiba JP
Kensei KakuAugust 30, 1965
Tsugio KanazawaRRDecember 18, 19586'1"198Hitachiota, Ibaraki JP
Hiroto KatoLLApril 29, 19695'11"154Yachiyo, Chiba JP
Kazuaki KawamuraRRMay 4, 19626'0"195Naka Urahara-gun, Niigata JP
Kenjiro KawasakiRRJanuary 8, 19715'11"171Saeki, Oita JP
Takayoshi KiminamiLRJuly 20, 19586'0"191Kumagai, Saitama JP
Hideki KuriyamaSRApril 26, 19615'8"158Ohira, Tokyo JP
Kenji MiyamotoRRSeptember 9, 19595'10"160Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo JP
Dwayne MurphyLRMarch 18, 19556'1"185Merced, CA US
Kazushige NagashimaRRJanuary 26, 19666'1"198Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP
Naoyuki NaitoRRJuly 24, 19686'2"213Toyokawa, Aichi JP
Shigeki NakamotoRRJune 11, 19575'11"176Mima-gun, Tokushima JP
Chikashi NakanishiRRNovember 6, 19605'10"178Iinan-gun, Mie JP
Tatsuji NishimuraRRJuly 18, 19686'0"206Kure, Hiroshima JP
Takao ObanaRRAugust 7, 19576'0"178Ito-gun, Wakayama JP
Junji OgawaRRAugust 30, 19576'1"195Narashino, Chiba JP
Yukitoshi OkaRRMay 31, 19705'7"164Tosa Shimizu, Kochi JP
Yukihito RanbashiLLApril 20, 19665'11"176Nemuro, Hokkaido JP
Mike RochfordLLMarch 14, 19636'4"205Methuen, MA US
Keiichi SakaiRRJune 1, 19586'1"193Iki-gun, Nagasaki JP
Keiichi ShibuiRRAugust 29, 19595'9"176Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Toru SugiuraLLJune 8, 19525'9"206Hazu-gun, Aichi JP
Fujio SumiRRMay 31, 19565'10"180Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP
Taira SuzukiRRMarch 10, 19706'2"171Iwata, Fukuoka JP
Hideharu TakaniLLJune 6, 19625'9"170Fujioka, Gunma JP
Kenji TomashinoSROctober 11, 19666'1"173Matsumae, Ehime JP
Kenichi UchiyamaRRJuly 23, 19676'1"175Isezaki, Gunma JP
Yukio YaegashiRRJune 15, 19515'11"198Sendai, Miyagi JP
Masao YanadaSRJuly 11, 19666'0"171Anan, Tokushima JP
Kazuya YanoLLDecember 10, 19625'9"173Kobe, Hyogo JP



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