1994 Yakult Swallows Roster
Team Record: 62-68
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (62-68)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1994 season with a record of 62 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 486 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 585 runs, most in the circuit. Katsumi Hirosawa paced Yakult with 26 home runs, while Jack Howell, Takahiro Ikeyama and Jerald Clark each walloped 15 or more also. Katsumi Hirosawa accounted for 73 RBI. Jerald Clark led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .293. Yoichi Okabayashi topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1994 Yakult Swallows who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Kazuhisa Ishii, Jack Howell, Shingo Takatsu and Jerald Clark.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyoshi Arai | S | R | April 11, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Tomioka, Gunma 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 |
| Jerald Clark | R | R | August 10, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | Crockett, TX US |
| Katsuyuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1968 | 5'10" | 182 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Atsuya Furuta | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Hideki Hashigami | R | R | November 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Shinji Hata | L | R | July 29, 1962 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Yasutaka Hironaga | L | R | March 5, 1968 | 5'8" | 185 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | R | R | April 10, 1962 | 6'1" | 217 | Shimozuma, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshiteru Hirosawa | L | R | May 25, 1971 | 5'9" | 165 | Watarai-gun, Mie JP |
| Jack Howell | L | R | August 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Atsushi Ibayashi | L | L | August 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | Asahikawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Tetsuya Iida | R | R | May 18, 1968 | 5'8" | 158 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Ikeyama | R | R | December 17, 1965 | 6'0" | 165 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | L | L | September 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 215 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Akimitsu Ito | R | R | April 2, 1963 | 5'9" | 167 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tomohiro Jo | R | R | April 30, 1969 | 5'8" | 154 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Eiji Kanamori | L | R | January 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Tsugio Kanazawa | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 198 | Hitachiota, Ibaraki JP |
| Ryo Kawano | R | R | May 3, 1971 | 5'10" | 200 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenjiro Kawasaki | R | R | January 8, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Masahiro Koda | R | R | July 1, 1970 | 5'11" | 158 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuru Manaka | L | L | January 6, 1971 | 5'7" | 165 | Odawara, Tochigi JP |
| Shigeru Matsumoto | R | R | May 30, 1971 | 6'1" | 165 | Niiza, Saitama JP |
| Kenji Miyamoto | R | R | September 9, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Naoyuki Naito | R | R | July 24, 1968 | 6'2" | 213 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Chikashi Nakanishi | R | R | November 6, 1960 | 5'10" | 178 | Iinan-gun, Mie JP |
| Tatsuji Nishimura | R | R | July 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 206 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshihiro Noguchi | R | R | June 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| Yoichi Okabayashi | L | R | April 11, 1968 | 6'1" | 176 | , PY |
| Yuji Ono | R | R | February 2, 1961 | 5'8" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Katsuhito Osaka | R | R | June 14, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yukihito Ranbashi | L | L | April 20, 1966 | 5'11" | 176 | Nemuro, Hokkaido JP |
| Mitsuhiro Saito | R | R | December 17, 1968 | 5'11" | 182 | Ina, Nagano JP |
| Chisen Sakaguchi | R | R | March 10, 1963 | 5'7" | 170 | Kikuike, Kumamoto JP |
| Shinichi Sakurai | R | R | April 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 171 | Inba-gun, Chiba JP |
| Fujio Sumi | R | R | May 31, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Taira Suzuki | R | R | March 10, 1970 | 6'2" | 171 | Iwata, Fukuoka JP |
| Shingo Takatsu | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenji Tomashino | S | R | October 11, 1966 | 6'1" | 173 | Matsumae, Ehime JP |
| Futoshi Yamabe | L | L | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 167 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Tsutomu Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1968 | 6'2" | 186 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Tatsuki Yamamoto | L | L | August 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Shikato Yanagita | R | R | May 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
