1996 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (61-69)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1996 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (61-69)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1996 season with a record of 61 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 536 runs and allowed 560 runs. Hensley Meulens paced Yakult with 25 home runs, and Tom O'Malley walloped 15 or more, too. Tom O'Malley drove in 97 runs. Hatsuhiko Tsuji topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Kazuya Tabata led the squad with 12 wins, while Masato Yoshii recorded a 3.25 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1996 Yakult Swallows who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Masato Yoshii, Kazuhisa Ishii, Tom O'Malley, Shingo Takatsu, Terry Bross and Hensley Meulens.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aoyagi | R | R | July 9, 1968 | 5'11" | 167 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Arai | S | R | April 11, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | Tomioka, Gunma JP |
| Terry Bross | R | R | March 30, 1966 | 6'9" | 234 | El Paso, 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 |
| 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 |
| Atsunori Inaba | L | L | August 3, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Nishi Kasugai-gun, Aichi JP |
| Hirotoshi Ishii | L | L | September 14, 1977 | 5'11" | 220 | Ichihara, Chiba 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 |
| Tomohito Ito | R | R | October 30, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto 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 |
| Hiroto Kato | L | L | April 29, 1969 | 5'11" | 154 | Yachiyo, Chiba JP |
| Kenjiro Kawasaki | R | R | January 8, 1971 | 5'11" | 171 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Fuminobu Kinoshita | L | L | September 4, 1966 | 5'10" | 191 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Kitagawa | R | R | April 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 180 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Masayuki Masuda | R | R | April 13, 1969 | 6'1" | 171 | Kita Soma-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Shigeru Matsumoto | R | R | May 30, 1971 | 6'1" | 165 | Niiza, Saitama JP |
| Shuichiro Matsumoto | L | R | June 22, 1972 | 5'10" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Daigo Matsuoka | R | R | May 27, 1970 | 6'1" | 187 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hensley Meulens | R | R | June 23, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Willemstad, CW |
| Kenji Miyamoto | R | R | September 9, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Shinya Miyamoto | R | R | November 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 155 | Suita, Osaka JP |
| Toshihiro Noguchi | R | R | June 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Tom O'Malley | L | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Orange, NJ US |
| Hisashi Ogura | R | R | August 10, 1970 | 5'10" | 163 | Kanuma, Tochigi JP |
| Yuji Ono | R | R | February 2, 1961 | 5'8" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Hideki Samejima | R | R | July 22, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Sato | R | R | August 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Kazuya Tabata | R | R | February 27, 1969 | 5'10" | 176 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Toshihiro Takanashi | R | R | January 9, 1974 | 6'0" | 170 | Sapporo, Hokkaido 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 |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | R | R | October 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Ogi-gun, Saga 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 |
| Shigeyuki Yamaguchi | R | R | June 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Ota Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuki Yamamoto | L | L | August 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Masato Yoshii | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
