1979 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-54
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (59-54)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1979 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 59-54
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (59-54)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1979 season with a record of 59 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 595 runs and allowed 562 runs. Gene Martin paced Yokohama with 28 home runs, while Tomio Tashiro and Mitsuo Motoi walloped 15 or more, too. Gene Martin drove in 83 runs. Félix Millán topped hitters with significant playing time with a .346 average. Masaji Hiramatsu led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.39 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Gene Martin and Félix Millán both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kaoru Betto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Ejiri | L | L | January 10, 1943 | 5'10" | 178 | Takahagi, Ibaraki JP |
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Hisaaki Fukushima | R | R | April 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masaji Hiramatsu | R | R | September 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 162 | Takahashi, Okayama JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takayuki Iwai | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Fumiaki Kadota | R | R | February 6, 1956 | 6'1" | 182 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hidemi Kato | L | L | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | Muroran, Hokkaido JP |
| Gene Martin | L | R | January 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Americus, GA US |
| Hiroshi Masumoto | R | R | September 10, 1956 | 6'0" | 150 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Makoto Matsubara | R | R | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 178 | Iino, Saitama JP |
| Félix Millán | R | R | August 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Yabucoa, PR |
| Masayuki Miura | R | R | September 18, 1951 | 6'0" | 213 | , Akita JP |
| Michio Miura | L | L | May 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 178 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shiro Miyamoto | L | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 143 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Keiji Nagasaki | L | L | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 176 | Haruno-machi, Kochi JP |
| Masayuki Nakatsuka | L | L | June 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Yoshio Noguchi | R | R | May 5, 1948 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Okawa | L | L | July 10, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Akio Saito | R | R | February 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ko Saito | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Michiro Sato | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyoshi Shimizu | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshikazu Takagi | L | L | March 13, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeyuki Takahashi | R | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Hiroaki Takeuchi | R | R | October 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 165 | Tano-gun, Gunma JP |
| Yoshio Tanaka | R | R | September 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Yazu-gun, Tottori JP |
| Tomio Tashiro | R | R | July 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yasuhiko Tsuji | R | R | June 18, 1942 | 5'7" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kenichi Wakabayashi | R | R | May 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 180 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Daisuke Yamashita | R | R | March 5, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kaname Yashiki | S | R | June 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Keisaburo Yoneda | R | R | January 13, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
