1980 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-62
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Kiyoshi Doi (59-62)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1980 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 59-62
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Kiyoshi Doi (59-62)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1980 season with a record of 59 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 534 runs and conceded 587 runs. Tomio Tashiro walloped 36 home runs for Yokohama, and Skip James added 15 or more, too. Tomio Tashiro drove in 94 runs. Mitsuo Motoi led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .314 average. Osamu Nomura topped the team with 15 wins, while Kazuhiko Endo recorded a 3.17 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Skip James and Félix Millán both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kiyoshi Doi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Sadaaki Fujioka | R | R | June 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 167 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Hiroshi Ikeda | R | R | February 27, 1955 | 5'11" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Takayuki Iwai | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Skip James | L | L | October 21, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Elmhurst, IL US |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shiro Miyamoto | L | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 143 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Yukinobu Miyamoto | R | R | June 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | , Hyogo 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 |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Okubo | R | R | February 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yamada, Fukuoka 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 |
| Misao Takaura | R | R | July 20, 1952 | Kisaratsuji, Chiba JP | ||
| Toru Takenouchi | L | L | August 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima 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 |
| 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 |
