1988 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-67
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (59-67)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1988 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 59-67
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (59-67)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1988 season with a record of 59 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 514 runs and allowed 542 runs, most in the circuit. Carlos Ponce walloped 33 home runs for Yokohama, while Jim Paciorek swatted 15 or more, too. Carlos Ponce drove in 102 runs. Jim Paciorek led all regular hitters with a .332 average. Mitsunori Kakehata topped the squad with 11 wins, and Hiroaki Nakayama registered a 2.28 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Jim Paciorek and Carlos Ponce both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Takeshi Koba served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideaki Aikawa | R | R | September 11, 1967 | 5'11" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshio Choshi | R | R | August 24, 1961 | 5'10" | 160 | Kashima, Ibaraki JP |
| Kazuhiko Daimon | R | R | May 31, 1965 | 6'0" | 182 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Yoshiaki Hino | R | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Hidetaka Horiba | R | R | June 26, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Ueda, Nagano JP |
| Kazumasa Ichikawa | R | R | October 9, 1958 | 5'9" | 173 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Toru Ikenoue | R | R | May 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Tarumizu, Kagoshima JP |
| Mitsugu Ishibashi | R | R | May 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Masaru Ishikawa | R | R | May 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Yamanashi-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Masaaki Iwashita | L | L | January 14, 1955 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | R | R | January 10, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Kato | S | L | October 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawano | R | R | January 31, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Isamu Kida | L | L | June 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Katsunori Kitano | L | L | October 10, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | Suzuka, Mie JP |
| Yutaka Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 176 | Senpoku-gun, Akita JP |
| Masahiko Miyashita | L | L | May 19, 1962 | 5'8" | 171 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koki Morita | R | R | November 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Koichi Muraoka | S | R | July 17, 1960 | 5'8" | 147 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroki Nomura | L | L | June 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tetsushi Okamoto | R | R | March 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 176 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Toru Okamoto | L | L | June 13, 1965 | 5'8" | 162 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Okawa | S | R | August 2, 1967 | 5'10" | 154 | Yukue, Ibaraki JP |
| Yuji Ono | R | R | February 2, 1961 | 5'8" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Jim Paciorek | R | R | June 7, 1960 | 6'3" | 203 | Detroit, MI US |
| Carlos Ponce | R | R | February 7, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Akio Saito | R | R | February 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hirofumi Sekine | R | R | September 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiyuki Shimizu | R | R | September 19, 1963 | 5'8" | 167 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Yutaka Takagi | S | R | October 22, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Bofu, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuhiko Takahashi | R | R | June 12, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Shiotani-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Masahiro Takahashi | S | R | July 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 180 | Toyoaki, Aichi JP |
| Mitsukuni Takeda | R | R | August 9, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tomio Tashiro | R | R | July 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshiharu Wakana | R | R | December 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Kenichi Yamazaki | L | L | July 20, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kaname Yashiki | S | R | June 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
