1990 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Yutaka Sudo (64-66)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1990 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 64-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Yutaka Sudo (64-66)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1990 season with a record of 64 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 546 runs and surrendered 563 runs. Joey Meyer paced Yokohama with 26 home runs, and Jim Paciorek walloped 15 or more, too. Jim Paciorek drove in 94 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .326 average. Hiroki Nomura led the squad with 11 wins, while Kazuhiko Daimon registered a 3.22 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1990 Yokohama Taiyo Whales who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Joey Meyer, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Carlos Ponce and Jim Paciorek.
Yutaka Sudo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo JP |
| Michio Aoyama | R | R | December 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kotaro Azuse | L | L | May 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Tadami Futamura | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 178 | Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiaki Hino | R | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | R | R | January 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazumasa Ichikawa | R | R | October 9, 1958 | 5'9" | 173 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Nariyuki Imakurusu | R | R | May 10, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Settsu, Osaka JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Fumiki Ishida | R | R | August 22, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Niihari, Ibaraki JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Masaru Ishikawa | R | R | May 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Yamanashi-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | R | R | January 10, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Shigeharu Kamogawa | R | R | March 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 176 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Hirokazu Kato | S | L | October 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Yukiichi Komazaki | L | R | August 30, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Akiyoshi Koyama | R | R | December 14, 1960 | 6'0" | 184 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Yutaka Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 176 | Senpoku-gun, Akita JP |
| Joey Meyer | R | R | May 10, 1962 | 6'3" | 260 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Masahiko Miyashita | L | L | May 19, 1962 | 5'8" | 171 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Futoshi Miyazato | L | R | March 7, 1965 | 5'8" | 149 | Okinawa, Okinawa JP |
| Koki Morita | R | R | November 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Tatsumi Murata | L | L | July 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokote, Akita JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Yukihiro Narita | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime 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 |
| Toru Okamoto | L | L | June 13, 1965 | 5'8" | 162 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | R | R | February 22, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | Sendai, Miyagi 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 |
| Kenichi Shiozaki | R | R | April 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 143 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Yutaka Takagi | S | R | October 22, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Bofu, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masahiro Takahashi | S | R | July 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 180 | Toyoaki, Aichi JP |
| Manabu Tanabe | L | L | March 8, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | Sunto-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Motonobu Tanishige | R | R | December 21, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomio Tashiro | R | R | July 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Odawara, Kanagawa 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 |
| Akimasa Yokotani | L | R | April 7, 1963 | 5'10" | 160 | Miki, Hyogo JP |
