1991 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-66
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Yutaka Sudo (64-66)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1991 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 64-66
Finished 5th 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 1991 season with a record of 64 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 558 runs and yielded 535 runs. R. J. Reynolds paced Yokohama with 15 home runs and accounted for 80 RBI. Yutaka Takagi led all regular batters with a .333 average. Hiroki Nomura topped the team with 15 wins, while Kazuhiro Sasaki registered a 2 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1991 Yokohama Taiyo Whales who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kazuhiro Sasaki, Jim Paciorek and R. J. Reynolds.
Yutaka Sudo 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 |
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo 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 |
| Seigo Fujino | R | R | April 29, 1963 | 5'8" | 165 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Tadami Futamura | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 178 | Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | R | R | January 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Horie | R | R | August 8, 1970 | 5'10" | 167 | Fuchu, Hiroshima 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitsuhiro Kataoka | R | R | March 22, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Yukiichi Komazaki | L | R | August 30, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Kawaguchi, Saitama JP |
| Yutaka Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 176 | Senpoku-gun, Akita JP |
| Kazuhiko Miyakawa | L | R | February 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 147 | Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| R. J. Reynolds | S | R | April 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| 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 |
| Takahiro Shirahata | L | R | May 27, 1962 | 5'8" | 190 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takanori Suzuki | L | R | April 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hirohisa Takada | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 5'8" | 150 | Ichihara, Chiba 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 |
| Takashi Watabe | L | L | August 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 143 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Yukio Yamaguchi | R | R | April 24, 1970 | 6'0" | 180 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo 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 |
