1962 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (71-59)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1962 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 71-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (71-59)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1962 season with a record of 71 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 428 runs and conceded 438 runs. Takeshi Kuwata and Toru Mori paced Taiyo with 22 home runs apiece. Toru Mori recorded 67 runs batted in. Kazuhiko Kondo topped hitters with significant playing time with a .293 average. Noboru Akiyama recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.92 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Jim McManus and Al Grunwald both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Agcaoili | L | R | March 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | , HI US |
| Noboru Akiyama | R | R | February 3, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Katsumi Aoyama | R | R | April 26, 1942 | 5'7" | 150 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Saneo Aso | R | R | December 17, 1937 | 5'6" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Doi | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Al Grunwald | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Hisami Haijima | R | R | November 20, 1934 | 5'10" | 176 | , Saitama JP |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshikazu Hamanaka | R | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'4" | 132 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Jiro Hayama | R | R | April 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kenzo Hayashi | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yoshihiro Hirayama | L | L | November 17, 1942 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Makoto Inagawa | R | R | July 25, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | , Manchuria CN |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yasuhide Iwamoto | L | L | August 4, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | , Aichi JP |
| Yasuhiro Iwaoka | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'7" | 147 | Takanabe, Miyazaki JP |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | L | R | June 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masaru Koda | R | R | November 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 160 | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Akihito Kondo | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 5'6" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Motoyasu Kuroki | R | R | January 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Takeshi Kuwata | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Yugo Matoba | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'7" | 143 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Makoto Matsubara | R | R | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 178 | Iino, Saitama JP |
| Mitsuru Matsukubo | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Jim McManus | L | L | July 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 215 | Brookline, MA US |
| Kazuyoshi Miyamoto | R | R | October 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| Sakan Morita | R | R | April 27, 1935 | 5'8" | 158 | , Saitama JP |
| Kazuo Narasaki | L | L | September 11, 1939 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukui JP |
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yukio Osada | L | L | February 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 189 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takao Osaki | R | R | April 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Yoshiro Sasaki | R | R | March 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Shozo Shigematsu | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'5" | 158 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Gentaro Shimada | R | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | , Miyagi JP |
| Yukio Shimada | L | L | August 18, 1936 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masanobu Shimano | R | R | January 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Sohei Shinoda | L | L | June 17, 1942 | 5'7" | 162 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Takeshi Suzuki | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 5'6" | 145 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shigeo Ueda | L | L | July 27, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | , Wakayama JP |
| Terumoto Wako | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | Osato-machi, Miyagi JP |
| Fujio Watanabe | R | R | April 14, 1941 | 5'10" | 145 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Tadao Yamada | R | R | August 20, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
