1985 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-60
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (61-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1985 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 61-60
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (61-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1985 season with a record of 61 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants allowed 562 runs, least in the league. Yomiuri plated 616 runs. Tatsunori Hara walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Warren Cromartie, Kiyoshi Nakahata and Sadaaki Yoshimura each swatted 15 or more also. Warren Cromartie accounted for 112 RBI. Sadaaki Yoshimura topped all regular hitters by hitting .328. Masaki Saito led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.96 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Keith Comstock and Warren Cromartie both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Keith Comstock | L | L | December 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 174 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Warren Cromartie | L | L | September 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami Beach, FL US |
| Suguru Egawa | R | R | May 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Iwaki, Fukushima JP |
| Tatsunori Hara | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Keiji Hashimoto | L | L | June 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Shinji Inoue | R | R | July 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 178 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Masahiro Ishii | R | R | September 4, 1960 | 6'0" | 167 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Shigeru Ishiwata | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Motoyasu Kaneshiro | R | R | October 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Isao Koda | L | R | May 29, 1965 | 5'11" | 176 | Higashi Sonogi-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Junki Kono | R | R | July 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Hiromi Makihara | R | R | August 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 206 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Tadashi Matsumoto | S | R | August 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 171 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kazutomo Miyamoto | L | L | February 13, 1964 | 5'10" | 170 | Shimonseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | R | R | January 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Hiroto Nakajima | L | L | April 11, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kaoru Nimura | R | R | May 9, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Ko Okamoto | R | R | August 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Shoji Sadaoka | R | R | November 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 162 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Motokuni Sano | R | R | March 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 195 | Yokohama, Yokohama JP |
| Shinji Sasamoto | R | R | April 18, 1952 | 5'8" | 154 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | L | R | July 16, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Sumi | L | L | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Kazuaki Ueda | R | R | August 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamakura | R | R | September 2, 1955 | 5'10" | 176 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsura Yamamoto | R | R | May 12, 1959 | 6'0" | 176 | Tsuru, Yamanashi JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | November 14, 1963 | 5'10" | 160 | Sunakawa, Hokkaido JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
