1987 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 76-43
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Sadaharu Oh (76-43)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1987 season with a record of 76 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 608 runs, tops in the circuit. Yomiuri conceded 447 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Tatsunori Hara walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Warren Cromartie, Norihiro Komada, Kazuhiro Yamakura and Sadaaki Yoshimura each swatted 15 or more also. Tatsunori Hara accounted for 95 RBI. Kazunori Shinozuka topped all regular batters by hitting .333. Masumi Kuwata led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.17 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1987 Yomiuri Giants who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Warren Cromartie, Masumi Kuwata and Luis Sánchez.
Sadaharu Oh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| 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 |
| Kenji Fujimoto | R | R | June 12, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Akihito Fukuo | L | R | January 10, 1964 | 5'8" | 165 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsunori Hara | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroaki Hirota | L | R | February 26, 1964 | 5'9" | 167 | Hagi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masahiro Ishii | R | R | September 4, 1960 | 6'0" | 167 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Shigeharu Kamogawa | R | R | March 17, 1966 | 6'1" | 176 | Mito, Ibaraki 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 |
| Tomohiro Kinoshita | L | L | July 31, 1957 | 5'10" | 178 | Kobe, Hyogo 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 |
| Masumi Kuwata | R | R | April 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 185 | Yao, Osaka 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 |
| Katsuhito Mizuno | R | R | September 3, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | Anan, Tokushima JP |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | R | R | January 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima 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 |
| Keisuke Okamoto | L | L | August 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 182 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo 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 |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Luis Sánchez | R | R | August 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 170 | Cariaco, Sucre VE |
| Hiroshi Sato | R | R | June 9, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Ishimaki, Miyagi 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 |
| Kazuaki Ueda | R | R | August 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 160 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Takeshi Yamada | L | R | June 1, 1965 | 5'10" | 156 | Kurume, Fukuoka 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 |
| Akihiro Yamazaki | R | R | May 2, 1961 | 6'0" | 190 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
