1990 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 88-42
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Motoshi Fujita (88-42)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
1990 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 88-42
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Motoshi Fujita (88-42)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Dome
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1990 season with a record of 88 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants plated 589 runs, tops in the circuit. Yomiuri gave up 399 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Norihiro Komada paced the team with 22 home runs, while Tatsunori Hara walloped 15 or more also. Norihiro Komada accounted for 83 RBI. Tatsunori Hara topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .303. Masaki Saito led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.17 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1990 Yomiuri Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Masao Kida, Mike Brown, Masumi Kuwata and Warren Cromartie.
Motoshi Fujita served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brown | R | R | December 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Warren Cromartie | L | L | September 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami Beach, FL US |
| Hiroki Fujioka | R | R | October 18, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | Kobe, Hyogo 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 |
| Akihiro Harada | R | R | July 25, 1966 | 5'11" | 165 | Kasama, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiroaki Hirota | L | R | February 26, 1964 | 5'9" | 167 | Hagi, Yamaguchi 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 |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Kawai | R | R | September 27, 1964 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Masao Kida | R | R | September 12, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | Kokubunji, Tokyo 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 |
| 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 |
| Koji Minoda | R | R | March 11, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima 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 |
| Shinichi Murata | R | R | December 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Takayoshi Nakao | R | R | February 16, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Kasai-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshihiro Nishioka | R | R | June 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 165 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Koichi Ogata | S | R | September 2, 1968 | 5'9" | 140 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Omori | L | R | August 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 202 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Masaki Saito | R | R | February 18, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Takahiro Shirahata | L | R | May 27, 1962 | 5'8" | 190 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Naoki Sugiyama | R | R | September 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Numazu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hironori Suguro | R | R | September 23, 1963 | 5'11" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Hideaki Tsusue | L | R | October 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Minoru Yojo | L | L | September 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Shuji Yoshida | L | L | November 29, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Konan, Aichi JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
