1996 Yokohama BayStars Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-75
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Akihiko Oya (55-75)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1996 Yokohama BayStars StatisticsTeam Record: 55-75
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Akihiko Oya (55-75)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama BayStars of the Japan Central League ended the 1996 season with a record of 55 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The BayStars scored 571 runs and allowed 660 runs, most in the circuit. Bobby Rose led Yokohama with 16 home runs and drove in 86 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .304 clip. Hiroki Nomura and Takashi Saito topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Takashi Saito recorded a 3.3 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Mike Birkbeck, Glenn Braggs, Kazuo Fukumori, Tomo Ohka, Bobby Rose, Takashi Saito and Kazuhiro Sasaki were all players from the 1996 Yokohama BayStars who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akihiko Oya served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosaku Akimoto | R | R | January 29, 1968 | 6'0" | 187 | Bunkyo, Tokyo JP |
| Daisuke Araki | R | R | May 6, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Mike Birkbeck | R | R | March 10, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Orrville, OH US |
| Glenn Braggs | R | R | October 17, 1962 | 6'3" | 210 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Kazuo Fukumori | R | R | August 4, 1976 | 6'0" | 175 | Kita Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Yuichi Furukawa | S | R | June 17, 1970 | 5'10" | 171 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshio Haru | R | R | May 25, 1970 | 5'8" | 167 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Kazushi Hosomi | R | R | April 2, 1973 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hideki Igarashi | R | R | August 23, 1969 | 6'1" | 205 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Tomiji Iizuka | R | R | September 1, 1962 | 6'0" | 187 | Aso-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Jun Inoue | L | L | June 8, 1970 | 6'0" | 167 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Atsunori Ito | R | R | May 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Masato Kato | L | L | July 23, 1972 | 5'10" | 167 | Kishiwada, Osaka JP |
| Kazuaki Kawabata | R | R | March 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ryuichi Kawahara | L | L | August 10, 1971 | 5'10" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shoichi Kida | R | R | May 19, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Masahito Kohiyama | R | R | May 7, 1969 | 5'10" | 187 | , Tokyo JP |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Takashi Manei | R | R | July 7, 1972 | 5'7" | 170 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Daisuke Miura | R | R | December 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Kazuhiko Miyakawa | L | R | February 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 147 | Katsurashiki, 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 |
| Yasuo Nagaike | R | R | October 5, 1973 | 5'10" | 170 | Kazuga, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinari Nagano | R | R | July 21, 1968 | 6'0" | 195 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kiyotaka Nishi | R | R | April 8, 1966 | 5'11" | 170 | , Mie JP |
| Hiroki Nomura | L | L | June 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tomo Ohka | S | R | March 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yoshiki Otsuka | R | R | April 6, 1966 | 5'8" | 196 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| Bobby Rose | R | R | March 15, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Covina, CA US |
| Takahiro Saeki | L | L | April 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 198 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Saito | L | R | February 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | R | R | February 22, 1968 | 6'4" | 209 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Iori Sekiguchi | L | L | October 26, 1971 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumagai, Saitama JP |
| Naoya Shimada | R | R | March 17, 1970 | 5'9" | 171 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takanori Suzuki | L | R | April 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 187 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 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 |
| Hisashi Tokano | R | R | February 4, 1975 | 5'11" | 193 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa JP |
| Katsuya Udo | R | R | September 24, 1969 | 6'0" | 198 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshinobu Yamane | R | R | December 18, 1968 | 5'8" | 190 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Masahide Yone | R | R | June 11, 1972 | 6'1" | 198 | Yoshiki-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
