1981 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 42-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Kiyoshi Doi (0-0), Toshihide Yamane (0-0)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1981 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 42-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Kiyoshi Doi (0-0), Toshihide Yamane (0-0)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1981 season with a record of 42 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 444 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 609 runs, most in the circuit. Tomio Tashiro walloped 30 home runs for Yokohama, while James Peters and Daisuke Yamashita swatted 15 or more also. Tomio Tashiro drove in 81 runs. Keiji Nagasaki paced hitters with significant playing time with a .292 average. Kazuhiko Endo topped the team with 8 wins, and Masao Sato recorded a 2.74 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Pete LaCock played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yokohama Taiyo Whales to do so.
Kiyoshi Doi and Toshihide Yamane served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsutaro Arai | R | R | October 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 158 | Toda, Saitama JP |
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Sadaaki Fujioka | R | R | June 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hisaaki Fukushima | R | R | April 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masaji Hiramatsu | R | R | September 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 162 | Takahashi, Okayama JP |
| Tsuneo Horii | R | R | November 15, 1958 | 6'0" | 176 | Joyo, Kyoto JP |
| Kazumasa Ichikawa | R | R | October 9, 1958 | 5'9" | 173 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Ikeda | R | R | February 27, 1955 | 5'11" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Mitsugu Ishibashi | R | R | May 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Takayuki Iwai | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Usa, Oita JP |
| Hidemi Kato | L | L | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | Muroran, Hokkaido JP |
| Masaaki Koga | R | R | April 11, 1949 | 6'3" | 193 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Fumio Kubo | R | L | December 3, 1962 | 6'0" | 171 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Pete LaCock | L | L | January 17, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Burbank, CA US |
| Tetsuaki Maedomari | R | R | October 17, 1957 | 6'0" | 154 | Inomotejima, Okinawa JP |
| Kazuaki Mori | R | R | March 19, 1956 | 5'10" | 190 | , Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Keiji Nagasaki | L | L | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 176 | Haruno-machi, Kochi JP |
| Masayuki Nakatsuka | L | L | June 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Shigeru Nishiyama | L | L | March 1, 1956 | 5'11" | 156 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Okubo | R | R | February 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yamada, Fukuoka JP |
| James Peters | L | L | September 30, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Akio Saito | R | R | February 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ko Saito | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroyoshi Shimizu | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshikazu Takagi | L | L | March 13, 1949 | 5'10" | 180 | Aiko-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Yutaka Takagi | S | R | October 22, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Bofu, Yamaguchi JP |
| Misao Takaura | R | R | July 20, 1952 | Kisaratsuji, Chiba JP | ||
| Hiroaki Takeuchi | R | R | October 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 165 | Tano-gun, Gunma JP |
| Yoshio Tanaka | R | R | September 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Yazu-gun, Tottori JP |
| Tomio Tashiro | R | R | July 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yasuhiko Tsuji | R | R | June 18, 1942 | 5'7" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Teruyuki Uno | R | R | February 10, 1952 | 5'9" | 173 | , Chiba JP |
| Daisuke Yamashita | R | R | March 5, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kaname Yashiki | S | R | June 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
