1982 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-65
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Junzo Sekine (53-65)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1982 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 53-65
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Junzo Sekine (53-65)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1982 season with a record of 53 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 473 runs and yielded 555 runs, most in the circuit. Tomio Tashiro led Yokohama with 27 home runs, while Mitsuo Motoi and Daisuke Yamashita walloped 15 or more also. Tomio Tashiro drove in 83 runs. Keiji Nagasaki paced all regular hitters with a .351 average. Kazuhiko Endo topped the team with 14 wins, and Akio Saito recorded a 2.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Mark Budaska and Mike Lum both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Junzo Sekine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Budaska | S | L | December 27, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Sharon, PA US |
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima 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 |
| 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 |
| Fumiaki Kadota | R | R | February 6, 1956 | 6'1" | 182 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsugio Kanazawa | R | R | December 18, 1958 | 6'1" | 198 | Hitachiota, Ibaraki JP |
| Hidemi Kato | L | L | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | Muroran, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawano | R | R | January 31, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kyoichi Kikuchi | R | R | December 26, 1954 | 5'10" | 176 | Edozaki-cho, Ibaraki 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 |
| Mike Lum | L | L | October 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Hiroshi Masumoto | R | R | September 10, 1956 | 6'0" | 150 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuhiko Migita | R | R | June 3, 1960 | 5'10" | 162 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Yutaka Saotome | R | R | April 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi 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 | ||
| Toru Takenouchi | L | L | August 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Takeuchi | R | R | October 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 165 | Tano-gun, Gunma 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 |
| Tadayoshi Yamaguchi | R | R | October 17, 1958 | 5'10" | 147 | Minami Kawauchi-gun, Osaka 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 |
