1986 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Sadao Kondo (56-69)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1986 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 56-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Sadao Kondo (56-69)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1986 season with a record of 56 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 482 runs and conceded 547 runs. Carlos Ponce led Yokohama with 27 home runs and drove in 105 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .322 average. Kazuhiko Endo topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.01 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Doug Loman and Carlos Ponce both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Sadao Kondo served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideaki Aikawa | R | R | September 11, 1967 | 5'11" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hideo Aoki | R | R | June 17, 1962 | 5'10" | 178 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhiko Daimon | R | R | May 31, 1965 | 6'0" | 182 | Uji, Kyoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Endo | R | R | April 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 158 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Yoshiaki Hino | R | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Kaoru Hirata | R | R | February 9, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Shintaro Hirose | L | L | December 8, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | Naka-gun, Kyoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | R | R | January 10, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Hirokazu Kato | S | L | October 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawano | R | R | January 31, 1961 | 5'11" | 167 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Isamu Kida | L | L | June 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kyoichi Kikuchi | R | R | December 26, 1954 | 5'10" | 176 | Edozaki-cho, Ibaraki JP |
| Akiyoshi Koyama | R | R | December 14, 1960 | 6'0" | 184 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Fumio Kubo | R | L | December 3, 1962 | 6'0" | 171 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Doug Loman | L | L | May 9, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Hiroshi Masumoto | R | R | September 10, 1956 | 6'0" | 150 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Yutaka Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 176 | Senpoku-gun, Akita JP |
| Koichi Muraoka | S | R | July 17, 1960 | 5'8" | 147 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Hiromi Nishimura | R | R | May 20, 1958 | 5'9" | 180 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Tetsushi Okamoto | R | R | March 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 176 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroshi Okubo | R | R | February 4, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yamada, Fukuoka JP |
| Carlos Ponce | R | R | February 7, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Akio Saito | R | R | February 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hirofumi Sekine | R | R | September 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Masakatsu Shirai | R | R | August 21, 1966 | 5'11" | 158 | Kofu, Yamanashi 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 |
| Kazuhiko Takahashi | R | R | June 12, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Shiotani-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Masahiro Takahashi | S | R | July 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 180 | Toyoaki, Aichi JP |
| Mitsukuni Takeda | R | R | August 9, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tomio Tashiro | R | R | July 9, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshiharu Wakana | R | R | December 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Daisuke Yamashita | R | R | March 5, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kenichi Yamazaki | L | L | July 20, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | Nerima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kaname Yashiki | S | R | June 11, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | Kawanishi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Yoshimoto | R | R | October 15, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
