1987 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-68
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (56-68)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1987 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 56-68
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (56-68)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1987 season with a record of 56 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 516 runs and allowed 601 runs. Carlos Ponce walloped 35 home runs for Yokohama and drove in 98 runs, while leading all regular hitters with a .323 average. Kazuhiko Endo topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.88 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1987 Yokohama Taiyo Whales who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Adduci, Sixto Lezcano and Carlos Ponce.
Takeshi Koba served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Adduci | L | L | August 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Hideaki Aikawa | R | R | September 11, 1967 | 5'11" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshio Choshi | R | R | August 24, 1961 | 5'10" | 160 | Kashima, Ibaraki 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 |
| Hidetaka Horiba | R | R | June 26, 1955 | 5'10" | 180 | Ueda, Nagano 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 |
| Toru Ikenoue | R | R | May 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Tarumizu, Kagoshima JP |
| Mitsugu Ishibashi | R | R | May 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Izumo, Shimane JP |
| Kenji Itakura | R | R | August 25, 1965 | 5'11" | 171 | Chofu, Tokyo 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 |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka 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 |
| Akiyoshi Koyama | R | R | December 14, 1960 | 6'0" | 184 | Machida, Tokyo JP |
| Sixto Lezcano | R | R | November 28, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Arecibo, PR |
| 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 |
| Masahiko Miyashita | L | L | May 19, 1962 | 5'8" | 171 | Edogawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koichi Muraoka | S | R | July 17, 1960 | 5'8" | 147 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | R | R | November 4, 1967 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tetsushi Okamoto | R | R | March 15, 1961 | 5'9" | 176 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Takashi Okawa | S | R | August 2, 1967 | 5'10" | 154 | Yukue, Ibaraki JP |
| Yuji Ono | R | R | February 2, 1961 | 5'8" | 180 | Chiba, Chiba 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 |
| Kenichi Shiozaki | R | R | April 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 143 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Masakatsu Shirai | R | R | August 21, 1966 | 5'11" | 158 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Koji Sugiura | R | R | April 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 160 | Hekinan, Aichi 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 |
| Denney Tomori | R | R | September 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Urazoe, Okinawa 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 |
