1992 Yokohama Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-69
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Akira Ejiri (0-0), Yutaka Sudo (0-0)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
1992 Yokohama Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 61-69
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Akira Ejiri (0-0), Yutaka Sudo (0-0)
Location: Yokohama-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Yokohama Stadium
The Yokohama Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1992 season with a record of 61 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 521 runs and surrendered 553 runs. Larry Sheets led Yokohama with 26 home runs, and R. J. Reynolds walloped 15 or more also. Larry Sheets drove in 100 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Koki Morita paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.06 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1992 Yokohama Taiyo Whales who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included R. J. Reynolds, Takashi Saito, Kazuhiro Sasaki and Larry Sheets.
Akira Ejiri and Yutaka Sudo 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 |
| Michio Aoyama | R | R | December 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kotaro Azuse | L | L | May 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 171 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
| Tadami Futamura | R | R | October 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 178 | Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Hitoshi Hatayama | R | R | June 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 176 | Komatsushima, Tokushima JP |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | R | R | January 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Horie | R | R | August 8, 1970 | 5'10" | 167 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazumasa Ichikawa | R | R | October 9, 1958 | 5'9" | 173 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Takuro Ishii | L | R | August 25, 1970 | 5'9" | 172 | Sano, Tochigi JP |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | R | R | January 10, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Kazuaki Kawabata | R | R | March 12, 1968 | 5'11" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Junki Kono | R | R | July 10, 1961 | 6'0" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yutaka Matsumoto | R | R | April 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 176 | Senpoku-gun, Akita 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 |
| Yoshitaka Mizuo | L | L | May 2, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Koki Morita | R | R | November 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 195 | Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido JP |
| Hiroki Nomura | L | L | June 30, 1969 | 5'11" | 182 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryuji Okamoto | R | R | April 5, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | Minami Ashigara, Kanagawa JP |
| Toru Okamoto | L | L | June 13, 1965 | 5'8" | 162 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Okawa | S | R | August 2, 1967 | 5'10" | 154 | Yukue, Ibaraki JP |
| Takashi Osanai | L | L | August 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Aomori, Aomori JP |
| Yoshiki Otsuka | R | R | April 6, 1966 | 5'8" | 196 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa JP |
| R. J. Reynolds | S | R | April 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Akio Saito | R | R | February 23, 1955 | 6'0" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto 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 |
| Larry Sheets | L | R | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 217 | Staunton, VA US |
| Naoya Shimada | R | R | March 17, 1970 | 5'9" | 171 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiyuki Shimizu | R | R | September 19, 1963 | 5'8" | 167 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuya Shindo | R | R | January 14, 1970 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takahiro Shirahata | L | R | May 27, 1962 | 5'8" | 190 | Koto Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirohisa Takada | R | R | July 16, 1961 | 5'8" | 150 | Ichihara, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Takagi | S | R | October 22, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Bofu, Yamaguchi 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Akimasa Yokotani | L | R | April 7, 1963 | 5'10" | 160 | Miki, Hyogo JP |
