1973 Taiyo Whales Statistics

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-64
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Noboru Aota (60-64)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium

1973 Taiyo Whales Roster

The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 60 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.

The Whales scored 423 runs and allowed 480 runs, most in the circuit. John Sipin walloped 33 home runs for Taiyo, while Makoto Matsubara, Shinichi Eto and Akira Ejiri each swatted 15 or more also. Makoto Matsubara accounted for 78 RBI. John Sipin led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .295 average. Masaji Hiramatsu topped the team with 17 wins, and Shigeyuki Takahashi earned a 2.71 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Clete Boyer and John Sipin both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Noboru Aota served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Masaji Hiramatsu1711.6073.0349192391207.7180787015568110400842
Ritsuo Yamashita1310.5653.3742231282192.3184807220561091700782
Shigeyuki Takahashi911.4502.7044258104206.3173716218436129631826
Hiroaki Takeuchi913.4093.583821562166.015272661172569206693
Katsuji Sakai79.4383.233025410147.712256531745362812600
Masaaki Koyama44.5002.54151122274.3642421615040400298
Ichiro Hiraoka12.3334.7824250026.3301614316113101118
Hideo Matsushima002.00402009.0422230400033
Hiroshi Kurahashi003.00100003.0231020200012
Shigekuni Mashiba004.50202002.0431110000011
Yoshihiro Takagaki004.9323060038.3432221516016300170
Gentaro Shimada005.149130014.0221580130870083
Kazuyoshi Takemura005.919030010.712772101110045
Hideyuki Okue0018.00100001.032220010005
Tatsuo Uzawa01.00015.00201003.0455152000018
Tadakatsu Kotani03.0003.23373180064.0532423630243200270
Totals6064.4843.3033013094361101165.7105248042810937437599454104806

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
John Sipin123521478701412203375413865.295.347.548.896262242035
Makoto Matsubara130538507551412402478301954.278.305.467.772237204081
Akira Ejiri122474433541261811544832741.291.340.441.78119188150
Shinichi Eto11140536530103701544233833.282.351.425.775155201015
Isao Ito13045139431931401135234572.236.321.355.676140115526
Masayuki Nakatsuka95325284388311219243633.292.375.356.73010132210
Keisaburo Yoneda1133833632077112321551457.212.245.278.52310162310
Clete Boyer8633330622691301439022443.225.280.405.685124130121
Keiji Nagasaki7522020328458027411243.222.274.291.5655943111
Shozo Shigematsu8819717916391041700920.218.260.291.5515222520
Fujio Yamaguchi621711521123321331816.151.194.217.41133101100
Masakatsu Kusaka43746781640010077.239.311.299.6092010000
Kosuke Matsuoka63120108515010411715.139.205.157.3631742300
Masaji Hiramatsu496862411000600118.177.215.177.3931102300
Yukio Osada45474211020170058.238.319.357.6761500000
Akihito Kondo3254454900021034.200.250.200.450910600
Hiroaki Takeuchi38524739000000014.191.191.191.383900500
Shigeyuki Takahashi44665909100200123.153.164.169.3331030510
Ritsuo Yamashita42635448011200217.148.179.241.4191300700
Tadashi Furuta5528233700000132.304.385.304.689700200
Hisaaki Fukushima3127270400010007.148.148.148.296400000
Hideaki Miyahara3231300410000012.133.161.167.328510000
Katsuji Sakai30464024000200118.100.119.100.219410410
Yoshio Noguchi377610100009311.167.286.167.452110000
Hiroyoshi Shimizu24994100001101.111.111.111.222100000
Masaaki Koyama1519160100000016.062.118.062.180110200
Yoshihiro Takagaki23110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Toshikazu Yano1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Koji Kobayashi8220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Tsuneyoshi Yamamoto3330000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Tadakatsu Kotani37550000000004.000.000.000.000000000
Tatsuo Uzawa2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Gentaro Shimada9110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Kazuyoshi Takemura9110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Hideo Matsushima5220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Ichiro Hiraoka24320000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Totals183647494318423104914091253994529303630.243.296.366.662158212533672819


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