(L-R): Dodger infielder Bob Aspromonte; Tokyo Yomiuri Giants infielder Shosuke Doi. Dodger infielder Aspromonte provides infield instruction to Doi during the Giants 1961 spring training visit to Dodgertown, Vero Beach, Florida.

Former Dodgers in Japan From O’Malley Era

NAME

DODGERS

JAPAN

Bob Aspromonte

1956, 1960-1961

1972 (coach)

Jim Barbieri

1966

1970

Billy Bean

1989

1992

Tony Brewer

1984

1986-1987, 1989-1990

Jerry Brooks

1993

1997-1998

Ralph Bryant

1985-1987 

1988-1995

Bobby Castillo

1977-1981, 1985

1987

George Culver

1973

1975

Ron Davis

1987

1989

Willie Davis

1960-1973

1977-1978

Mariano Duncan

1985-1987, 1989

1998

Chuck Essegian

1959-1960

1964

Chico Fernandez

1956

1965

Balvino Galvez

1986

1996-2000

Jim Gentile

1957-1958

1969

Kip Gross

1992-1993

1994-1998

Dave Hansen

1989-1996, 1999-2002

1998

Mike Hartley

1989-1991

1994

Gail Hopkins

1975

1975-1977

Frank Howard

1958-1964

1974

Mike Kekich

1965, 1968

1974

Norm Larker

1958-1961

1965-1966

Leron Lee

1975-1976

1977-1987

Jim Lefebvre

1965-1972

1973-1976, 1975-1977 (coach)

Luis Lopez

1990

1996-1998, 2000-2002

Jim Lyttle

1976

1977-1983

Bill Madlock

1985-1987

1988

Charlie Manuel

1974-1975

1976-1981

Mike Marshall

1981-1989

1992

Glenn Mickens

1953

1959-1963

John Miller

1969

1970-1972

Don Newcombe

1949-1951, 1954-1958

1962

Rod Nichols

1993

1997

Chan Ho Park

1994-2001, 2008

2011

Wes Parker

1964-1972

1974

Dennis Powell

1985-1986

1995

Pete Reiser

1940-1942, 1946-1948

1966 (coach)

R.J. Reynolds

1983-1985

1991-1993

German Rivera

1983-1984

1989

Bart Shirley

1964, 1966, 1968

1971-1972, 1976-1977 (coach)

Steve Shirley

1983

1983-1984

Reggie Smith

1976-1981

1983-1984

Daryl Spencer

1961-1963

1964-1968, 1971-1972; 1971-1972 (coach)

Dick Stuart

1966

1967-1968

Gary Thomasson

1979-1980

1981-1982

Brian Traxler

1990

1994

Bobby Valentine

1969, 1971-1972

1995, 2004-2009 (manager)

Zoilo Versalles

1968

1972

Lee Walls

1962-1964

1965

Danny Walton

1976

1978

John Werhas

1964-1965, 1967

1971

Terry Whitfield

1984-1986

1981-1983

Gordon Windhorn

1961

1964-1969

Don Zimmer

1954-1959, 1963

1966