1962 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (70-60)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1962 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (70-60)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1962 season with a record of 70 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 469 runs, tops in the circuit. Chunichi conceded 407 runs. Shinichi Eto paced the team with 23 home runs Masuho Maeda drove in 63 runs. Shinichi Eto led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .288. Hiroshi Gondo earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad, while Minoru Kakimoto also added 15 or more victories also Minoru Kakimoto registered a 2.07 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Larry Doby and Don Newcombe both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Wataru Nonin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyohiko Aida | R | R | April 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 151 | , Yamagata JP |
| Eiji Bando | R | R | April 15, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Manchuria CN |
| Larry Doby | L | R | December 13, 1923 | 6'1" | 180 | Camden, SC US |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroshi Gondo | R | R | December 2, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Carlton Hanta | R | April 20, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , HI US | |
| Shigeo Hasegawa | L | L | October 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 182 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hideaki Homoto | L | L | March 3, 1935 | 5'7" | 162 | Hirano Ward, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Honda | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroo I | R | R | May 2, 1937 | 5'10" | 147 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuhiko Ito | R | R | October 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kadooka | R | R | September 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Minoru Kakimoto | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 182 | Kyoto-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiharu Kamai | R | R | April 16, 1942 | 5'9" | 158 | , Mie JP |
| Rikio Kato | R | R | September 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 150 | Kanie-cho, Aichi JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | R | R | July 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 151 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Taisuke Kobuchi | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Akiteru Kono | R | R | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mikihiko Kuroki | R | R | June 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Kinya Maeoka | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 154 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Toshitake Nakayama | L | L | December 14, 1935 | 5'9" | 145 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Don Newcombe | L | R | June 14, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Madison, NJ US |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshimitsu Okano | R | R | November 28, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Isao Sasaki | R | R | October 10, 1937 | 5'9" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shinichi Shikita | R | R | December 3, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tokio Takagi | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 147 | , Saitama JP |
| Jun Takenaka | R | R | December 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 173 | , Aichi JP |
| Saburo Takeya | L | L | August 14, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroyasu Tanaka | R | R | April 4, 1939 | 5'8" | 151 | , Fukushima JP |
| Yosuke Terada | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 5'11" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsumi Yamanaka | R | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Fukuzo Yanagawa | R | R | October 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | , Nagoya JP |
| Wally Yonamine | L | L | June 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Olowalu, HI US |
| Mamoru Zaitsu | L | L | May 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Oita JP |
