1963 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 80-57
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kiyoshi Sugiura (80-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1963 season with a record of 80 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons tallied 529 runs and allowed 461 runs. Jim Marshall paced Chunichi with 28 home runs, and Shinichi Eto walloped 15 or more, too. Jim Marshall drove in 92 runs. Akiteru Kono led all regular batters by hitting .294. Minoru Kakimoto topped the squad with 21 wins, while Yasuhiko Kawamura and Tatsumi Yamanaka as well added 15 or more victories as well Minoru Kakimoto registered a 1.7 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1963 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Marshall, Billy Klaus and Bob Nieman.
Kiyoshi Sugiura 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 |
| Teruo Esaki | R | R | July 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | , Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Takeshi Kato | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 162 | Shanghai, CN |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | R | R | July 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 151 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Billy Klaus | L | R | December 9, 1928 | 5'9" | 160 | Spring Grove, IL US |
| Taisuke Kobuchi | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuro Kondo | L | L | March 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Akiteru Kono | R | R | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama 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 |
| Jim Marshall | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL US |
| 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 |
| Taketoshi Nakamura | R | R | February 15, 1941 | 5'9" | 162 | , Oita JP |
| Toshitake Nakayama | L | L | December 14, 1935 | 5'9" | 145 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Bob Nieman | R | R | January 26, 1927 | 5'11" | 195 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Toshiaki Ogawa | R | R | April 13, 1939 | 5'8" | 160 | , Mie JP |
| Yoshimitsu Okano | R | R | November 28, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi 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 |
| Tsutomu Takahashi | R | R | July 2, 1939 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokushima 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 |
| Mamoru Zaitsu | L | L | May 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Oita JP |
