1966 Chunichi Dragons Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 76-54
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (76-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium

1966 Chunichi Dragons Statistics

The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1966 season with a record of 76 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.

The Dragons scored 521 runs and allowed 400 runs. Shinichi Eto led Chunichi with 26 home runs, while Toshio Naka and Morimichi Takagi walloped 15 or more, too. Shinichi Eto drove in 91 runs. Toshio Naka paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Kentaro Ogawa topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.19 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gene Stephens and Jay Ward both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Michio Nishizawa served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Susumu AikawaRRFebruary 12, 19486'0"176Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP
Eiji BandoRRApril 15, 19405'7"154, Manchuria CN
Yozaburo ChiharaLLMarch 30, 19425'10"167Tokyo, Tokyo JP
Shinichi EtoRROctober 6, 19375'10"176Yamaga, Kumamoto JP
Hiroshi GondoRRDecember 2, 19385'10"160Tosu, Saga JP
Yoshikazu HamanakaRRJanuary 14, 19385'4"132Amagasaki, Hyogo JP
Isao HironoLROctober 16, 19436'0"182Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Akira HishikawaRRJanuary 2, 19476'0"184Kurashiki, Okayama JP
Hideaki HomotoLLMarch 3, 19355'7"162Hirano Ward, Osaka JP
Shuhei IchiedaRRJuly 24, 19405'6"136Namba, Osaka JP
Tatsuhiko ItoRROctober 19, 19405'9"154, Aichi JP
Nobuyuki KadookaRRSeptember 3, 19435'11"165, Oita JP
Takao KatsuragiRRDecember 21, 19355'8"182Oita, Oita JP
Yasuhiko KawamuraRRJuly 15, 19405'10"151Tachimi, Gifu JP
Tatsuhiko KimataRRJuly 7, 19445'8"165Okazaki, Aichi JP
Fujio KitakadoRRMay 17, 19475'8"167Nagoya, Aichi JP
Mitsuro KondoLLMarch 1, 19385'9"158, Osaka JP
Masahiko MakitaLLJanuary 13, 19406'0"162, Nagano JP
Shinobu MatsumotoLLJune 17, 19475'9"147, Aichi JP
Hisanobu MizutaniRRJanuary 3, 19415'10"180Nagoya, Aichi JP
Michio MizutaniRRSeptember 1, 19466'0"156, Aichi JP
Toshio NakaLRApril 28, 19365'6"160Maebashi, Gunma JP
Katsuharu NoguchiRRSeptember 19, 19385'8"154, Tochigi JP
Kentaro OgawaRRJanuary 12, 19345'8"145Kurume, Fukuoka JP
Yoshimitsu OkanoRRNovember 28, 19385'10"165Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP
Takuro SanoRRApril 24, 19415'8"150, Aichi JP
Koji SasakiRRSeptember 12, 19455'8"154, Hiroshima JP
Kimihiro SatoRRJuly 13, 19365'9"171, Hokkaido JP
Yukio ShimadaLLAugust 18, 19365'8"149, Hyogo JP
Ikuo ShimanoRRMarch 30, 19445'9"165Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP
Hiroshi ShintakuRRDecember 19, 19435'9"176Hamada, Shimane JP
Gene StephensLRJanuary 20, 19336'3"175Gravette, AR US
Narihide SugiRRMay 6, 19476'0"162, Aichi JP
Kazumi TakagiRRNovember 19, 19415'9"158, Gifu JP
Morimichi TakagiRRJuly 17, 19415'8"158Nagoya, Aichi JP
Tokio TakagiRRApril 21, 19375'8"147, Saitama JP
Eiji TakaokaLLMarch 10, 19395'8"147, Fukuoka JP
Jun TakenakaRRDecember 11, 19396'0"173, Aichi JP
Hiroshi TakeuchiRROctober 28, 19465'10"165Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP
Takamori ToyonagaRRAugust 1, 19475'10"158, Kumamoto JP
Jay WardRRSeptember 9, 19386'1"185Brookfield, MO US
Tatsumi YamanakaRRJanuary 4, 19445'11"176Nagoya, Aichi JP



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