1963 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (57-92)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1963 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 57-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (57-92)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1963 season with a record of 57 wins and 92 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Braves tallied 459 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 639 runs, most in the league. Masahiro Nakata paced Hankyu with 22 home runs and accounted for 61 RBI. Motohiro Moroki topped all regular hitters with a .254 average. Shigeo Ishii led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.92 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Yukio Nishimoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsuhiro Adachi | R | R | March 10, 1940 | 5'8" | 162 | , Osaka JP |
| Yusaku Akimoto | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Haruhisa Ando | R | R | April 3, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Izunokuni, Shizuoka JP |
| Roberto Barbon | March 13, 1933 | |||||
| Masayoshi Hayase | L | L | April 11, 1940 | 5'6" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Akira Ishii | R | R | November 21, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeo Ishii | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | , Okayama JP |
| Takao Kajimoto | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yasuo Kajimoto | R | R | February 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 143 | , Gifu JP |
| Hisashi Kimura | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | , Gunma JP |
| Terukiyo Komatsu | R | R | July 23, 1941 | 5'9" | 158 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masahiko Makita | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Kazumi Matsunami | R | R | February 7, 1941 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kochi JP |
| Motohiro Moroki | R | R | April 19, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Kingo Motoyashiki | R | R | October 31, 1935 | 5'6" | 147 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromichi Murakami | R | R | July 16, 1944 | 6'0" | 158 | , Miyagi JP |
| Susumu Nagai | R | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'11" | 178 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Nakata | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | January 25, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Hiroharu Okajima | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kenichiro Okamoto | L | L | February 16, 1933 | 5'9" | 178 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Hatsuo Ota | R | R | July 10, 1939 | 6'0" | 162 | , Tottori JP |
| Frederick Rick | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Katsuo Saito | R | R | January 8, 1942 | 5'9" | 162 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yukio Sasaki | R | R | September 30, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Akita JP |
| Kimihiro Sato | R | R | July 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Kohei Sugiyama | L | L | August 7, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Shigenobu Sumiyoshi | R | R | March 8, 1941 | 5'8" | 171 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takatsugu Toguchi | L | R | October 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 187 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Fujio Yamaguchi | R | R | July 16, 1942 | 5'7" | 162 | , Kagawa JP |
| Takeshi Yamashita | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 151 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Ikuo Yanagawa | R | R | January 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Yano | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Ozu, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuya Yoneda | R | R | March 3, 1938 | 5'11" | 191 | Sakai Minato, Tottori JP |
| Yasunori Yoshimoto | R | R | June 11, 1938 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kumamoto JP |
