1964 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-65
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (79-65)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1964 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 79-65
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (79-65)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1964 season with a record of 79 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 590 runs and conceded 547 runs. Daryl Spencer walloped 36 home runs for Hankyu, while Gordie Windhorn and Akira Ishii added 15 or more, too. Daryl Spencer drove in 94 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .282 average. Shigeo Ishii recorded 28 wins on the mound for the team, and Tetsuya Yoneda also contributed 15 or more wins also Tetsuya Yoneda registered a 2.54 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Daryl Spencer and Gordie Windhorn both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yukio Nishimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| 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 |
| Takeo Hitomi | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 143 | , Shiga JP |
| Hirobumi Ioki | R | R | April 9, 1943 | 5'10" | 173 | , Hyogo 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 |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Takao Kajimoto | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Hideo Kanemoto | R | R | May 1, 1942 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Akiteru Kono | R | R | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Teruo Matsumoto | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Tochigi JP |
| Kazumi Matsunami | R | R | February 7, 1941 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kochi JP |
| Haruki Mihira | L | L | July 26, 1938 | 5'8" | 156 | , Akita JP |
| Motohiro Moroki | R | R | April 19, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa 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 |
| 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 |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Tadayoshi Okuma | R | R | September 8, 1943 | 5'7" | 162 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Omiya | R | R | April 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
| Hatsuo Ota | R | R | July 10, 1939 | 6'0" | 162 | , Tottori JP |
| Kimihiro Sato | R | R | July 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Daryl Spencer | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Shigenobu Sumiyoshi | R | R | March 8, 1941 | 5'8" | 171 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Toda | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Takatsugu Toguchi | L | R | October 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 187 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Kazushi Watanabe | L | L | July 4, 1940 | 5'9" | 158 | , Okayama JP |
| Gordie Windhorn | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Watseka, IL US |
| Fujio Yamaguchi | R | R | July 16, 1942 | 5'7" | 162 | , Kagawa JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | August 6, 1942 | 5'5" | 187 | , Kumamoto 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 |
