1962 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-74
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Masato Monzen (56-74)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1962 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 56-74
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Masato Monzen (56-74)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1962 season with a record of 56 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Carp plated 436 runs and surrendered 493 runs, most in the circuit. Hiromu Fujii paced Hiroshima with 18 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Katsuya Morinaga topped all regular batters by hitting .307. Kiyoshi Oishi led the squad with 20 wins, while Hidetoshi Ikeda also added 15 or more victories also Hidetoshi Ikeda registered a 2.44 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Masato Monzen served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junro Anan | R | R | September 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 145 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yoshio Bizen | R | R | October 9, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Fumio Doi | R | R | September 7, 1940 | 5'8" | 167 | Mie, Mie JP |
| Hiromu Fujii | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 182 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryohei Hasegawa | R | R | March 25, 1930 | 5'6" | 123 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Tadashi Higaki | L | L | August 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 138 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Satoshi Hirayama | R | February 17, 1930 | 5'4" | 140 | ||
| Masahiko Hirose | R | R | January 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 158 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Hidetoshi Ikeda | R | R | May 13, 1937 | 5'7" | 145 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Masaaki Kangaki | R | R | October 25, 1935 | 5'9" | 154 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masakazu Kawahara | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 147 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisafumi Kawamura | R | R | August 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kyozo Kinoshita | L | L | December 1, 1936 | 5'6" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takeshi Koba | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshitaka Kosaka | R | R | October 12, 1935 | 5'8" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuya Morinaga | L | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Fujio Nakamoto | R | R | June 13, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Shuto-machi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tadao Nakamura | L | L | January 25, 1935 | 5'8" | 154 | Kanagawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Nishimura | R | R | July 7, 1943 | 5'8" | 154 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Nishiyama | R | R | June 27, 1937 | 5'9" | 176 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Susumu Oba | L | L | September 19, 1940 | 5'8" | 150 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyoshi Oishi | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tatsuo Okitsu | R | R | May 19, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Yakitsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Owada | R | R | March 21, 1934 | 5'10" | 167 | Nishi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Kenichi Ryu | R | R | April 28, 1937 | 5'9" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuo Saito | R | R | June 20, 1938 | 6'0" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yuzo Sasaki | R | R | May 8, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | Shimane, Shimane JP |
| Kikuo Sugimoto | L | L | August 4, 1942 | 5'11" | 171 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Shigeki Takaoka | R | R | July 3, 1943 | 5'5" | 154 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shuhei Takimura | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'9" | 147 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Sumiki Tamura | L | L | May 17, 1942 | 5'10" | 143 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | R | R | April 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Michio Ukari | R | R | July 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | Hioki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Katsuhisa Urushihata | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Keiichi Yamaguchi | R | R | December 7, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Gunma, Gunma JP |
| Hyogo Yamamoto | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
