1966 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-73
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Ryohei Hasegawa (57-73)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1966 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 57-73
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Ryohei Hasegawa (57-73)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1966 season with a record of 57 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Carp scored 420 runs and allowed 512 runs. Kazuyoshi Yamamoto led Hiroshima with 15 home runs and recorded 70 runs batted in, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .300. Hidetoshi Ikeda and Kenichi Ryu topped the team with 16 wins each, and Hidetoshi Ikeda registered a 2.77 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Ryohei Hasegawa 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 |
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hiromu Fujii | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 182 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Isao Hasato | R | R | July 26, 1944 | 5'9" | 187 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hidetoshi Ikeda | R | R | May 13, 1937 | 5'7" | 145 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Osamu Inoue | R | R | July 20, 1946 | 5'8" | 176 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuhiro Jono | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 176 | , Saga JP |
| Yutaka Kamata | R | R | August 4, 1943 | 5'10" | 154 | , Okayama JP |
| Kazutomi Kawauchi | L | L | March 15, 1948 | 5'7" | 156 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Takeshi Koba | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Shoji Kubo | R | R | November 27, 1941 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazumi Miura | R | R | October 16, 1941 | 5'10" | 171 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Miyoshi | R | R | September 24, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Takuro Morikawa | L | L | August 28, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuya Morinaga | L | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Mitsuya Nakamura | R | R | July 31, 1934 | 5'10" | 156 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuhiro Nishikawa | R | R | May 19, 1944 | 5'10" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Susumu Oba | L | L | September 19, 1940 | 5'8" | 150 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 158 | Naruto, Tokushima 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 |
| Makio Sano | R | R | December 20, 1943 | 5'9" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Katsutoshi Sasaki | R | R | June 15, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Iwate JP |
| Eiji Shimomura | L | L | November 13, 1945 | 5'8" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Shizuo Shiraishi | L | L | May 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 184 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshihiko Sonoda | R | R | February 23, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Izumi, Kagoshima JP |
| Shigeki Takaoka | R | R | July 3, 1943 | 5'5" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Mitsuhiro Takeno | R | R | June 18, 1943 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shimane JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | R | R | April 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Isamu Teramoto | R | R | June 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tottori JP |
| Takashi Teraoka | R | R | September 13, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | Higashi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki 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 |
| Sumio Watanabe | R | R | June 14, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Takashi Yagi | L | L | September 16, 1940 | 5'9" | 143 | , Oita JP |
| Haruyuki Yamada | R | R | January 31, 1946 | 5'9" | 171 | , Aichi JP |
| Fumio Yamamoto | R | R | January 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichi Yamamoto | R | R | April 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 156 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
