1968 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 68-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (68-62)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1968 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 68-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (68-62)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1968 season with a record of 68 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 420 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 449 runs. Sachio Kinugasa and Kazuhiro Yamauchi led Hiroshima with 21 home runs apiece., while Kazuyoshi Yamamoto walloped 15 or more as well. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 69 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .313 clip. Sohachi Aniya notched 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Yoshiro Sotokoba added 15 or more victories also Yoshiro Sotokoba registered a 1.94 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Rikuo Nemoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusaku Akimoto | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Katsuo Aoki | R | R | May 7, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Iizuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeharu Asai | R | R | May 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Chikao Higashiyama | R | R | May 15, 1943 | 5'6" | 171 | , Kagawa 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 |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Osamu Inoue | R | R | July 20, 1946 | 5'8" | 176 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshio Iwasaki | R | R | May 9, 1947 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tochigi 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 |
| 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 |
| Toshiyuki Mimura | R | R | September 19, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yojiro Miyamoto | R | R | April 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tottori JP |
| Yukio Miyoshi | R | R | September 24, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Tokushima, Tokushima 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 |
| Akikazu Nishimoto | R | R | October 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime 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 |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Tatsuo Okitsu | R | R | May 19, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Yakitsu, Shizuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Tsutomu Tada | R | R | October 9, 1943 | 5'9" | 154 | , Tokushima 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 |
| Takashi Teraoka | R | R | September 13, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | Higashi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuhisa Urushihata | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Yagi | L | L | September 16, 1940 | 5'9" | 143 | , Oita JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
