1963 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-73
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (65-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1963 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 65-73
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (65-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1963 season with a record of 65 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 472 runs and gave up 489 runs. Yasumitsu Toyoda led Kokutetsu with 20 home runs and accounted for 70 RBI. Sadayuki Tokutake topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .300 clip. Masaichi Kaneda notched 30 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 1.98 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Shinji Hamasaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenichi Akagi | L | L | September 28, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Iwao Arakawa | R | R | April 30, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima JP |
| Yoshiaki Hirai | R | R | May 6, 1934 | 5'6" | 132 | , Kyoto JP |
| Tsuguo Hiraiwa | R | R | March 25, 1936 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Shintoku Hoshiyama | L | L | July 7, 1938 | 5'11" | 167 | , Aichi JP |
| Tokuji Iida | R | R | April 6, 1924 | 5'8" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroaki Inagaki | R | R | March 12, 1936 | 5'9" | 143 | , Aichi JP |
| Shiroku Ishido | R | R | June 4, 1941 | 5'8" | 170 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Nobuo Kameda | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 5'10" | 162 | , Saitama JP |
| Masaichi Kaneda | L | L | August 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Hidero Konishi | L | L | September 8, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | , Akita JP |
| Yukihiko Machida | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Kanji Maruyama | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'9" | 162 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Toshio Miyamoto | R | R | April 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Yogo Miyashita | R | R | July 2, 1942 | 5'10" | 154 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yoshimi Moritaki | R | R | March 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 154 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tadayuki Motegi | L | L | November 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Genichi Murata | R | R | April 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiromitsu Negoro | R | R | September 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 162 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Seikichi Nishioka | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 5'8" | 167 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Bill Nishita | R | R | July 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Yoshitaka Okamoto | R | R | August 14, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Saito | L | L | July 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyagi JP |
| Yutaka Sakamaki | R | R | November 16, 1939 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Hidekazu Sakano | R | R | March 25, 1940 | 5'8" | 139 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takao Sato | R | R | August 10, 1931 | 5'7" | 149 | Shiraishi-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Seiji Shibutani | L | L | April 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Hozen, Aomori JP |
| Isao Shimatani | R | R | August 27, 1938 | 5'8" | 145 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyomi Shirano | R | R | November 20, 1938 | 5'9" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Kimitaka Sugimoto | R | R | July 4, 1938 | 5'9" | 169 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kiyotake Suzuki | R | R | February 6, 1941 | 5'7" | 143 | Uma-gun, Ehime JP |
| Zenjiro Tadokoro | R | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'7" | 145 | Yaizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tsuneo Takabayashi | R | R | January 12, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Kanda, Tokyo JP |
| Tadakatsu Takayama | R | R | May 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tochigi JP |
| Hajimu Tatsumi | L | L | April 8, 1936 | 5'8" | 158 | , Mie JP |
| Sadayuki Tokutake | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Gonohe-machi, Aomori JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagano JP |
| Katsumi Ukai | R | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 156 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Wakebe | R | R | July 28, 1940 | 5'8" | 173 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
