1964 Nankai Hawks Roster
Team Record: 84-63
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (84-63)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
Japan Series - Nankai Hawks 4 games, Hanshin Tigers 3
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1964 season with a record of 84 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Hawks topped the league with 653 runs, ignited by 144 home runs. Nankai allowed 562 runs. Katsuya Nomura walloped 41 home runs for the team, while Kent Hadley swatted 15 or more, too. Katsuya Nomura accounted for 115 RBI. Yoshinori Hirose paced batters with significant playing time with a .366 average. Joe Stanka recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team, and Tadashi Sugiura also added 15 or more victories also Joe Stanka recorded a 2.4 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1964 Nankai Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Johnny Logan, Kent Hadley and Joe Stanka.
Kazuto Tsuruoka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Anabuki | R | R | May 6, 1933 | 5'9" | 178 | Kagawa-cho, Kagawa JP |
| Eizo Goda | R | R | June 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 160 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kent Hadley | L | L | December 17, 1934 | 6'3" | 190 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Toshihiro Hayashi | S | L | April 6, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shozo Higuchi | L | L | September 26, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Hirose | R | R | August 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Motoaki Horigome | L | L | October 31, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | Komoro, Nagano JP |
| Noboru Inoue | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Osamu Inoue | R | R | April 24, 1942 | 5'7" | 165 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kiyoshi Kanemura | R | R | June 16, 1939 | 5'10" | 162 | , Shiga JP |
| Nobuo Karasaki | R | R | April 21, 1942 | 5'6" | 150 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kenji Koike | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 5'6" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Tsunemi Koizumi | L | L | July 5, 1942 | 5'10" | 158 | , Nagano JP |
| Yasuhiro Kunisada | R | R | January 1, 1944 | 5'5" | 158 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Johnny Logan | R | R | March 23, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Endicott, NY US |
| Mutsuo Minagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'10" | 162 | Yonezawa, Yamagata JP |
| Kiyohiro Miura | R | R | September 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Chikara Morinaka | S | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'9" | 162 | , Nara JP |
| Nobushige Morishita | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | Yawata, Fukuoka JP |
| Shiro Muto | L | R | May 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | December 4, 1939 | 5'9" | 167 | , Kyoto JP |
| Toru Nakajo | R | R | February 22, 1943 | 5'9" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Akitada Niiyama | R | R | July 29, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Keiji Osawa | R | R | March 14, 1932 | 5'8" | 170 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Joe Stanka | R | R | July 23, 1931 | 6'6" | 201 | Hammon, OK US |
| Tadashi Sugiura | R | R | September 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Kohei Sugiyama | L | L | August 7, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Tadashi Suzuki | R | R | August 26, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | , Mie JP |
| Takao Suzuki | R | R | April 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 173 | , Aichi JP |
| Eiichiro Takahashi | R | R | June 4, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Shinjo, Yamagata JP |
| Goro Tomishima | R | L | July 31, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Sumio Watarai | R | R | September 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita JP |
