1961 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 81-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Kawasaki (81-56)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1961 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 81-56
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Kawasaki (81-56)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1961 season with a record of 81 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 545 runs and yielded 485 runs. Futoshi Nakanishi paced Nishitetsu with 21 home runs, while Teruyuki Takakura and Yasumitsu Toyoda walloped 15 or more as well. Yasumitsu Toyoda accounted for 60 RBI. Kusuo Tanaka led all regular hitters by hitting .306. Kazuhisa Inao earned 42 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.69 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Tokuji Kawasaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Hanai | L | L | January 9, 1932 | 5'5" | 173 | , Gifu JP |
| Takayuki Hata | L | L | December 24, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Hita, Oita JP |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tadayuki Inoue | R | R | October 25, 1935 | 5'11" | 187 | Yame-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshio Inoue | L | L | September 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takahiko Kanbara | R | R | January 8, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawai | R | R | October 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuro Kondo | L | L | March 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Toyohisa Kurokawa | R | R | October 29, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
| Takao Miyake | R | R | October 1, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Kagawa JP |
| Mamoru Miyoshi | L | L | June 26, 1941 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Junichi Nakajima | R | R | June 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Hachinohe, Aomori JP |
| Seiji Nakamine | R | R | September 2, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Sadao Nishimura | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 162 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Takao Ogi | R | R | December 6, 1934 | 5'10" | 178 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroomi Oyane | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masahiro Saito | L | L | April 16, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Yukio Shimabara | R | R | April 21, 1933 | 5'11" | 156 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Isao Sugimachi | R | R | February 25, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Yukio Suzuki | L | L | October 16, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | , Miyagi JP |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yasuo Takiuchi | R | R | October 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hidenori Tamai | R | R | August 17, 1940 | 5'9" | 143 | , Ehime JP |
| Yoji Tamatsukuri | L | L | August 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshizo Tanabe | R | R | April 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Kihachiro Tanaka | R | R | July 26, 1937 | 5'9" | 156 | , Oita JP |
| Kusuo Tanaka | R | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Tsutomu Tanaka | R | R | October 10, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Seisaku Ueda | L | L | June 29, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Naoji Urata | R | R | September 8, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Tadao Wako | R | R | August 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 171 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
