1962 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-68
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (62-68)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1962 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 62-68
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (62-68)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1962 season with a record of 62 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 483 runs and gave up 489 runs. Yasumitsu Toyoda led Nishitetsu with 23 home runs and accounted for 67 RBI. Hiromi Wada paced all regular hitters by hitting .325. Kazuhisa Inao earned 25 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.3 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuharu Abe | R | R | April 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Toshio Ando | R | R | October 14, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yu Hanai | L | L | January 9, 1932 | 5'5" | 173 | , Gifu JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane 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 |
| Shojiro Namba | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama 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 |
| Kazuo Ogino | R | R | June 22, 1941 | 5'9" | 162 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Hiroomi Oyane | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| 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 |
| Goro Suzuki | R | R | July 12, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Miyagi 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
