1963 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 86-60
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (86-60)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1963 season with a record of 86 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions led the circuit with just 477 runs allowed. Nishitetsu scored 584 runs. Teruyuki Takakura paced the team with 27 home runs, while Tony Roig, Hiromi Wada, Jim Baumer and George Wilson each walloped 15 or more, too. Tony Roig recorded 81 runs batted in. Jim Baumer topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .274. Kazuhisa Inao notched 28 wins on the mound for the squad, and Tsutomu Tanaka also added 15 or more wins also Kazuharu Abe recorded a 1.75 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1963 Nishitetsu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tony Roig, George Wilson and Jim Baumer.
Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuharu Abe | R | R | April 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Osamu Goto | L | L | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane 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 |
| 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 |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Tony Roig | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Mitsuyasu Shimokawa | R | R | October 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Sugimachi | R | R | February 25, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | , Nagasaki 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| George Wilson | L | R | August 31, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Cherryville, NC US |
| Hidekazu Yamamoto | R | R | June 18, 1941 | 5'9" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
