1964 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 63-81
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (63-81)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1964 season with a record of 63 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Lions tallied 549 runs and conceded 617 runs. Tony Roig paced Nishitetsu with 17 home runs, and Teruyuki Takakura walloped 15 or more also. Tony Roig recorded 66 runs batted in. Teruyuki Takakura topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .317. Yoshio Inoue led the team with 17 wins, while Tsutomu Tanaka added 15 or more wins also Kazuharu Abe recorded a 2.75 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1964 Nishitetsu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Baumer, Tony Roig and George Wilson.
Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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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 |
Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
Tomoyuki Chino | R | R | October 24, 1941 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hokkaido 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 |
Itsuo Ishida | R | R | May 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 156 | , Aomori JP |
Katsutoshi Ito | R | R | July 15, 1943 | 5'10" | 167 | , Oita 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 |
Toyohisa Kurokawa | R | R | October 29, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
Mikihiko Kuroki | R | R | June 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
Toshimi Maita | R | R | May 20, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | , Akita 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 |
Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
Koji Nishiwaki | R | R | January 21, 1940 | 5'11" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
Kiyoshi Oba | R | R | May 14, 1943 | 5'11" | 162 | , Nagasaki 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 |
Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
Mitsuyasu Shimokawa | R | R | October 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | , Fukuoka JP |
Shoichi Shimosusaki | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kagoshima 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 |
Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |