1964 Nishitetsu Lions Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-81
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (63-81)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium

1964 Nishitetsu Lions Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kazuharu AbeRRApril 7, 19405'11"167Hayami-gun, Oita JP
Toshio AndoRROctober 14, 19415'10"165Osaka, Osaka JP
Jim BaumerRRJanuary 29, 19316'2"185Tulsa, OK US
Tomoyuki ChinoRROctober 24, 19415'9"162, Hokkaido JP
Yu HanaiLLJanuary 9, 19325'5"173, Gifu JP
Takayuki HataLLDecember 24, 19375'9"180Hita, Oita JP
Kazuhisa InaoRRJune 10, 19375'11"176Beppu, Oita JP
Tadayuki InoueRROctober 25, 19355'11"187Yame-gun, Fukuoka JP
Yoshio InoueLLSeptember 27, 19415'11"187Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP
Itsuo IshidaRRMay 14, 19445'11"156, Aomori JP
Katsutoshi ItoRRJuly 15, 19435'10"167, Oita JP
Koshiro ItoLLJuly 28, 19375'8"154Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP
Takahiko KanbaraRRJanuary 8, 19385'7"165Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP
Yasuhiko KawaiRROctober 3, 19335'10"170Kakamigahara, Gifu JP
Norifumi KidoRRMarch 5, 19396'0"165Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Toyohisa KurokawaRROctober 29, 19415'11"165, Miyagi JP
Mikihiko KurokiRRJune 6, 19415'10"162, Miyazaki JP
Toshimi MaitaRRMay 20, 19435'9"160, Akita JP
Takao MiyakeRROctober 1, 19385'8"147, Kagawa JP
Mamoru MiyoshiLLJune 26, 19415'11"158, Fukuoka JP
Futoshi NakanishiRRApril 11, 19335'8"205Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Koji NishiwakiRRJanuary 21, 19405'11"171, Osaka JP
Kiyoshi ObaRRMay 14, 19435'11"162, Nagasaki JP
Akira OgiRRApril 29, 19355'7"156Nakama, Fukuoka JP
Tony RoigRRDecember 23, 19286'1"180New Orleans, LA US
Toshihiko SeiRRSeptember 3, 19455'10"176Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP
Mitsuyasu ShimokawaRROctober 16, 19345'11"156, Fukuoka JP
Shoichi ShimosusakiRRSeptember 8, 19445'8"167, Kagoshima JP
Isao SugimachiRRFebruary 25, 19425'11"180, Nagasaki JP
Goro SuzukiRRJuly 12, 19435'10"180, Miyagi JP
Teruyuki TakakuraRRDecember 8, 19345'8"165Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Yoji TamatsukuriLLAugust 17, 19365'8"165Mito, Ibaraki JP
Yoshizo TanabeRRApril 12, 19375'8"165, Gunma JP
Kusuo TanakaRRApril 24, 19355'10"178Saga-gun, Saga JP
Tsutomu TanakaRROctober 10, 19395'10"165Omuta, Fukuoka JP
Seisaku UedaLLJune 29, 19395'10"154, Yamaguchi JP
Naoji UrataRRSeptember 8, 19365'9"145Kiryu, Gunma JP
Hiromi WadaRRMarch 26, 19375'8"165Usuki, Oita JP
Tadao WakoRRAugust 22, 19365'11"171Sendai, Miyagi JP
George WilsonLRAugust 31, 19246'1"185Cherryville, NC US
Hidekazu YamamotoRRJune 18, 19415'9"154, Wakayama JP
Yoshinobu YodaRROctober 3, 19435'11"160, Kumamoto JP



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