1968 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (56-74)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1968 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 56-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (56-74)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1968 season with a record of 56 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 464 runs and yielded 486 runs. Kazuhide Funada led Nishitetsu with 16 home runs and accounted for 43 RBI, while leading all regular batters by hitting .286. Masaaki Ikenaga earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.45 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasuhiro Aratake | R | R | September 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Fujimoto | L | L | November 28, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kenji Fukuura | R | R | September 13, 1942 | 5'11" | 182 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Goto | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 147 | , Gifu JP |
| Takashi Hamamura | R | R | April 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masayoshi Higashida | R | R | August 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 193 | , Nara JP |
| Isao Hirono | L | R | October 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Masaaki Ikenaga | R | R | August 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyoura-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Kazuo Kai | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Akira Kawahara | R | R | June 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | , Oita JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Mitsuo Komuro | R | R | April 19, 1947 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsue, Shimane JP |
| Akio Masuda | R | L | January 15, 1938 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Katsutoshi Miyadera | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Meguro Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mamoru Miyoshi | L | L | June 26, 1941 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Masayuki Nagayasu | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka 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 |
| Yoshitaka Okamoto | R | R | August 14, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Okamura | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 5'1" | 160 | , Shimane JP |
| Shoichi Shimosusaki | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Goro Suzuki | R | R | July 12, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Miyagi JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Masashi Takenouchi | R | R | March 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 198 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshiaki Tokuhisa | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Tosashimizu, Kochi 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 |
| Hidekazu Yamamoto | R | R | June 18, 1941 | 5'9" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Masahiro Yanagida | L | L | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Katsutoyo Yoshida | R | R | March 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 171 | , Saga JP |
