1962 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (57-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1962 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 57-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (57-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1962 season with a record of 57 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 464 runs and yielded 566 runs. Jack Bloomfield led Osaka with 12 home runs and accounted for 74 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .374. Yukihiro Kubo earned 28 wins on the mound for the team, and Glenn Mickens recorded a 2.79 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Glenn Mickens played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Kaoru Betto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuko Abe | L | L | December 4, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | , Iwate JP |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Jack Bloomfield | L | R | August 7, 1930 | 6'2" | 175 | Monti Alto, TX US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Teruo Esaki | R | R | July 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | , Aichi JP |
| Masaru Fukuhara | R | R | April 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Masuda, Shimane JP |
| Tadahiro Goto | R | R | July 15, 1939 | 5'10" | 152 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yasuo Hayakawa | R | R | April 24, 1941 | 5'10" | 187 | , Osaka JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Hirofumi Ito | R | R | February 11, 1942 | 5'10" | 171 | , Oita JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Koritsu Iwagami | R | R | May 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 162 | Yofu-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Morimichi Iwashita | L | L | December 9, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Bob Jenkins | R | R | August 15, 1931 | 6'0" | 195 | Hagerstown, MD US |
| Masatoshi Kato | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshihiro Kawaratani | R | R | March 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hyogo JP |
| Gunji Kimura | R | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Ehime JP |
| Katsuo Kimura | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | , Gifu JP |
| Akitoshi Kodama | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 154 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyoshi Kodama | R | R | March 13, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | Tsuna-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Kosei Komori | R | R | November 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Yukihiro Kubo | R | R | April 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Mie JP |
| Tsutomu Kuroda | R | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'11" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui JP |
| Glenn Mickens | R | R | July 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Wilmar, CA US |
| Koichi Murata | R | R | November 27, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroyuki Osada | R | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masahiko Osaka | R | R | November 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 162 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tadatoshi Saida | R | R | April 11, 1934 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masaharu Sekimori | R | R | September 4, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagawa JP |
| Junzo Sekine | L | L | March 15, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | Sugamo, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Shimada | R | R | April 12, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Fumio Takechi | R | R | November 4, 1926 | 5'8" | 147 | Inaba-gun, Gifu JP |
| Mitsuo Takeshita | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Toshiaki Tokuhisa | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Tosashimizu, Kochi JP |
| Yukio Tsuta | R | R | July 5, 1938 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kunimitsu Yanoura | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 145 | , Manchuria CN |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Taketoshi Yoshiwara | L | L | July 29, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | Yasugi, Shimane JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
