1963 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 74-73
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (74-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1963 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 74-73
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (74-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1963 season with a record of 74 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 562 runs and surrendered 614 runs. Hachiro Yamamoto led Osaka with 22 home runs Masahiro Doi drove in 74 runs. Jack Bloomfield paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .335. Toshiaki Tokuhisa topped the squad with 20 wins, while Yukihiro Kubo added 15 or more wins, too Yukihiro Kubo recorded a 2.36 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsumi Aoyama | R | R | April 26, 1942 | 5'7" | 150 | Onomichi, Hiroshima 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 |
| Tatsuo Edo | R | R | August 13, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masaru Fukuhara | R | R | April 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Masuda, Shimane JP |
| Bill Griffin | R | L | February 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 180 | Omaha, NE US |
| Shigeo Hasegawa | L | L | October 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 182 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Inoue | L | L | August 25, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Koritsu Iwagami | R | R | May 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 162 | Yofu-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Masatoshi Kato | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshihiro Kawaratani | R | R | March 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki 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 |
| Kazuo Okubo | R | R | January 17, 1942 | 5'9" | 150 | Kamoshima-cho, Tokushima JP |
| Hiroyuki Osada | R | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu 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 |
| Masaaki Suzaki | L | L | August 29, 1939 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Takeshita | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshiaki Tokuhisa | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Tosashimizu, Kochi JP |
| Katsukuni Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hachiro Yamamoto | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 143 | , Osaka 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 |
| Katsuhiko Yoshida | R | R | January 17, 1945 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
