1965 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 46-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (46-92)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1965 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 46-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (46-92)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1965 season with a record of 46 wins and 92 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 397 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 574 runs, most in the league. Masahiro Doi paced Osaka with 24 home runs, while Hachiro Yamamoto walloped 15 or more also. Masahiro Doi drove in 61 runs. Akitoshi Kodama and Takashi Takagi topped all regular batters by hitting .304. Toshiaki Tokuhisa led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.96 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Yoshiyuki Iwamoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Roberto Barbon | March 13, 1933 | |||||
| Dick DeSa | R | R | February 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 176 | Honomu, HI US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Masaru Fukuhara | R | R | April 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Masuda, Shimane JP |
| Takashi Hashimoto | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Seiichi Hirai | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Seiji Kamibayashi | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'8" | 160 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihiro Kawaratani | R | R | March 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yasuo Kawauchi | R | R | November 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Fujitsu, Saga JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
| Hiroyuki Osada | R | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Takao Osaki | R | R | April 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Takaharu Sakai | R | R | November 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Koji Shimada | R | R | April 12, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie 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 |
| Takashi Wakisaka | R | R | June 30, 1945 | 6'0" | 176 | , Kumamoto 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 |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
