1966 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 48-82
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (48-82)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1966 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 48-82
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (48-82)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1966 season with a record of 48 wins and 82 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 388 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 538 runs, most in the league. Carl Boles paced Osaka with 26 home runs, while Mike Krsnich and Masahiro Doi walloped 15 or more as well. Masahiro Doi drove in 58 runs. Mike Krsnich led all regular batters by hitting .277. Keishi Suzuki topped the squad with 10 wins, and Shigemasa Yamamoto earned a 2.72 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Carl Boles and Mike Krsnich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Carl Boles | R | R | October 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Center Point, AR US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka 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 |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 | |||||
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka 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 |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka 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 |
| Mike Krsnich | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | West Allis, WI US |
| Yukihiro Kubo | R | R | April 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Mie JP |
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui 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 |
| 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 |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenjiro Tabata | R | R | May 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
