1960 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (64-62)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1960 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 64-62
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (64-62)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1960 season with a record of 64 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 436 runs and surrendered 403 runs. Katsumi Fujimoto paced Osaka with 22 home runs, while Michael Solomko walloped 15 or more also. Katsumi Fujimoto accounted for 76 RBI. Teruo Namiki led hitters with significant playing time with a .306 average. Masaaki Koyama earned 25 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.36 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Masayasu Kaneda served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiichi Asagoe | R | R | July 2, 1936 | 5'8" | 180 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama JP |
| Shigeharu Asai | R | R | May 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yutaka Doi | L | L | November 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 171 | , Wakayama JP |
| Katsumi Fujimoto | R | R | August 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Wakayama JP |
| Noboru Fujishige | September 18, 1930 | |||||
| Keizo Furukawa | R | R | April 25, 1934 | 5'6" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Masaru Honma | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 158 | , Aichi JP |
| Shintoku Hoshiyama | L | L | July 7, 1938 | 5'11" | 167 | , Aichi JP |
| Hirozo Ishida | R | R | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Kusatu, Shiga JP |
| Kazuo Ishigaki | R | R | August 14, 1931 | 5'9" | 167 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiteru Ishikawa | R | R | November 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 176 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tetsuo Kaneko | R | R | September 3, 1941 | 5'5" | 138 | , Ehime JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Kinya Maeoka | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 154 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
| Hiroshi Miyake | R | R | June 4, 1941 | 5'7" | 150 | , Okayama JP |
| Shizuya Mizukami | R | R | February 16, 1932 | 5'8" | 143 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shokichi Morimitsu | R | R | March 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 160 | Suzaki, Kochi JP |
| Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuomi Nakamura | R | R | September 16, 1935 | 5'5" | 132 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Teruo Namiki | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Atsushi Otsu | R | R | January 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 162 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Michael Solomko | R | R | July 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Takaaki Takahashi | R | R | January 23, 1940 | 5'8" | 147 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuo Takaira | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Goro Toi | L | L | December 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Tokaji | R | R | April 17, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masayuki Umemoto | R | R | August 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 162 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Shozo Watanabe | R | R | February 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuya Yamamoto | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 5'7" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Mitsutsugu Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
