1966 Sankei Atoms Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 52-78
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (52-78)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1966 Sankei Atoms StatisticsTeam Record: 52-78
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (52-78)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Sankei Atoms of the Japan Central League ended the 1966 season with a record of 52 wins and 78 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Atoms scored 364 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 475 runs. Lou Jackson led Sankei with 20 home runs, while Sadayuki Tokutake walloped 15 or more also. Sadayuki Tokutake recorded 55 runs batted in and topped all regular batters with a .249 average. Susumu Sato paced the squad with 12 wins, and Kiyotake Suzuki registered a 2.33 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Lou Jackson and Román Mejías both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tokuji Iida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyoji Akai | L | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 156 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Saneo Aso | R | R | December 17, 1937 | 5'6" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshimitsu Daigo | R | R | September 10, 1943 | 5'11" | 158 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kunio Fukutomi | L | L | April 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masanobu Hamaguchi | R | R | July 7, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | , Oita JP |
| Shiro Hanzawa | R | R | June 19, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Masahiko Hosoda | R | R | January 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Shiroku Ishido | R | R | June 4, 1941 | 5'8" | 170 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Kozo Ishioka | R | R | April 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Lou Jackson | L | R | July 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 168 | Riverton, LA US |
| Taisuke Kobuchi | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kesanori Kurashima | R | R | June 24, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | Sanada-cho, Nagano JP |
| Kanji Maruyama | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'9" | 162 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Román Mejías | R | R | August 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Abreus, CU |
| Yoshimi Moritaki | R | R | March 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 154 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Genichi Murata | R | R | April 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shiro Muto | L | R | May 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Setsuo Nakajima | R | R | January 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 187 | , Nara JP |
| Hiromitsu Negoro | R | R | September 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 162 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Seikichi Nishioka | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 5'8" | 167 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Masaru Ogata | R | R | June 21, 1940 | 5'8" | 151 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroharu Okajima | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshitaka Okamoto | R | R | August 14, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | , Osaka JP |
| Toru Otsuka | R | R | April 18, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Susumu Sato | R | R | November 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Seiji Shibutani | L | L | April 24, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Hozen, Aomori JP |
| Masanobu Shimano | R | R | January 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Isamu Shinoda | R | R | July 4, 1940 | 5'5" | 145 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Masaaki Suzaki | L | L | August 29, 1939 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kiyotake Suzuki | R | R | February 6, 1941 | 5'7" | 143 | Uma-gun, Ehime JP |
| Tadakatsu Takayama | R | R | May 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tochigi JP |
| Hajimu Tatsumi | L | L | April 8, 1936 | 5'8" | 158 | , Mie JP |
| Fumihiro Tojo | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 151 | , TW |
| Sadayuki Tokutake | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Gonohe-machi, Aomori JP |
| Kakuro Tominaga | R | R | May 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshio Wakebe | R | R | July 28, 1940 | 5'8" | 173 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Kazushi Watanabe | L | L | July 4, 1940 | 5'9" | 158 | , Okayama JP |
| Hiroshi Yamamoto | L | L | May 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Kunimitsu Yanoura | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 145 | , Manchuria CN |
