1967 Sankei Atoms Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-72
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (0-0), Hiroshi Nakahara (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1967 Sankei Atoms StatisticsTeam Record: 58-72
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (0-0), Hiroshi Nakahara (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Sankei Atoms of the Japan Central League ended the 1967 season with a record of 58 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Atoms scored 503 runs and conceded 548 runs, most in the circuit. Dave Roberts and Lou Jackson led Sankei with 28 home runs apiece. Dave Roberts drove in 89 runs. Shiro Takegami paced hitters with significant playing time with a .299 average. Shiroku Ishido topped the squad with 12 wins, while Hajimu Tatsumi registered a 2.58 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Dave Roberts and Lou Jackson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tokuji Iida and Hiroshi Nakahara 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 |
| Keishi Asano | R | R | February 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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 |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo 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 |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Genichi Murata | R | R | April 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shiro Muto | L | R | May 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaru Ogata | R | R | June 21, 1940 | 5'8" | 151 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshitaka Okamoto | R | R | August 14, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | , Osaka JP |
| Sachio Okugaki | L | L | June 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Toru Otsuka | R | R | April 18, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Dave Roberts | L | L | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Takeshi Sasaki | R | R | January 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 154 | Kamaishi, Iwate 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 |
| 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 |
| Shiro Takegami | R | R | April 8, 1941 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| 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 |
| Hachiro Yamamoto | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 143 | , Osaka 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 |
| Kiichi Yoshie | L | L | June 14, 1948 | 5'8" | 165 | Shiojiri, Nagano JP |
