1961 Toei Flyers Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 83-52
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (83-52)
Location: Setagaya, Japan

1961 Toei Flyers Statistics

The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1961 season with a record of 83 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.

The Flyers led the league with 614 runs. Toei allowed 442 runs, least in the league. Isao Harimoto paced the team with 24 home runs, while Katsutoyo Yoshida and Akio Saionji walloped 15 or more also. Isao Harimoto drove in 95 runs and topped all regular batters with a .336 average. Masayuki Dobashi notched 30 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Osamu Kubota, too added 15 or more wins, too Masayuki Dobashi registered a 1.9 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Junzo AndoRRJune 28, 19355'7"151Tajimi, Gifu JP
Shoichi BusujimaLRJanuary 14, 19365'10"158Kiryu, Gunma JP
Masayuki DobashiRRDecember 5, 19355'10"171Taito Ward, Tokyo JP
Isao HarimotoLLJune 19, 19405'11"187Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Fumio HashizumeLLJune 4, 19375'10"158, Osaka JP
Sachio HimotoRRMarch 6, 19355'11"167Amagasaki, Hyogo JP
Masao InagakiRRAugust 19, 19355'10"154Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Katsumi KanayamaRRMay 22, 19335'9"156Kiryu, Gifu JP
Akira KawaharadaLLSeptember 18, 19405'11"151Maebashi, Gunma JP
Kenichi KawazuRRDecember 4, 19335'11"160Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP
Gunji KimuraRRJuly 7, 19385'8"147, Ehime JP
Takeyoshi KioriRRApril 3, 19335'7"138, Hiroshima JP
Osamu KubotaRRDecember 19, 19345'10"158Hamada, Shimane JP
Takeshi KurosakiRRJuly 17, 19405'9"165, Gunma JP
Jack LadraRApril 11, 19335'9"170
Richard MaibauerRRDecember 24, 19326'2"195
Noboru MakinoRRJune 5, 19375'9"154Takefu, Fukui JP
Masami MaruyamaRRAugust 28, 19365'11"165, Saitama JP
Shunichi MatsumotoRRSeptember 17, 19405'10"158, Fukuoka JP
Masatoshi MatsuokaRROctober 6, 19325'9"143, Kagawa JP
Hideaki MiyaharaLLSeptember 3, 19425'8"170, Chiba JP
Tadahiro OkadaRRApril 26, 19355'9"165, Tochigi JP
Kenichi RyuRRApril 28, 19375'9"143Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP
Kenshiro SagaRRAugust 15, 19375'9"173, Akita JP
Akio SaionjiRROctober 31, 19375'7"149, Kumamoto JP
Yuji ShimadaLLJanuary 1, 19355'9"150, Kumamoto JP
Kimio TakagiLLOctober 1, 19305'9"154, Aichi JP
Kazuhiko TakanoRRDecember 18, 19395'11"158, Fukuoka JP
Masayoshi TakashimaRRFebruary 7, 19385'9"149, Fukuoka JP
Eddie TakeiJuly 17, 1938
Kazuo TanakaRROctober 31, 19385'9"156, Gifu JP
Masayuki TanemoRRFebruary 13, 19385'9"160Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP
Kakuro TominagaRRMay 4, 19375'11"160, Kyoto JP
Hachiro YamamotoRRSeptember 17, 19375'8"143, Osaka JP
Hisao YamamotoRRJanuary 1, 19405'9"156, Yamaguchi JP
Yoshiji YamamotoLLSeptember 30, 19345'10"165, Osaka JP
Katsutoyo YoshidaRRMarch 21, 19355'8"171, Saga JP



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