1966 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (70-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1966 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (70-60)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1966 season with a record of 70 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Flyers led the league with 480 runs. Toei surrendered 443 runs. Isao Harimoto paced the squad with 28 home runs and drove in 90 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .330 average. Yukio Ozaki earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, and Kenshiro Saga, too added 15 or more wins, too Masayuki Dobashi registered a 2.29 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Norm Larker and Don Zimmer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junzo Ando | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'7" | 151 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
| Shuzo Aono | R | R | October 13, 1939 | 5'7" | 151 | , Ehime JP |
| Shoichi Busujima | L | R | January 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Tsuneo Chonan | L | L | October 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Masayuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Chiaki Hagiwara | R | R | December 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 171 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Haruyoshi Hamaguchi | L | R | January 11, 1944 | 5'8" | 176 | , Tokushima JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshiaki Ito | L | L | December 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kita Hamamura, Shizuoka JP |
| Koichi Iwashita | R | R | March 4, 1940 | 5'7" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Sachiko Korehisa | R | R | September 2, 1943 | 5'9" | 162 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Kurosaki | R | R | July 17, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Norm Larker | L | L | December 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Beaver Meadows, PA US |
| Shunichi Matsumoto | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Eiji Matsutani | L | L | May 7, 1944 | 5'10" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Kesaharu Misawa | L | L | January 3, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Hideaki Miyahara | L | L | September 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 170 | , Chiba JP |
| Shoji Miyazaki | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saga JP |
| Toshiaki Moriyasu | R | R | December 18, 1947 | 5'10" | 191 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Masayuki Nagayasu | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Yukio Ozaki | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'9" | 183 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Kenshiro Saga | R | R | August 15, 1937 | 5'9" | 173 | , Akita JP |
| Akio Saionji | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 5'7" | 149 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Norio Suzuki | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'10" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Mitsugu Tanaka | L | L | June 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masayuki Tanemo | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshiji Yamamoto | L | L | September 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Don Zimmer | R | R | January 17, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Cincinnati, OH US |
