1966 Tokyo Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Hitoshi Tamaru (61-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
1966 Tokyo Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 61-69
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Hitoshi Tamaru (61-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
The Tokyo Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1966 season with a record of 61 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 462 runs and allowed 460 runs. Kihachi Enomoto led Tokyo with 24 home runs, while Toru Mori and Stan Palys walloped 15 or more also. Kihachi Enomoto accounted for 74 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .351 average. Masaaki Koyama paced the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.07 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Stan Palys played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tokyo Orions to do so.
Hitoshi Tamaru served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Daigo | R | R | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Reiji Iishi | L | L | September 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuhiro Ishiguro | R | R | July 1, 1941 | 5'8" | 147 | , Aichi JP |
| Kunihiro Ishitani | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshihiko Kodama | R | R | April 22, 1941 | 5'6" | 154 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Shinji Kurataka | L | L | August 21, 1938 | 6'0" | 165 | , Kyoto JP |
| Mitsuaki Kurimoto | R | R | March 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 132 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuhiko Maki | R | R | January 3, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | , Aichi JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Nishida | R | R | August 2, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Masahiko Osaka | R | R | November 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 162 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Yasuo Otsuka | R | R | September 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Stan Palys | R | R | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Blakely, PA US |
| Takayuki Ryu | L | L | November 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | Miike-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Saito | R | R | September 7, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsuji Sakai | R | R | March 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shichiro Sakota | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Motohiko Sato | R | R | January 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Susumu Satomi | R | R | August 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Yoshiaki Shinohara | R | R | June 30, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Masao Tokaji | R | R | April 17, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kinya Tsujino | R | R | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiro Tsumajima | R | R | October 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masao Yamada | L | L | September 6, 1944 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Takao Yato | R | R | June 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Eiji Yoshida | R | R | September 20, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
