1968 Tokyo Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-63
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (67-63)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
1968 Tokyo Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 67-63
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (67-63)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
The Tokyo Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1968 season with a record of 67 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Orions paced the circuit with 578 runs, ignited by 155 home runs. Tokyo surrendered 553 runs. George Altman walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Kihachi Enomoto, Takenori Ikebe and Art López each swatted 15 or more also. George Altman drove in 100 runs and topped all regular batters with a .320 average. Fumio Narita led the squad with 20 wins, and Katsuji Sakai, too added 15 or more wins, too Fumio Narita recorded a 2.91 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
George Altman and Art López both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Wataru Nonin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Altman | L | R | March 20, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| 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 |
| Tsugunobu Ishida | R | R | April 16, 1942 | 5'11" | 171 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Kazuhiro Ishiguro | R | R | July 1, 1941 | 5'8" | 147 | , Aichi JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Kazuto Kawabata | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 154 | Kawachi, Kagoshima JP |
| Ryunosuke Kawato | L | L | August 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima 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 |
| Art López | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| 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 |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Teruo Namiki | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Nishi | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Takayuki Nishida | R | R | August 2, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Ehime 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 |
| Takayuki Ryu | L | L | November 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | Miike-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| Yoshinori Sonoda | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'10" | 151 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiro Tsumajima | R | R | October 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Keiichi Uchida | R | R | July 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Murayama, Tokyo JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi 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 |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
