1960 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-61
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (66-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1960 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 66-61
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (66-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1960 season with a record of 66 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 444 runs, most in the league. Yomiuri gave up 459 runs. Sadaharu Oh led the team with 17 home runs, while Shigeo Nagashima and Shigeru Fujio walloped 15 or more also. Sadaharu Oh drove in 71 runs. Shigeo Nagashima paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .334. Ritsuo Horimoto earned 29 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroaki Aoki | R | R | April 18, 1937 | 5'8" | 180 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Takehiko Bessho | R | R | October 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kensaku Fujimoto | R | R | July 12, 1940 | 5'8" | 145 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Shin Fujimoto | R | R | March 31, 1938 | 5'8" | 140 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shigeru Fujio | R | R | October 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Motoshi Fujita | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'8" | 140 | Ochi-gun, Ehime JP |
| Tatsuro Hiroka | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 5'11" | 154 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Ritsuo Horimoto | R | R | January 20, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Sho Horiuchi | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
| Yoshiaki Ito | L | L | December 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kita Hamamura, Shizuoka JP |
| Katsumi Kato | R | R | June 13, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tadashi Kawano | R | R | May 29, 1936 | 5'9" | 140 | , Oita JP |
| Yoshinori Kido | R | R | September 18, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kakogawa, Hyogo JP |
| Fumio Kitsugi | R | R | January 26, 1937 | 6'0" | 178 | , Nagano JP |
| Toshihiro Komatsu | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 5'8" | 156 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Takamasa Kondo | R | R | September 19, 1941 | 5'7" | 140 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Akira Kunimatsu | L | L | September 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Shiga JP |
| Yoshihiro Kuroda | R | R | June 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 162 | Kitami, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Miyamoto | R | R | April 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeo Nagashima | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | Sakura, Chiba JP |
| Minoru Nakamura | R | R | September 28, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Tsunetoshi Nakamura | R | R | June 29, 1937 | 5'6" | 150 | , Ehime JP |
| Shojiro Namba | R | R | February 19, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Tadaomi Nishino | R | R | March 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Isao Sasaki | R | R | October 10, 1937 | 5'9" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Akira Shiobara | R | R | March 30, 1940 | 5'8" | 154 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Tokito Soejima | R | R | September 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 147 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masakatsu Takahashi | L | L | February 26, 1938 | 5'10" | 151 | , Mie JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagano JP |
| Tatsuyoshi Yasuhara | R | R | March 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Wally Yonamine | L | L | June 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Olowalu, HI US |
| Taketoshi Yoshiwara | L | L | July 29, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | Yasugi, Shimane JP |
