1961 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-53
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1961 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 71-53
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Nankai Hawks 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1961 season with a record of 71 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the league with 435 runs, spearheaded by 89 home runs. Yomiuri surrendered 383 runs. Shigeo Nagashima powered the team with 28 home runs and accounted for 86 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .353. Minoru Nakamura topped the squad with 17 wins, and Yoshiaki Ito recorded a 2.12 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Tetsuharu Kawakami 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 |
| Shosuke Doi | R | R | September 3, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi 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 |
| Takayuki Iwao | R | R | July 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 143 | , Oita JP |
| Tsugio Kada | R | R | October 3, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | , Mie 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroshi Masuda | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 150 | , Wakayama JP |
| Toshio Miyamoto | R | R | April 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiromoto Murase | R | R | July 16, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | , 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 |
| Shizuo Nasu | R | R | July 7, 1939 | 5'8" | 150 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tadaomi Nishino | R | R | March 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Masami Nishiyama | R | R | August 15, 1939 | 5'6" | 143 | , Okayama JP |
| Genzo Noguchi | R | R | October 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | , Kyoto JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Nobuyuki Okuma | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 5'11" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Seiji Saito | R | R | August 14, 1941 | 5'11" | 147 | , Nagano 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 |
| Tsuneo Takabayashi | R | R | January 12, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Kanda, Tokyo JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Eiichiro Takahashi | R | R | June 4, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Shinjo, Yamagata JP |
| Shoji Tokai | R | R | May 3, 1938 | 5'10" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masayuki Yamazaki | R | R | June 18, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Tatsuyoshi Yasuhara | R | R | March 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Hideo Yawata | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 145 | , Nagano JP |
| Taketoshi Yoshiwara | L | L | July 29, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | Yasugi, Shimane JP |
