1963 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 83-55
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (83-55)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1963 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 83-55
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (83-55)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Nishitetsu Lions 3
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1963 season with a record of 83 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the league with 611 runs, fueled by 143 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 432 runs, least in the league. Sadaharu Oh walloped 40 home runs for the squad, while Shigeo Nagashima swatted 15 or more also. Shigeo Nagashima accounted for 112 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .341. Yoshiaki Ito paced the team with 19 wins, and Kunio Jonouchi added 15 or more wins also Yoshiaki Ito recorded a 1.91 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Tetsuharu Kawakami served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Aiba | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 169 | Obu, Aichi 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 |
| Masahisa Fukuda | R | R | July 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukushima JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tatsuro Hiroka | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 5'11" | 154 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Sho Horiuchi | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ikezawa | L | R | May 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 176 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yoshiaki Ito | L | L | December 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kita Hamamura, Shizuoka JP |
| Kunio Jonouchi | R | R | February 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Makoto Kato | R | R | May 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshio Kitagawa | R | R | October 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 150 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Hide Koga | S | R | September 15, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Akira Kunimatsu | L | L | September 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Shiga JP |
| Akio Masuda | R | L | January 15, 1938 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Yukinori Miyata | R | R | November 4, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| 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 |
| Tadaomi Nishino | R | R | March 10, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Ogo | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Isao Ohashi | R | R | March 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 178 | , Kochi JP |
| Nobuyuki Okuma | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 5'11" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Shiobara | R | R | March 30, 1940 | 5'8" | 154 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Yutaka Sudo | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 162 | Aki-gun, Kochi JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Toshio Yanagida | R | R | August 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukushima JP |
| Tatsuyoshi Yasuhara | R | R | March 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
