1964 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (0-0), Kiyoshi Sugiura (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1964 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 57-83
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (0-0), Kiyoshi Sugiura (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1964 season with a record of 57 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 492 runs and yielded 596 runs, most in the circuit. Jim Marshall walloped 31 home runs for Chunichi, while Shinichi Eto swatted 15 or more, too. Jim Marshall drove in 88 runs. Shinichi Eto led all regular batters by hitting .323. Minoru Kakimoto topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.86 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Marshall and Ken Aspromonte both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Michio Nishizawa and Kiyoshi Sugiura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyohiko Aida | R | R | April 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 151 | , Yamagata JP |
| Ken Aspromonte | R | R | September 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Eiji Bando | R | R | April 15, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Manchuria CN |
| Yozaburo Chihara | L | L | March 30, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroshi Gondo | R | R | December 2, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Hideaki Homoto | L | L | March 3, 1935 | 5'7" | 162 | Hirano Ward, Osaka JP |
| Itsuro Honda | L | L | May 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 147 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Takeshi Honda | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Tatsuhiko Ito | R | R | October 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kadooka | R | R | September 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Minoru Kakimoto | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 182 | Kyoto-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Takeshi Kato | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'11" | 162 | Shanghai, CN |
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | R | R | July 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 151 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Mitsuro Kondo | L | L | March 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Kinya Maeoka | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 154 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
| Masahiko Makita | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Jim Marshall | L | L | May 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | Danville, IL US |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Toshitake Nakayama | L | L | December 14, 1935 | 5'9" | 145 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Katsuharu Noguchi | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tochigi JP |
| Kentaro Ogawa | R | R | January 12, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiaki Ogawa | R | R | April 13, 1939 | 5'8" | 160 | , Mie JP |
| Yoshimitsu Okano | R | R | November 28, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki JP |
| Takuro Sano | R | R | April 24, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Isao Sasaki | R | R | October 10, 1937 | 5'9" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Kazumi Takagi | R | R | November 19, 1941 | 5'9" | 158 | , Gifu JP |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tokio Takagi | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 147 | , Saitama JP |
| Jun Takenaka | R | R | December 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 173 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroyasu Tanaka | R | R | April 4, 1939 | 5'8" | 151 | , Fukushima JP |
| Hisao Yamamoto | R | R | January 1, 1940 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Tatsumi Yamanaka | R | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Fukuzo Yanagawa | R | R | October 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | , Nagoya JP |
| Akira Yano | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mamoru Zaitsu | L | L | May 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Oita JP |
