1965 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Team Record: 77-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (77-59)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1965 season with a record of 77 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 510 runs and allowed 431 runs. Shinichi Eto led Chunichi with 29 home runs, and Jim Marshall walloped 15 or more, too. Shinichi Eto drove in 74 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .336. Kentaro Ogawa paced the team with 17 wins, while Hisanobu Mizutani added 15 or more victories also Tatsumi Yamanaka registered a 1.97 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1965 Chunichi Dragons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Paul Foytack, Jim Marshall and Ken Aspromonte.
Michio Nishizawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paul Foytack | R | R | November 16, 1930 | 5'11" | 175 | Scranton, PA US |
| Hiroshi Gondo | R | R | December 2, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yoshikazu Hamanaka | R | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'4" | 132 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Takayuki Hata | L | L | December 24, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Hita, Oita JP |
| Akira Hishikawa | R | R | January 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | Kurashiki, Okayama 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 |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Michio Mizutani | R | R | September 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 156 | , 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 |
| Koji Sasaki | R | R | September 12, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Hiroshima 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 |
| Tetsuo Tani | R | R | March 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | , Hyogo 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 |
