1966 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 76-54
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (76-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1966 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 76-54
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Michio Nishizawa (76-54)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1966 season with a record of 76 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 521 runs and allowed 400 runs. Shinichi Eto led Chunichi with 26 home runs, while Toshio Naka and Morimichi Takagi walloped 15 or more, too. Shinichi Eto drove in 91 runs. Toshio Naka paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Kentaro Ogawa topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.19 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jay Ward and Gene Stephens both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Michio Nishizawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aikawa | R | R | February 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Yoshikazu Hamanaka | R | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'4" | 132 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Isao Hirono | L | R | October 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tokushima, Tokushima 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Fujio Kitakado | R | R | May 17, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nagoya, 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 |
| Shinobu Matsumoto | L | L | June 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 147 | , Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kimihiro Sato | R | R | July 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Yukio Shimada | L | L | August 18, 1936 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hyogo JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Hiroshi Shintaku | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'9" | 176 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Gene Stephens | L | R | January 20, 1933 | 6'3" | 175 | Gravette, AR US |
| Narihide Sugi | R | R | May 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi 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 |
| Eiji Takaoka | L | L | March 10, 1939 | 5'8" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Jun Takenaka | R | R | December 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 173 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Takeuchi | R | R | October 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Takamori Toyonaga | R | R | August 1, 1947 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Jay Ward | R | R | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Brookfield, MO US |
| Tatsumi Yamanaka | R | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
