1968 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 50-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Itsuro Honda (0-0), Shigeru Sugishita (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1968 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 50-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Itsuro Honda (0-0), Shigeru Sugishita (0-0)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1968 season with a record of 50 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Dragons tallied 499 runs and gave up 579 runs, most in the league. Shinichi Eto walloped 36 home runs for Chunichi, and Tatsuhiko Kimata added 15 or more also. Shinichi Eto drove in 93 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Tsutomu Tanaka led the squad with 11 wins, while Tatsumi Yamanaka registered a 2.89 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. Itsuro Honda and Shigeru Sugishita served as manager.
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| 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 |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka 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 |
| Shigeru Hino | R | R | January 11, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsumoto, Nagano 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 |
| Motoaki Horigome | L | L | October 31, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | Komoro, Nagano JP |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka JP |
| Hirokazu Ikuma | L | L | May 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Hisatoshi Ito | R | L | June 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Takahiko Kanbara | R | R | January 8, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita 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 |
| Hiroaki Kon | L | L | January 7, 1939 | 5'5" | 145 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yukihiro Kubo | R | R | April 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Mie JP |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime 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 |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Kentaro Ogawa | R | R | January 12, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoichi Ono | L | L | September 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Iwaki-gun, Fukushima 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tsutomu Tanaka | R | R | October 10, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Sadayuki Tokutake | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Gonohe-machi, Aomori JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuchiya | R | R | July 10, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Nagano JP |
| Kazuya Wako | R | R | November 16, 1944 | 5'8" | 173 | , Miyagi JP |
| Tatsumi Yamanaka | R | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
