1961 Daimai Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (72-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1961 Daimai Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 72-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (72-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Daimai Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1961 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 601 runs and gave up 529 runs. Kazuhiro Yamauchi led Daimai with 25 home runs, and Takao Katsuragi walloped 15 or more also. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 112 runs batted in. Kihachi Enomoto paced hitters with significant playing time with a .331 average. Shoichi Ono topped the team with 17 wins, while Haruki Mihira recorded a 3.15 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Mitsuo Uno served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Arakawa | L | L | August 6, 1930 | 5'4" | 154 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Aramaki | L | L | February 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 134 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Takeo Daigo | R | R | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Dick DeSa | R | R | February 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 176 | Honomu, HI US |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo JP |
| Katsuya Fukutsuka | R | R | January 5, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Hasegawa | R | R | June 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | , Niigata JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Takao Iio | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Katsumi Inoue | L | L | August 25, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Kadooka | R | R | June 1, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Takahiro Kamijo | R | R | September 26, 1940 | 5'8" | 154 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masami Kamiya | July 15, 1938 | |||||
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Hideyuki Kobayashi | L | L | April 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kosei Komori | R | R | November 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Mitsuaki Kurimoto | R | R | March 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 132 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Haruki Mihira | L | L | July 26, 1938 | 5'8" | 156 | , Akita JP |
| Masayoshi Miura | R | R | August 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Sannohe, Aomori JP |
| Takashi Nakagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Katsumi Nakanishi | R | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Bill Nishita | R | R | July 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Shoichi Ono | L | L | September 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Iwaki-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Katsuji Sakai | R | R | March 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Bunjiro Sakamoto | R | R | March 15, 1926 | 5'8" | 151 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yutaka Sudo | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 162 | Aki-gun, Kochi JP |
| Norimoto Sugawara | R | R | July 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shigeru Sugishita | R | R | September 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 156 | Kanda Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenjiro Tamiya | L | L | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Minoru Tanimoto | R | R | February 1, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Yoshinobu Uemura | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tomoo Wako | R | R | April 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Toshio Yanagida | R | R | August 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukushima JP |
| Takao Yato | R | R | June 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
