1962 Daimai Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (60-70)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
1962 Daimai Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 60-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (60-70)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
The Daimai Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1962 season with a record of 60 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 552 runs and allowed 571 runs, most in the circuit. Kazuhiro Yamauchi led Daimai with 18 home runs, and Kihachi Enomoto walloped 15 or more also. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 72 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .334 average. Tomoo Wako paced the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.73 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Nick Testa played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Daimai Orions to do so.
Mitsuo Uno served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shosuke Doi | R | R | September 3, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Yutaka Doi | L | L | November 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 171 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo 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 |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Tadayoshi Inagaki | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | , Aichi JP |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kunihiro Ishitani | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Takahiro Kamijo | R | R | September 26, 1940 | 5'8" | 154 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Shinji Kurataka | L | L | August 21, 1938 | 6'0" | 165 | , Kyoto JP |
| Mitsuaki Kurimoto | R | R | March 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 132 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Frank Mankovitch | R | R | March 12, 1937 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Hironobu Matsuura | L | L | September 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | , Shimane 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 |
| Kunihiro Nakamura | L | R | January 19, 1943 | 5'8" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Katsumi Nakanishi | R | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Nishi | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Takayuki Nishida | R | R | August 2, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| 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 |
| Katsutoshi Sasaki | R | R | June 15, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Iwate JP |
| Yoshiaki Shinohara | R | R | June 30, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshio Shiotsu | R | R | November 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 176 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Norimoto Sugawara | R | R | July 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Takaira | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Isamu Teramoto | R | R | July 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Nick Testa | R | R | June 29, 1928 | 5'8" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Yasunao Tsujimoto | R | R | January 10, 1936 | 5'5" | 134 | , Osaka JP |
| Kinya Tsujino | R | R | June 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiro Tsumajima | R | R | October 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Eiji Yoshida | R | R | September 20, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
