1962 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuki Tokura (60-70)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1962 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 60-70
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuki Tokura (60-70)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1962 season with a record of 60 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 451 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 517 runs. Masahiro Nakata led Hankyu with 12 home runs Kohei Sugiyama accounted for 62 RBI. Motohiro Moroki paced batters with significant playing time with a .273 average. Tetsuya Yoneda topped the squad with 20 wins, while Mitsuhiro Adachi registered a 1.97 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Larry Raines played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hankyu Braves to do so.
Katsuki Tokura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsuhiro Adachi | R | R | March 10, 1940 | 5'8" | 162 | , Osaka JP |
| Yusaku Akimoto | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Haruhisa Ando | R | R | April 3, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Izunokuni, Shizuoka JP |
| Atsushi Aramaki | L | L | February 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 134 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Roberto Barbon | March 13, 1933 | |||||
| Mamoru Hirono | L | R | November 21, 1940 | 5'10" | 167 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Takeo Hitomi | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 143 | , Shiga JP |
| Akira Ishii | R | R | November 21, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeo Ishii | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | , Okayama JP |
| Takao Kajimoto | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yasuo Kajimoto | R | R | February 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 143 | , Gifu JP |
| Hiroyoshi Kigoro | R | R | January 2, 1937 | 5'4" | 143 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Hisashi Kimura | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | , Gunma JP |
| Hiroshi Makino | R | R | November 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | , Chiba JP |
| Masahiko Makita | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 6'0" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Kazumi Matsunami | R | R | February 7, 1941 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kochi JP |
| Motohiro Moroki | R | R | April 19, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Kingo Motoyashiki | R | R | October 31, 1935 | 5'6" | 147 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Susumu Nagai | R | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'11" | 178 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Nakata | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Hiroharu Okajima | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kenichiro Okamoto | L | L | February 16, 1933 | 5'9" | 178 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Hatsuo Ota | R | R | July 10, 1939 | 6'0" | 162 | , Tottori JP |
| Larry Raines | R | R | March 9, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Albans, WV US |
| Frederick Rick | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Katsuo Saito | R | R | January 8, 1942 | 5'9" | 162 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yukio Sasaki | R | R | September 30, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Akita JP |
| Kimihiro Sato | R | R | July 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Kohei Sugiyama | L | L | August 7, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Shigenobu Sumiyoshi | R | R | March 8, 1941 | 5'8" | 171 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Teruhito Tachibana | R | R | March 4, 1943 | 5'9" | 156 | , Iwate JP |
| Tsutomu Takahashi | R | R | July 2, 1939 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokushima JP |
| Takatsugu Toguchi | L | R | October 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 187 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Takeshi Yamashita | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 151 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kiyoshi Yano | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Ozu, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuya Yoneda | R | R | March 3, 1938 | 5'11" | 191 | Sakai Minato, Tottori JP |
