1967 Hankyu Braves Roster
Team Record: 75-55
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (75-55)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1967 season with a record of 75 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Braves paced the circuit with 518 runs, fueled by 143 home runs. Hankyu yielded 435 runs. Daryl Spencer walloped 30 home runs for the squad, while Gordie Windhorn and Atsushi Nagaike swatted 15 or more also. Atsushi Nagaike accounted for 78 RBI. Gordie Windhorn topped hitters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Mitsuhiro Adachi led the squad with 20 wins, and Tetsuya Yoneda and Takao Kajimoto added 15 or more wins, too Mitsuhiro Adachi registered a 1.75 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Gordie Windhorn and Daryl Spencer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yukio Nishimoto 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 |
| Masato Hamasaki | L | L | October 9, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Masayoshi Hayase | L | L | April 11, 1940 | 5'6" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Jiro Hirabayashi | S | R | January 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 156 | , Aichi 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 |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Takao Kajimoto | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Takahiko Kanbara | R | R | January 8, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideo Kanemoto | R | R | May 1, 1942 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Takashi Mizutani | R | R | April 28, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | , Aichi JP |
| Kiyoshi Morimoto | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 5'6" | 162 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Atsushi Nagaike | R | R | February 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 180 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Toshiharu Nagare | R | R | July 7, 1948 | 5'9" | 150 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Masahiro Nakata | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Shinji Nakazawa | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Hiromitsu Negoro | R | R | September 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 162 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshiaki Norose | R | R | August 3, 1944 | 5'8" | 173 | , Osaka JP |
| Kiyoshi Oishi | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yukiyoshi Okada | R | R | November 5, 1942 | 5'9" | 185 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Tadayoshi Okuma | R | R | September 8, 1943 | 5'7" | 162 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsuo Saito | R | R | January 8, 1942 | 5'9" | 162 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yoshi Saito | R | R | January 29, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Toshizo Sakamoto | R | R | July 13, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | Fushimi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Seigo Sasaki | R | R | September 1, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 | , Shimane JP |
| Daryl Spencer | R | R | July 13, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Wichita, KS US |
| Taira Sumitomo | R | R | August 17, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigenobu Sumiyoshi | R | R | March 8, 1941 | 5'8" | 171 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yasuhiro Takai | R | R | February 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 198 | Imabari, Aichi JP |
| Gordie Windhorn | R | R | December 19, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Watseka, IL US |
| Fujio Yamaguchi | R | R | July 16, 1942 | 5'7" | 162 | , Kagawa JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | August 6, 1942 | 5'5" | 187 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshiji Yamamoto | L | L | September 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka 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 |
| Yasunori Yoshimoto | R | R | June 11, 1938 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kumamoto JP |
