1968 Hankyu Braves Roster
Team Record: 80-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (80-50)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1968 season with a record of 80 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Braves gave up 439 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Hankyu plated 538 runs. Atsushi Nagaike walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Daryl Spencer, Koji Okamura, Tadayoshi Okuma and Kiyoshi Yano each swatted 15 or more, too. Atsushi Nagaike accounted for 79 RBI. Tadayoshi Okuma paced batters with significant playing time with a .285 average. Tetsuya Yoneda earned 29 wins on the mound for the team, and Takashi Mizutani also added 15 or more victories also Tetsuya Yoneda registered a 2.79 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
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 |
| Tsuneo Daigo | R | R | November 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | , Chiba 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 |
| Hideo Kanemoto | R | R | May 1, 1942 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| Teruo Matsumoto | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yukinobu Miyamoto | R | R | June 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | , Hyogo JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitsuhiro Narita | R | R | October 7, 1942 | 5'9" | 176 | , Akita JP |
| Hiromitsu Negoro | R | R | September 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 162 | Fuchu, Hiroshima 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 |
| Yoshinori Toda | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Hidetaka Togin | L | R | February 1, 1946 | 5'9" | 154 | , Hokkaido 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 |
| 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 |
