1968 Hankyu Braves Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 80-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (80-50)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

1968 Hankyu Braves Statistics

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 Tadayoshi Okuma, Daryl Spencer, Koji Okamura 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 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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mitsuhiro AdachiRRMarch 10, 19405'8"162, Osaka JP
Yusaku AkimotoRRJune 30, 19355'7"154, Kanagawa JP
Tsuneo DaigoRRNovember 22, 19495'10"165, Chiba JP
Masato HamasakiLLOctober 9, 19445'8"171, Kagoshima JP
Masayoshi HayaseLLApril 11, 19405'6"162, Aichi JP
Jiro HirabayashiSRJanuary 5, 19495'10"156, Aichi JP
Akira IshiiRRNovember 21, 19395'10"182Adachi Ward, Tokyo JP
Shigeo IshiiRRMay 6, 19395'11"170, Okayama JP
Susumu IshikawaLLApril 28, 19325'9"140Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP
Takao KajimotoLLApril 8, 19356'1"165Kofu, Yamanashi JP
Hideo KanemotoRRMay 1, 19426'0"173
Teruo MatsumotoRRMarch 23, 19435'10"180, Tochigi JP
Yukinobu MiyamotoRRJune 3, 19456'0"190, Hyogo JP
Takashi MizutaniRRApril 28, 19485'11"180, Aichi JP
Kiyoshi MorimotoRRApril 13, 19425'6"162Saijo, Ehime JP
Atsushi NagaikeRRFebruary 21, 19445'9"180Naruto, Tokushima JP
Masahiro NakataRRFebruary 22, 19355'10"171Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Shinji NakazawaRRJune 18, 19465'9"180Kofu, Yamanashi JP
Mitsuhiro NaritaRROctober 7, 19425'9"176, Akita JP
Hiromitsu NegoroRRSeptember 24, 19365'7"162Fuchu, Hiroshima JP
Kiyoshi OishiRRApril 3, 19405'9"165Shimizu, Shizuoka JP
Yukiyoshi OkadaRRNovember 5, 19425'9"185, Nagasaki JP
Koji OkamuraRRNovember 10, 19405'9"176Tientsin, CN
Tadayoshi OkumaRRSeptember 8, 19435'7"162, Tokyo JP
Katsuo SaitoRRJanuary 8, 19425'9"162, Tochigi JP
Yoshi SaitoRRJanuary 29, 19485'10"165, Chiba JP
Toshizo SakamotoRRJuly 13, 19435'7"154Fushimi Ward, Tokyo JP
Seigo SasakiRRSeptember 1, 19465'11"185, Shimane JP
Daryl SpencerRRJuly 13, 19286'2"185Wichita, KS US
Taira SumitomoRRAugust 17, 19435'7"158, Osaka JP
Shigenobu SumiyoshiRRMarch 8, 19415'8"171, Fukuoka JP
Yoshinori TodaRRJuly 27, 19455'8"176, Osaka JP
Hidetaka ToginLRFebruary 1, 19465'9"154, Hokkaido JP
Gordie WindhornRRDecember 19, 19336'1"185Watseka, IL US
Fujio YamaguchiRRJuly 16, 19425'7"162, Kagawa JP
Koji YamamotoRRAugust 6, 19425'5"187, Kumamoto JP
Kiyoshi YanoRRJuly 3, 19405'11"176Ozu, Ehime JP
Tetsuya YonedaRRMarch 3, 19385'11"191Sakai Minato, Tottori JP
Yasunori YoshimotoRRJune 11, 19385'9"143, Kumamoto JP



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