1970 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-64
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (64-64)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1970 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 64-64
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (64-64)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1970 season with a record of 64 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 560 runs and allowed 511 runs. Atsushi Nagaike led Hankyu with 28 home runs, and Kiyoshi Morimoto walloped 15 or more also. Atsushi Nagaike accounted for 102 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .309 average. Shigeo Ishii and Tetsuya Yoneda paced the team with 16 wins each, while Mitsuhiro Adachi registered a 3 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Frank Kostro and Cal Emery 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 |
| Yoshio Arai | R | R | July 17, 1950 | 5'10" | 193 | , Saitama JP |
| Cal Emery | L | L | June 28, 1937 | 6'2" | 205 | Centre Hall, PA US |
| Yutaka Fukumoto | L | L | November 7, 1947 | 5'6" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tsutomu Hashimoto | L | R | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Osamu Inoue | R | R | July 20, 1946 | 5'8" | 176 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| Hideji Kato | L | L | May 24, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Takeshi Kiritoshi | L | L | April 21, 1944 | 5'7" | 171 | , Hyogo JP |
| Frank Kostro | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Windber, PA US |
| Keiji Kunioka | L | L | March 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Teruo Matsumoto | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Tochigi JP |
| Katsutoshi Miwata | R | R | July 11, 1945 | 6'0" | 176 | , Aichi 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 |
| Shinji Nakazawa | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | Kofu, Yamanashi 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 |
| Hironori Shogaki | R | R | May 25, 1945 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kumamoto JP |
| 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 |
| Yoshinori Toda | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Hidetaka Togin | L | R | February 1, 1946 | 5'9" | 154 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Tsutomu Watanabe | R | R | April 25, 1949 | 5'8" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
| Hisashi Yamada | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'9" | 170 | Noshiro, Akira JP |
| 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 |
