1969 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-70
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (56-70)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1969 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 56-70
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (56-70)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1969 season with a record of 56 wins and 70 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 414 runs and surrendered 483 runs. Kazuhiro Yamauchi and Kazuyoshi Yamamoto led Hiroshima with 21 home runs apiece., while Tatsuo Okitsu and Sachio Kinugasa walloped 15 or more, too. Kazuyoshi Yamamoto recorded 66 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .294 clip. Shizuo Shiraishi, Yoshiro Sotokoba and Yataro Oishi paced the squad with 11 wins each, and Yataro Oishi recorded a 2.3 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Rikuo Nemoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusaku Akimoto | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Katsuo Aoki | R | R | May 7, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Iizuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeharu Asai | R | R | May 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiromu Fujii | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 182 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Chikao Higashiyama | R | R | May 15, 1943 | 5'6" | 171 | , Kagawa JP |
| Hidetoshi Ikeda | R | R | May 13, 1937 | 5'7" | 145 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Osamu Inoue | R | R | July 20, 1946 | 5'8" | 176 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshio Inoue | L | L | September 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yoshio Iwasaki | R | R | May 9, 1947 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tochigi JP |
| Katsuhiro Jono | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 176 | , Saga JP |
| Yutaka Kamata | R | R | August 4, 1943 | 5'10" | 154 | , Okayama JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Takeshi Koba | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Shoji Kubo | R | R | November 27, 1941 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshiyuki Mimura | R | R | September 19, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yojiro Miyamoto | R | R | April 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tottori JP |
| Yukio Miyoshi | R | R | September 24, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Shiro Mizunuma | R | R | February 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 162 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsuhiro Nishikawa | R | R | May 19, 1944 | 5'10" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Akikazu Nishimoto | R | R | October 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Toshiaki Nishiyama | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'9" | 162 | , Okayama JP |
| Susumu Oba | L | L | September 19, 1940 | 5'8" | 150 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 158 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Tatsuo Okitsu | R | R | May 19, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Yakitsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kenichi Ryu | R | R | April 28, 1937 | 5'9" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Makio Sano | R | R | December 20, 1943 | 5'9" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Shizuo Shiraishi | L | L | May 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 184 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshihiko Sonoda | R | R | February 23, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Izumi, Kagoshima JP |
| Mitsuhiro Takeno | R | R | June 18, 1943 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shimane JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | R | R | April 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Katsuhisa Urushihata | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichi Yamamoto | R | R | April 5, 1946 | 5'9" | 156 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
