1969 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 50-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (50-76)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1969 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 50-76
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Iida (50-76)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1969 season with a record of 50 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Hawks tallied 409 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 530 runs, most in the league. Katsuya Nomura paced Nankai with 22 home runs and accounted for 52 RBI. Yoshinori Hirose topped batters with significant playing time with a .284 average. Kiyohiro Miura led the squad with 12 wins, while Sanshiro Nishioka earned a 2.44 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1969 Nankai Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masanori Murakami, Lee Thomas and Don Blasingame.
Tokuji Iida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | L | R | March 16, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Corinth, MS US |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Eizo Goda | R | R | June 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 160 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Toshihiro Hayashi | S | L | April 6, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shozo Higuchi | L | L | September 26, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Hirose | R | R | August 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuo Hosoya | R | R | October 22, 1948 | 5'8" | 154 | , Mie JP |
| Minoru Ichihara | R | R | March 11, 1947 | 5'7" | 147 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiro Izumi | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | Asahi-machi, Mie JP |
| Nobuo Karasaki | R | R | April 21, 1942 | 5'6" | 150 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kenji Koike | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 5'6" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Tsunemi Koizumi | L | L | July 5, 1942 | 5'10" | 158 | , Nagano JP |
| Yasuhiro Kunisada | R | R | January 1, 1944 | 5'5" | 158 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Shiro Maeda | L | R | May 12, 1950 | 5'9" | 158 | , Toyama JP |
| Mutsuo Minagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'10" | 162 | Yonezawa, Yamagata JP |
| Kiyohiro Miura | R | R | September 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Masayoshi Motoda | R | R | January 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kita Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Masanori Murakami | L | L | May 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yukiyasu Nakamura | L | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Akitada Niiyama | R | R | July 29, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shozo Nishimura | R | R | April 12, 1941 | 5'10" | 160 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Sanshiro Nishioka | R | R | April 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 176 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Kimihiro Sato | R | R | July 13, 1936 | 5'9" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Takeshi Shibata | R | R | August 11, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Tadashi Sugiura | R | R | September 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Tadashi Suzuki | R | R | August 26, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | , Mie JP |
| Yasumasa Takabatake | L | L | January 18, 1944 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Masaaki Tasaka | R | R | July 2, 1946 | 5'9" | 150 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Lee Thomas | L | R | February 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 195 | Peoria, IL US |
| Masaru Tomita | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Takuzo Ueda | L | L | July 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Taisuke Watanabe | R | R | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Sumio Watarai | R | R | September 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Haruyuki Yamada | R | R | January 31, 1946 | 5'9" | 171 | , Aichi JP |
| Tadao Yamamoto | R | R | June 28, 1944 | 5'9" | 156 | , Kyoto JP |
| Tamon Yamamoto | L | L | July 10, 1945 | 5'9" | 162 | , Miyagi JP |
| Toshio Yanagida | R | R | August 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukushima JP |
