1960 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Kawasaki (70-60)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1960 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 70-60
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Tokuji Kawasaki (70-60)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1960 season with a record of 70 wins and 60 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 537 runs and conceded 467 runs. Yasumitsu Toyoda paced Nishitetsu with 23 home runs, while Kusuo Tanaka walloped 15 or more, too. Yasumitsu Toyoda accounted for 87 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .287. Kazuhisa Inao led the squad with 20 wins, and Tadao Wako recorded a 2.49 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Tokuji Kawasaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujio Danno | L | L | September 5, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Yu Hanai | L | L | January 9, 1932 | 5'5" | 173 | , Gifu JP |
| Takayuki Hata | L | L | December 24, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Hita, Oita JP |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tadayuki Inoue | R | R | October 25, 1935 | 5'11" | 187 | Yame-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshio Inoue | L | L | September 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Isao Iwanaga | R | R | April 9, 1941 | 5'9" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takahiko Kanbara | R | R | January 8, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawai | R | R | October 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hideyuki Kikuchi | R | R | September 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 156 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Taisuke Kobuchi | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuro Kondo | L | L | March 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Takao Miyake | R | R | October 1, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Kagawa JP |
| Yasunobu Murayama | R | R | May 29, 1938 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Junichi Nakajima | R | R | June 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Hachinohe, Aomori JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Sadao Nishimura | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 162 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Takao Ogi | R | R | December 6, 1934 | 5'10" | 178 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Yukio Shimabara | R | R | April 21, 1933 | 5'11" | 156 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Isao Sugimachi | R | R | February 25, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Yukio Suzuki | L | L | October 16, 1941 | 5'8" | 154 | , Miyagi JP |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yasuo Takiuchi | R | R | October 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoji Tamatsukuri | L | L | August 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshizo Tanabe | R | R | April 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Kihachiro Tanaka | R | R | July 26, 1937 | 5'9" | 156 | , Oita JP |
| Kusuo Tanaka | R | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Naoji Urata | R | R | September 8, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Tadao Wako | R | R | August 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 171 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | L | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
