1965 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-64
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (0-0), Yasuhiro Fukami (0-0)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1965 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 72-64
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (0-0), Yasuhiro Fukami (0-0)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1965 season with a record of 72 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 506 runs and yielded 476 runs. Francis Agcaoili paced Nishitetsu with 24 home runs, while Jim Baumer and Tony Roig walloped 15 or more also. Tony Roig recorded 77 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .292. Masaaki Ikenaga led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.27 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Tony Roig and Jim Baumer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Futoshi Nakanishi and Yasuhiro Fukami served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuharu Abe | R | R | April 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Francis Agcaoili | L | R | March 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | , HI US |
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Tomoyuki Chino | R | R | October 24, 1941 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroyuki Ikenaga | R | R | December 10, 1943 | 5'9" | 156 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Masaaki Ikenaga | R | R | August 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyoura-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Yoshio Inoue | L | L | September 27, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Katsutoshi Ito | R | R | July 15, 1943 | 5'10" | 167 | , Oita JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane 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 |
| Toyohisa Kurokawa | R | R | October 29, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
| Mamoru Miyoshi | L | L | June 26, 1941 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Minoru Nakayama | R | R | October 2, 1943 | 5'8" | 154 | , Saga JP |
| Koji Nishiwaki | R | R | January 21, 1940 | 5'11" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Masashi Ozaki | R | R | January 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 167 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Tony Roig | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Shoichi Shimosusaki | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Goro Suzuki | R | R | July 12, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | , Miyagi JP |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoji Tamatsukuri | L | L | August 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Kusuo Tanaka | R | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Tsutomu Tanaka | R | R | October 10, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Seisaku Ueda | L | L | June 29, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Hidekazu Yamamoto | R | R | June 18, 1941 | 5'9" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
