1966 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 75-55
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (75-55)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1966 season with a record of 75 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Lions surrendered 354 runs, fewest in the league. Nishitetsu plated 426 runs. Jim Baumer paced the team with 23 home runs, while Tony Roig walloped 15 or more as well. Tony Roig recorded 56 runs batted in. Teruyuki Takakura topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .279. Tsutomu Tanaka recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Masaaki Ikenaga also added 15 or more victories also Tadao Wako recorded a 1.54 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tony Roig and Jim Baumer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Hamamura | R | R | April 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masaru Honma | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 158 | , Aichi 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 |
| 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 |
| Junichi Kaneko | L | L | November 5, 1947 | 5'8" | 150 | , Ehime 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shinya Shimada | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 182 | Kochi, Kochi 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 |
| Tatsuji Tanaka | R | R | October 27, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka 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 |
| Sumio Watarai | R | R | September 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita 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 |
