1969 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 51-75
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (0-0)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1969 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 51-75
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (0-0)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1969 season with a record of 51 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 418 runs and conceded 507 runs. Isao Hirono paced Nishitetsu with 20 home runs, while Masayoshi Higashida and Carl Boles walloped 15 or more also. Carl Boles drove in 56 runs. Mitsuo Motoi led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Masaaki Ikenaga topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.57 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Carl Boles played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Nishitetsu Lions to do so.
Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Abe | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ishinomaki, Miyagi JP |
| Keizo Akiba | R | R | November 11, 1946 | 5'8" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yasuhiro Aratake | R | R | September 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Carl Boles | R | R | October 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Center Point, AR US |
| Kazuhiro Fujimoto | L | L | November 28, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Eisuke Fukunaga | R | R | April 16, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Goto | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 147 | , Gifu JP |
| Takashi Hamamura | R | R | April 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Isao Hasato | R | R | July 26, 1944 | 5'9" | 187 | , Tokushima JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masayoshi Higashida | R | R | August 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 193 | , Nara JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Seiichi Hirai | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Hirono | L | R | October 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tokushima, Tokushima 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 |
| Isamu Ito | L | L | September 6, 1948 | 6'0" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Kazuo Kai | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Akira Kawahara | R | R | June 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | , Oita JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Mitsuo Komuro | R | R | April 19, 1947 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsue, Shimane JP |
| Akio Masuda | R | L | January 15, 1938 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Katsutoshi Miyadera | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Meguro Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Masayuki Nagayasu | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Etsuo Nakai | R | R | June 24, 1943 | 5'11" | 191 | , Osaka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Yoshinori Okamura | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 5'1" | 160 | , Shimane JP |
| Yasutoshi Ono | L | R | September 26, 1946 | 5'7" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Shoichi Shimosusaki | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Masashi Takenouchi | R | R | March 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 198 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Kusuo Tanaka | R | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | Saga-gun, Saga JP |
| Sachio Tsujihara | R | R | June 5, 1949 | 5'9" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Katsutoyo Yoshida | R | R | March 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 171 | , Saga JP |
