1960 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 43-87
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Chiba (43-87)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1960 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 43-87
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Chiba (43-87)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1960 season with a record of 43 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 408 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 570 runs, most in the league. Akitoshi Kodama paced Osaka with 20 home runs and accounted for 69 RBI, while leading all regular batters by hitting .301. Glenn Mickens topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.24 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Glenn Mickens played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Shigeru Chiba served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Jack Bloomfield | L | R | August 7, 1932 | 6'2" | 175 | Monti Alto, TX US |
| Ron Bottler | R | R | August 21, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
| Teruo Esaki | R | R | July 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 170 | , Aichi JP |
| Osamu Goto | L | L | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Minoru Kakurai | L | L | June 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 151 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Masatoshi Kato | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshinobu Kawakami | L | L | June 10, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshihiro Kawaratani | R | R | March 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hyogo JP |
| Katsuo Kimura | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | , Gifu JP |
| Akitoshi Kodama | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 154 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuaki Kondo | L | L | June 21, 1937 | 5'7" | 160 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Yasuo Kono | R | R | November 25, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Yukihiro Kubo | R | R | April 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Mie JP |
| Tsutomu Kuroda | R | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'11" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Hidefumi Matsushita | R | R | September 1, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Glenn Mickens | R | R | July 26, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | Wilmar, CA US |
| Koichi Murata | R | R | November 27, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hirofumi Naito | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 143 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Mamoru Ono | R | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'0" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Mitsuo Osaki | R | R | May 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takumi Otomo | R | R | February 1, 1925 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tadatoshi Saida | R | R | April 11, 1934 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masaharu Sekimori | R | R | September 4, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagawa JP |
| Junzo Sekine | L | L | March 15, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | Sugamo, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Shimada | R | R | April 12, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Satoru Sugiyama | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Takeshi Suzuki | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 5'6" | 145 | , Hyogo JP |
| Fumio Takechi | R | R | November 4, 1926 | 5'8" | 147 | Inaba-gun, Gifu JP |
| Mitsuo Takeshita | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Motoji Takuwa | R | R | July 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Tomoto | R | R | October 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Gifu JP |
| Keishi Totoki | L | L | April 25, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yukio Tsuta | R | R | July 5, 1938 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Kunimitsu Yanoura | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 145 | , Manchuria CN |
