1961 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 36-103
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Chiba (36-103)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1961 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 36-103
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Chiba (36-103)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1961 season with a record of 36 wins and 103 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 411 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 691 runs, most in the circuit. Junzo Sekine drove in 49 runs. Akitoshi Kodama paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .294. Toshiaki Tokuhisa topped the team with 15 wins, while Glenn Mickens recorded a 2.42 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuko Abe | L | L | December 4, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | , Iwate JP |
| 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 |
| Masaru Fukuhara | R | R | April 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Masuda, Shimane JP |
| Yasuo Hayakawa | R | R | April 24, 1941 | 5'10" | 187 | , Osaka JP |
| Takashi Higashida | R | R | June 12, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Kyoto JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Hirofumi Ito | R | R | February 11, 1942 | 5'10" | 171 | , Oita JP |
| Morimichi Iwashita | L | L | December 9, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Hideo Kadoguchi | R | R | September 17, 1941 | 5'10" | 154 | , Hyogo 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroyoshi Kodama | R | R | March 13, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | Tsuna-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuaki Kondo | L | L | June 21, 1937 | 5'7" | 160 | , 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 |
| Yasuo Ochi | R | R | December 3, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Kazuo Okubo | R | R | January 17, 1942 | 5'9" | 150 | Kamoshima-cho, Tokushima JP |
| Mamoru Ono | R | R | December 22, 1940 | 6'0" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hiroyuki Osada | R | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masahiko Osaka | R | R | November 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 162 | Tokushima, Tokushima 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 |
| 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 |
| Shinjiro Tanino | R | R | February 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 170 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Toshiaki Tokuhisa | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Tosashimizu, Kochi 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 |
