1964 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-91
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (55-91)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1964 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 55-91
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (55-91)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1964 season with a record of 55 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes plated 546 runs and allowed 660 runs, most in the circuit. Masahiro Doi paced Osaka with 28 home runs, and Chuck Essegian walloped 15 or more also. Masahiro Doi drove in 98 runs. Akitoshi Kodama topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .304. Toshiaki Tokuhisa led the squad with 13 wins, while Koichiro Sasaki registered a 3.13 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Chuck Essegian played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Kaoru Betto 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 |
| Dick DeSa | R | R | February 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 176 | Honomu, HI US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Chuck Essegian | R | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Boston, MA US |
| Masaru Fukuhara | R | R | April 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 154 | Masuda, Shimane JP |
| Seiichi Hirai | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Inoue | L | L | August 25, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Koritsu Iwagami | R | R | May 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 162 | Yofu-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Seiji Kamibayashi | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'8" | 160 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshihiro Kawaratani | R | R | March 21, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Gunji Kimura | R | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Ehime JP |
| Katsuo Kimura | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | , Gifu JP |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
| Kosei Komori | R | R | November 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | Matsumoto, Nagano 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 |
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui 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 |
| Kiyoshi Onozaka | L | L | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiroyuki Osada | R | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu 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 |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Takeshita | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshiaki Tokuhisa | R | R | December 8, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Tosashimizu, Kochi JP |
| Katsukuni Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hachiro Yamamoto | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kunimitsu Yanoura | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 5'10" | 145 | , Manchuria CN |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuhiko Yoshida | R | R | January 17, 1945 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
