1967 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-71
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akitoshi Kodama (59-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1967 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 59-71
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Akitoshi Kodama (59-71)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1967 season with a record of 59 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 465 runs and conceded 567 runs, most in the circuit. Carl Boles walloped 31 home runs for Osaka, while Masahiro Doi swatted 15 or more, too. Masahiro Doi drove in 93 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .323. Keishi Suzuki led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.77 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Carl Boles played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Akitoshi Kodama served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shunzo Arakawa | R | R | June 25, 1948 | 5'6" | 143 | , Hyogo JP |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Carl Boles | R | R | October 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Center Point, AR US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Hashimoto | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Seiichi Hirai | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Teruo Iko | L | L | April 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 170 | Neyagawa, Osaka JP |
| Masashi Ino | R | R | March 21, 1944 | 5'8" | 150 | , Ehime JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Toshiharu Kadono | R | L | November 9, 1948 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Eiji Kato | R | R | April 24, 1948 | 6'0" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Hideo Kato | R | R | May 18, 1948 | 5'8" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Yasuo Kawauchi | R | R | November 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Fujitsu, Saga JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka 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 |
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui JP |
| Yoshiaki Matsubara | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 171 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yoshimitsu Okano | R | R | November 28, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki 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 |
| Koji Shimada | R | R | April 12, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenjiro Tabata | R | R | May 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimomashiki-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka 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 |
| Katsuhiko Yajima | R | R | September 12, 1943 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsukuni Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Akira Yano | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
