1968 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-73
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (57-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1968 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 57-73
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (57-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1968 season with a record of 57 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 421 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 491 runs. Masahiro Doi led Osaka with 20 home runs, while Tony Roig walloped 15 or more as well. Masahiro Doi drove in 80 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .309. Keishi Suzuki notched 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.48 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tony Roig and Carl Boles both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsutoshi Amemiya | R | R | June 17, 1945 | 5'10" | 171 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Junro Anan | R | R | September 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 145 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| 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 |
| Haruyoshi Hamaguchi | L | R | January 11, 1944 | 5'8" | 176 | , Tokushima 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 |
| Hideo Igarashi | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kanagawa 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 |
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo 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 |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka JP |
| Akiyo Kinjo | L | L | August 13, 1945 | 5'10" | 162 | , Osaka JP |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, 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 |
| Yoshio Matsushita | R | R | May 21, 1945 | 5'10" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshimitsu Okano | R | R | November 28, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Tsukuba, Ibaraki 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 |
| Tony Roig | R | R | December 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki 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 |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Noboru Toshin | R | R | September 2, 1949 | 5'8" | 154 | , Okayama 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 |
| 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 |
