1969 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Team Record: 73-51
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (73-51)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1969 season with a record of 73 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes paced the circuit with just 418 runs allowed. Osaka scored 482 runs. Masahiro Doi led the team with 27 home runs, while Takao Ise and Yozo Nagabuchi walloped 15 or more as well. Yozo Nagabuchi accounted for 74 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .333. Keishi Suzuki notched 24 wins on the mound for the squad, and Koichiro Sasaki and Toshihiko Sei, too added 15 or more wins, too Toshihiko Sei recorded a 2.23 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Gentile played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aikawa | R | R | February 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeo Akiyama | R | R | May 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama 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 |
| Gene Bacque | R | R | August 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Jim Gentile | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshiaki Matsubara | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 171 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | July 18, 1949 | 5'7" | 151 | Kesennuma, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroshi Mizutani | R | R | April 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 151 | , Mie 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 |
| Mitsuo Okada | R | R | April 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shimane JP |
| Kiyoshi Onozaka | L | L | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| 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 |
| Hiroaki Shibaike | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Narihide Sugi | R | R | May 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima 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 |
