1965 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 76-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (76-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1965 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 76-61
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (76-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1965 season with a record of 76 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Flyers scored 501 runs and surrendered 474 runs. Isao Harimoto led Toei with 23 home runs and drove in 88 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .292 average. Yukio Ozaki earned 27 wins on the mound for the team, and Mitsugu Tanaka also added 15 or more wins also Yukio Ozaki recorded a 1.88 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Norm Larker played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Toei Flyers to do so.
Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junzo Ando | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'7" | 151 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
| Shuzo Aono | R | R | October 13, 1939 | 5'7" | 151 | , Ehime JP |
| Shoichi Busujima | L | R | January 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Tsuneo Chonan | L | L | October 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Masayuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Fujino | R | R | April 6, 1941 | 5'8" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Chiaki Hagiwara | R | R | December 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 171 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ikezawa | L | R | May 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 176 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yozo Ishikawa | R | R | November 24, 1940 | 5'9" | 158 | Iyo Mishima, Ehime JP |
| Koichi Iwashita | R | R | March 4, 1940 | 5'7" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Osamu Kubota | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 158 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Takeshi Kurosaki | R | R | July 17, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Norm Larker | L | L | December 27, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Beaver Meadows, PA US |
| Shunichi Matsumoto | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Eiji Matsutani | L | L | May 7, 1944 | 5'10" | 171 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Kesaharu Misawa | L | L | January 3, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Hideaki Miyahara | L | L | September 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 170 | , Chiba JP |
| Shoji Miyazaki | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saga JP |
| Masayuki Nagayasu | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Yukio Ozaki | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'9" | 183 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Kenshiro Saga | R | R | August 15, 1937 | 5'9" | 173 | , Akita JP |
| Akio Saionji | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 5'7" | 149 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Akira Shibata | R | R | September 22, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yuji Shimada | L | L | January 1, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Norio Suzuki | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'10" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masayoshi Takashima | R | R | February 7, 1938 | 5'9" | 149 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsugu Tanaka | L | L | June 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masayuki Tanemo | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kakuro Tominaga | R | R | May 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshiji Yamamoto | L | L | September 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Masayuki Yamazaki | R | R | June 18, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Sadataka Yoshida | R | R | March 1, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
