1968 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 51-79
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeya Iijima (0-0), Hiroshi Oshita (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1968 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 51-79
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shigeya Iijima (0-0), Hiroshi Oshita (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1968 season with a record of 51 wins and 79 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Flyers scored 472 runs and conceded 607 runs, most in the circuit. Katsuo Osugi walloped 34 home runs for Toei, while Isao Harimoto and In-cheon Paek swatted 15 or more, too. Katsuo Osugi drove in 89 runs. Isao Harimoto led all regular hitters with a .336 average. Toshiaki Moriyasu topped the team with 16 wins, and Mitsugu Tanaka registered a 2.87 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers. Shigeya Iijima and Hiroshi Oshita 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 |
| 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 |
| Masaharu Inoue | R | R | July 23, 1949 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Teruhiko Ishii | R | R | June 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Midori Ishikawa | R | R | May 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Yoshiaki Ito | L | L | December 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kita Hamamura, Shizuoka JP |
| Koichi Iwashita | R | R | March 4, 1940 | 5'7" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshimichi Kawasaki | L | L | June 24, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Shunichi Matsumoto | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masaharu Matsumura | R | R | October 1, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hiroshima 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 |
| Toshiaki Moriyasu | R | R | December 18, 1947 | 5'10" | 191 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Tadashi Ninomiya | R | R | June 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | , Ehime JP |
| Kinichi Ochiai | R | R | June 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 167 | Hachioji, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Oshita | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 5'7" | 138 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima 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 |
| Susumu Sakudo | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | , Ehime JP |
| Ken Sakurai | R | R | April 9, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Hisashi Sedohara | R | R | November 9, 1945 | 5'7" | 165 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Norio Suzuki | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'10" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Akio Takashima | R | R | December 23, 1933 | 5'11" | 162 | , Hiroshima 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 |
| Tsuneyoshi Yamamoto | R | R | March 20, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Makoto Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | , Saitama JP |
| Sadataka Yoshida | R | R | March 1, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
