1967 Tokyo Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-69
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (0-0), Katsuki Tokura (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
1967 Tokyo Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 61-69
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Wataru Nonin (0-0), Katsuki Tokura (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
The Tokyo Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1967 season with a record of 61 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 463 runs and surrendered 483 runs. Kihachi Enomoto led Tokyo with 15 home runs Masuho Maeda and Kihachi Enomoto each drove in 50 runs. Kihachi Enomoto paced all regular hitters with a .290 average. Fumio Narita topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.12 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Stan Palys played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tokyo Orions to do so.
Wataru Nonin and Katsuki Tokura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeo Daigo | R | R | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Reiji Iishi | L | L | September 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Tsugunobu Ishida | R | R | April 16, 1942 | 5'11" | 171 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Kazuhiro Ishiguro | R | R | July 1, 1941 | 5'8" | 147 | , Aichi JP |
| Kunihiro Ishitani | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Ryunosuke Kawato | L | L | August 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Yoshihiko Kodama | R | R | April 22, 1941 | 5'6" | 154 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Genkoku Lee | May 10, 1948 | |||||
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuhiko Maki | R | R | January 3, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | , Aichi JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| Teruo Namiki | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Nishida | R | R | August 2, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| Masahiko Osaka | R | R | November 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 162 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Yasuo Otsuka | R | R | September 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Stan Palys | R | R | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Blakely, PA US |
| Takayuki Ryu | L | L | November 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | Miike-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Noboru Sagano | R | R | March 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Katsuji Sakai | R | R | March 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shichiro Sakota | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Motohiko Sato | R | R | January 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Susumu Satomi | R | R | August 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Yoshiaki Shinohara | R | R | June 30, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshinori Sonoda | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'10" | 151 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Masao Tokaji | R | R | April 17, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiro Tsumajima | R | R | October 8, 1938 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Masao Yamada | L | L | September 6, 1944 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Takao Yato | R | R | June 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
