1960 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-56
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (70-56)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1960 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 70-56
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (70-56)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
Japan Series - Taiyo Whales 4 games, Daimai Orions 0
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1960 season with a record of 70 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Whales led the league with just 361 runs allowed. Taiyo scored 411 runs. Takeshi Kuwata paced the squad with 16 home runs and accounted for 67 RBI. Kazuhiko Kondo topped batters with significant playing time with a .316 average. Noboru Akiyama paced the squad with 21 wins, while Gentaro Shimada also added 15 or more victories also Masatoshi Gondo registered a 1.42 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Osamu Mihara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noboru Akiyama | R | R | February 3, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Saneo Aso | R | R | December 17, 1937 | 5'6" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Doi | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Tsutomu Edamura | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Kamakura, Kangawa JP |
| Toshio Fuda | R | R | July 8, 1941 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Hisami Haijima | R | R | November 20, 1934 | 5'10" | 176 | , Saitama JP |
| Yoshikazu Hamanaka | R | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'4" | 132 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Jiro Hayama | R | R | April 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Miyagi JP |
| Takeshi Honda | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Takashi Iwamoto | R | R | April 20, 1930 | 5'7" | 160 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhiro Iwaoka | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'7" | 147 | Takanabe, Miyazaki JP |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | L | R | June 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masaru Koda | R | R | November 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 160 | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Akihito Kondo | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 5'6" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Haruhiko Kondo | R | R | April 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 143 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshige Kuroki | R | R | April 15, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Takanabe-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Motoyasu Kuroki | R | R | January 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Takeshi Kuwata | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takeo Matsui | R | R | April 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Obama, Fukui JP |
| Kuniyasu Mine | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'9" | 178 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuyoshi Miyamoto | R | R | October 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Toshiyuki Nakamura | R | R | July 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kazuo Narasaki | L | L | September 11, 1939 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukui JP |
| Hidehito Nishiyama | R | R | October 21, 1937 | 5'7" | 150 | , Tokushima JP |
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Terutoshi Okiyama | L | L | May 1, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
| Tadao Shibano | R | R | June 21, 1938 | 5'9" | 171 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Gentaro Shimada | R | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | , Miyagi JP |
| Yukio Shimada | L | L | August 18, 1936 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masanobu Shimano | R | R | January 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Takeshi Suzuki | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 5'6" | 145 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takayoshi Tomita | R | R | October 30, 1940 | 5'9" | 162 | , Tokushima JP |
| Terumoto Wako | R | R | July 10, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | Osato-machi, Miyagi JP |
| Kiyoshi Watanabe | R | R | November 30, 1932 | 5'9" | 158 | , Aichi JP |
