1961 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 50-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (50-75)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1961 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 50-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (50-75)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1961 season with a record of 50 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 418 runs and yielded 485 runs, most in the league. Takeshi Kuwata paced Taiyo with 25 home runs and accounted for 94 RBI. Kazuhiko Kondo topped all regular batters with a .316 average. Noboru Akiyama led the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.63 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. 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 |
| Katsumi Aoyama | R | R | April 26, 1942 | 5'7" | 150 | Onomichi, Hiroshima 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 |
| 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 |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshikazu Hamanaka | R | R | January 14, 1938 | 5'4" | 132 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Stanley Hashimoto | November 5, 1932 | |||||
| Jiro Hayama | R | R | April 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Miyagi JP |
| Takeshi Honda | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi 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 |
| Heitaro Kobayashi | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'6" | 170 | , Osaka 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 |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Shuji Maeda | R | R | June 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 151 | , Ibaraki 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 |
| Mototada Miyazaki | R | R | August 26, 1942 | 5'8" | 151 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Kazuo Narasaki | L | L | September 11, 1939 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukui JP |
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yukio Osada | L | L | February 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 189 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Takao Osaki | R | R | April 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masaru Ota | R | R | August 1, 1938 | 5'8" | 140 | , Aichi 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 |
| Sohei Shinoda | L | L | June 17, 1942 | 5'7" | 162 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Nobutsugu Takamatsu | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takayoshi Tomita | R | R | October 30, 1940 | 5'9" | 162 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hideki Tsukazaki | R | R | March 17, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Ueno | R | R | July 17, 1940 | 5'9" | 147 | , Shizuoka 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 |
