1963 Taiyo Whales Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-79
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (59-79)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium

1963 Taiyo Whales Statistics

The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1963 season with a record of 59 wins and 79 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.

The Whales plated 448 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 540 runs. Takeshi Kuwata paced Taiyo with 25 home runs, and Toru Mori walloped 15 or more as well. Takeshi Kuwata accounted for 76 RBI. Kazuhiko Kondo topped batters with significant playing time with a .305 average. Makoto Inagawa recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.42 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Jim McManus and Mike Krsnich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Osamu Mihara served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Francis AgcaoiliLRMarch 29, 19396'1"187, HI US
Noboru AkiyamaRRFebruary 3, 19345'10"160Okayama, Okayama JP
Heiji AriharaRRMay 7, 19365'7"136Sodegaura, Chiba JP
Saneo AsoRRDecember 17, 19375'6"178Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP
Kiyoshi DoiRRJune 10, 19335'7"162Okayama, Okayama JP
Masatoshi GondoLLMay 1, 19345'10"132Tosu, Saga JP
Jun HakotaRRFebruary 1, 19325'8"138Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP
Yoshikazu HamanakaRRJanuary 14, 19385'4"132Amagasaki, Hyogo JP
Kenzo HayashiRRMay 21, 19435'9"165Kyoto, Kyoto JP
Makoto InagawaRRJuly 25, 19365'7"143, Manchuria CN
Isao ItoRRMay 14, 19425'11"176Sendai, Miyagi JP
Hidenori KanemitsuLRJune 2, 19355'8"176, Hyogo JP
Akihito KondoRRApril 1, 19385'6"143Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Kazuhiko KondoLLMarch 2, 19365'10"173, Tokyo JP
Mike KrsnichRRSeptember 24, 19316'1"190West Allis, WI US
Motoyasu KurokiRRJanuary 1, 19365'10"167, Miyazaki JP
Masakatsu KusakaRROctober 17, 19445'8"176Ishimaki, Miyagi JP
Takeshi KuwataRRJanuary 5, 19375'9"191Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Makoto MatsubaraRRJanuary 13, 19446'0"178Iino, Saitama JP
Mitsuru MatsukuboRRJuly 26, 19435'10"158, Tokyo JP
Jim McManusLLJuly 20, 19366'4"215Brookline, MA US
Haruki MihiraLLJuly 26, 19385'8"156, Akita JP
Kuniyasu MineRROctober 18, 19405'9"178, Nagasaki JP
Mototada MiyazakiRRAugust 26, 19425'8"151Misawa, Aomori JP
Toru MoriRRNovember 3, 19355'8"209, Manchuria CN
Sakan MoritaRRApril 27, 19355'8"158, Saitama JP
Yukio OsadaLLFebruary 24, 19395'10"189Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP
Takao OsakiRRApril 24, 19426'0"165Kyoto, Kyoto JP
Yoshiro SasakiRRMarch 15, 19405'11"198Akita, Akita JP
Shozo ShigematsuRRJanuary 5, 19405'5"158Imabari, Ehime JP
Gentaro ShimadaRRAugust 25, 19395'10"182, Miyagi JP
Yukio ShimadaLLAugust 18, 19365'8"149, Hyogo JP
Masanobu ShimanoRRJanuary 2, 19406'0"170, Hyogo JP
Sohei ShinodaLLJune 17, 19425'7"162, Tokyo JP
Takashi SuzukiLLSeptember 22, 19335'9"140Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP
Takeshi SuzukiRRFebruary 28, 19325'6"145, Hyogo JP
Terumoto WakoRRJuly 10, 19365'8"154Osato-machi, Miyagi JP
Fujio WatanabeRRApril 14, 19415'10"145, Ibaraki JP
Masayoshi WatanabeRRDecember 7, 19435'8"147, Fukushima JP
Tadao YamadaRRAugust 20, 19425'8"165Nichinan, Miyazaki JP



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