1964 Taiyo Whales Roster
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (80-58)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1964 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 556 runs and yielded 496 runs. Mike Krsnich walloped 36 home runs for Taiyo, while Toru Mori, Shozo Shigematsu and Takeshi Kuwata each added 15 or more also. Takeshi Kuwata accounted for 96 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .299 average. Makoto Inagawa and Noboru Akiyama led the squad with 21 wins each, and Shigeyuki Takahashi as well contributed 15 or more victories as well Yoshiro Sasaki registered a 2.56 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dean Stone and Mike Krsnich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Agcaoili | L | R | March 29, 1939 | 6'1" | 187 | , HI US |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jiro Hayama | R | R | April 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 150 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kenzo Hayashi | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Katsuaki Hirano | R | R | December 14, 1941 | 5'8" | 140 | , Niigata JP |
| Yoshihiro Hirayama | L | L | November 17, 1942 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Makoto Inagawa | R | R | July 25, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | , Manchuria CN |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | L | R | June 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masao Kasazaki | R | R | April 25, 1941 | 5'6" | 158 | Kita Kyushyu, Fukuoka 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 |
| Mike Krsnich | R | R | September 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | West Allis, WI US |
| Motoyasu Kuroki | R | R | January 1, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masakatsu Kusaka | R | R | October 17, 1944 | 5'8" | 176 | Ishimaki, Miyagi JP |
| Takeshi Kuwata | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Makoto Matsubara | R | R | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 178 | Iino, Saitama JP |
| Mitsuru Matsukubo | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kuniyasu Mine | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'9" | 178 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| 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 |
| Yoshiro Sasaki | R | R | March 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 198 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Tomoo Sekine | R | R | March 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Shozo Shigematsu | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'5" | 158 | Imabari, Ehime 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 |
| Dean Stone | L | L | September 1, 1930 | 6'4" | 205 | Moline, IL US |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Shigeyuki Takahashi | R | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 190 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Isao Takayama | R | R | April 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | , Tochigi JP |
| Tadao Yamada | R | R | August 20, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Yutaka Yamada | R | R | March 5, 1946 | 5'8" | 167 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
