1965 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 68-70
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (68-70)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1965 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 68-70
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (68-70)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1965 season with a record of 68 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 518 runs and allowed 470 runs. Motoyasu Kuroki paced Taiyo with 25 home runs, while Mike Krsnich and Takeshi Kuwata walloped 15 or more, too. Takeshi Kuwata accounted for 75 RBI. Kazuhiko Kondo topped hitters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Shigeyuki Takahashi led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.4 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Mike Krsnich played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Taiyo Whales to do so.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narihiro Abe | L | L | March 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Iwate JP |
| 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 |
| Akira Ejiri | L | L | January 10, 1943 | 5'10" | 178 | Takahagi, Ibaraki JP |
| Tadashi Furuta | R | R | July 31, 1946 | 5'8" | 143 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Yuji Haba | R | R | June 21, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kenzo Hayashi | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Ichiro Hiraoka | L | L | August 14, 1945 | 5'8" | 156 | Odawara, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshihiro Hirayama | L | L | November 17, 1942 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Tsutomu Imai | L | L | April 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 162 | , Nagano 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 |
| 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 |
| Kuniyasu Mine | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'9" | 178 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| Shinji Niihari | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 5'11" | 176 | Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| NObushi Oikawa | R | R | June 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 167 | Kamaishi, Iwate JP |
| Katsuhiko Oishi | R | R | March 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Shoichi Ono | L | L | September 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Iwaki-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Yukio Osada | L | L | February 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 189 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi 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 |
| 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 |
| Nobutsugu Takamatsu | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Hyogo JP |
| Isao Takayama | R | R | April 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yoshiyuki Tsuji | R | R | May 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | , Kyoto 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 |
