1964 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-69
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1964 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 71-69
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-69)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1964 season with a record of 71 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants led the league with 560 runs, sparked by 147 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 472 runs. Sadaharu Oh crushed 55 homers for the team, while Shigeo Nagashima and Isao Shibata walloped 15 or more, too. Sadaharu Oh drove in 119 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Kunio Jonouchi paced the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.23 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Tetsuharu Kawakami served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Aiba | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 169 | Obu, Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Fujio | R | R | October 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Motoshi Fujita | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'8" | 140 | Ochi-gun, Ehime JP |
| Masahisa Fukuda | R | R | July 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukushima JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Michio Hei | R | R | April 5, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuro Hiroka | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 5'11" | 154 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Akira Hotta | R | R | January 1, 1941 | 6'0" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Ikezawa | L | R | May 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 176 | , Tochigi JP |
| Yoshiaki Ito | L | L | December 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kita Hamamura, Shizuoka JP |
| Kunio Jonouchi | R | R | February 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Makoto Kato | R | R | May 14, 1939 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshio Kitagawa | R | R | October 18, 1932 | 5'11" | 150 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Akira Kunimatsu | L | L | September 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Shiga JP |
| Yukinobu Kuroe | R | R | December 12, 1938 | 5'6" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Akio Masuda | R | L | January 15, 1938 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaharu Matsumura | R | R | October 1, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Katsutoshi Miyadera | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Meguro Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukinori Miyata | R | R | November 4, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiromoto Murase | R | R | July 16, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigeo Nagashima | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | Sakura, Chiba JP |
| Minoru Nakamura | R | R | September 28, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Yoshiyasu Nanamori | L | L | April 26, 1944 | 5'11" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Ogo | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Isao Ohashi | R | R | March 25, 1941 | 5'8" | 178 | , Kochi JP |
| Nobuyuki Okuma | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 5'11" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masahiro Saito | R | R | February 17, 1944 | 5'7" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Shiobara | R | R | March 30, 1940 | 5'8" | 154 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Yutaka Sudo | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 162 | Aki-gun, Kochi JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Yasuharu Taki | R | R | February 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshiyasu Tanebe | R | R | January 21, 1938 | 5'9" | 145 | , Tottori JP |
| Hidetake Watanabe | R | R | September 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Masayuki Yamazaki | R | R | June 18, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Toshio Yanagida | R | R | August 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukushima JP |
| Hideo Yawata | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 145 | , Nagano JP |
| Hidekazu Yoshizawa | L | L | May 13, 1945 | 5'11" | 162 | Saku, Nagano JP |
