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1961 Japan Central League Batting Leaders

1960 Season 1962 Season

Classification: Foreign

Overall: 390 games, 6 teams, approx. 130 games in season

Attendance: n/a

See also: 1961 Japan Pacific League

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Shigeo Nagashima	25	YOM	Fgn	130	543	448	84	158	32	9	28	86	14	11	88	34	.353	.456	.652	1.108	292	14	1	1	5	35
2	Kazuhiko Kondo*	25	TYO	Fgn	130	555	475	72	150	21	3	11	48	35	10	74	50	.316	.409	.442	.851	210	6	1	5	0	3
3	Katsumi Fujimoto	23	HAN	Fgn	108	421	370	36	111	16	2	8	41	6	3	46	58	.300	.375	.419	.794	155	10	1	0	4	4
4	Noboru Inoue	27	CNI	Fgn	126	518	460	50	135	25	4	4	58	10	8	41	34	.294	.356	.391	.747	180	7	6	6	5	4
5	Takeshi Koba	25	HIR	Fgn	120	498	444	52	127	21	2	5	34	7	3	35	20	.286	.337	.376	.714	167	11	2	12	5	2
6	Hidenori Kanemitsu	26	TYO	Fgn	121	381	362	36	102	22	3	5	41	4	5	18	40	.282	.315	.401	.716	145	4	0	0	1	7
7	Takeshi Kuwata	24	TYO	Fgn	130	532	471	70	132	25	3	25	94	20	5	53	108	.280	.352	.505	.858	238	10	1	4	3	7
8	Katsuya Morinaga	27	HIR	Fgn	124	468	420	52	117	22	3	14	59	6	7	37	43	.279	.340	.445	.785	187	7	3	6	2	3
9	Akiteru Kono	26	CNI	Fgn	124	495	447	57	123	12	5	9	40	23	12	32	77	.275	.326	.385	.711	172	6	2	13	1	1
10	Hideshi Miyake	27	HAN	Fgn	130	545	483	69	132	20	4	15	56	23	3	51	60	.273	.344	.424	.768	205	16	2	7	2	2
11	Akira Owada	27	HIR	Fgn	116	383	353	41	96	19	4	14	56	3	4	20	63	.272	.316	.467	.783	165	7	5	0	5	1
12	Toshio Naka	25	CNI	Fgn	128	543	480	88	130	14	11	13	39	30	17	46	36	.271	.337	.427	.764	205	2	3	11	3	4
13	Hiromu Fujii	25	HIR	Fgn	117	440	382	40	103	26	3	15	56	4	3	49	80	.270	.351	.471	.822	180	8	2	1	6	2
14	Michael Solomko	24	HAN	Fgn	119	475	422	53	114	20	3	21	70	12	11	38	93	.270	.333	.481	.814	203	8	4	7	4	5
15	Masataka Tsuchiya	25	KKU	Fgn	130	553	491	52	132	17	2	5	39	14	9	51	73	.269	.337	.342	.679	168	13	2	4	5	3
16	Shinichi Eto	23	CNI	Fgn	130	540	480	50	128	17	1	20	77	4	8	46	48	.267	.328	.431	.760	207	10	2	4	8	6
17	Stanley Hashimoto?	28	TYO	Fgn	80	166	143	14	38	5	0	0	7	2	3	11	21	.266	.331	.301	.632	43	1	3	9	0	0
18	Yoshiaki Hirai	27	KKU	Fgn	64	153	137	18	36	5	1	0	4	5	0	2	14	.263	.279	.314	.593	43	1	1	13	0	0
19	Minoru Kamata	22	HAN	Fgn	130	522	500	56	130	17	4	4	36	14	11	9	29	.260	.273	.334	.607	167	9	1	10	2	1
20	Teruo Namiki*	22	HAN	Fgn	116	448	408	34	105	15	3	6	35	13	7	29	64	.257	.310	.353	.663	144	9	4	3	4	1
21	Atsushi Otsu	29	HAN	Fgn	92	190	175	14	45	12	1	2	17	2	3	11	10	.257	.300	.371	.671	65	8	0	3	1	0
22	Yoshitaka Kosaka	25	HIR	Fgn	111	440	407	29	104	11	3	4	27	8	6	16	59	.256	.290	.327	.617	133	7	4	12	1	0
23	Kazuhiko Sakazaki*	23	YOM	Fgn	114	374	340	30	87	18	3	9	47	5	1	23	57	.256	.303	.406	.709	138	3	2	4	5	0
24	Toru Mori	25	CNI	Fgn	123	463	428	34	109	19	0	13	60	5	6	26	60	.255	.298	.390	.688	167	8	3	0	6	3
25	Sadayuki Tokutake	23	KKU	Fgn	130	537	479	59	122	22	1	9	62	7	8	48	58	.255	.323	.361	.684	173	9	2	4	4	2
26	Satoshi Hirayama?	31	HIR	Fgn	118	449	395	61	100	17	3	3	23	14	6	40	35	.253	.332	.334	.666	132	7	7	6	1	1
27	Takashi Iwamoto	31	TYO	Fgn	85	184	166	14	42	4	0	2	16	3	7	11	21	.253	.302	.313	.615	52	4	1	5	1	0
28	Sadaharu Oh*	21	YOM	Fgn	127	471	396	50	100	25	6	13	53	10	5	64	72	.253	.358	.444	.802	176	7	3	4	4	3
29	Masuho Maeda	22	CNI	Fgn	104	338	295	23	74	15	2	6	26	3	7	32	37	.251	.326	.376	.703	111	8	1	10	0	1
30	Hideaki Homoto*	26	CNI	Fgn	96	192	177	17	44	6	2	2	15	1	2	11	11	.249	.290	.339	.629	60	1	0	2	2	2
31	Mitsutsugu Yokoyama	28	HAN	Fgn	105	304	285	28	70	11	2	5	16	5	3	11	41	.246	.282	.351	.633	100	8	4	3	1	1
32	Yukihiko Machida	27	KKU	Fgn	125	452	400	39	96	12	5	6	39	10	3	41	97	.240	.314	.340	.654	136	10	3	6	2	3
33	Yukio Shimada*	24	TYO	Fgn	119	335	308	43	74	8	2	8	25	3	3	17	49	.240	.280	.357	.637	110	7	1	6	3	0
34	Kimitaka Sugimoto	22	KKU	Fgn	89	381	329	32	79	19	2	4	20	7	5	36	69	.240	.318	.347	.664	114	7	2	13	1	0
35	Toshio Miyamoto	28	YOM	Fgn	112	326	290	29	69	12	2	7	41	6	4	27	48	.238	.311	.366	.676	106	6	4	4	1	0
36	Takeshi Suzuki	29	TYO	Fgn	127	371	345	28	82	8	1	1	24	12	7	16	42	.238	.272	.275	.547	95	8	0	10	0	0
37	Goro Toi*	21	HAN	Fgn	83	155	139	7	33	5	1	2	17	1	3	12	25	.237	.310	.331	.641	46	2	3	0	1	0
38	Jun Hakota	29	TYO	Fgn	103	210	192	19	45	6	2	4	25	4	2	17	18	.234	.295	.349	.644	67	4	0	0	1	2
39	Tokuji Iida	37	KKU	Fgn	130	520	465	40	107	14	1	8	51	7	6	38	61	.230	.289	.316	.605	147	11	1	14	2	0
40	Yoshio Yoshida	27	HAN	Fgn	115	465	412	44	94	13	5	5	22	18	5	39	20	.228	.298	.320	.619	132	10	3	9	2	1
41	Akihito Kondo	23	TYO	Fgn	125	484	436	44	98	12	3	6	19	15	14	36	96	.225	.285	.307	.593	134	5	1	11	0	2
42	Akira Kunimatsu*	26	YOM	Fgn	127	463	408	49	91	17	1	7	30	11	7	43	54	.223	.297	.321	.618	131	3	1	8	3	1
43	Masahiko Mori	24	YOM	Fgn	113	344	323	17	72	15	1	4	29	0	4	17	24	.223	.265	.313	.578	101	6	2	1	1	3
44	Hiromitsu Negoro	24	KKU	Fgn	120	380	340	24	75	11	2	4	30	1	0	23	48	.221	.270	.300	.570	102	5	2	10	5	7
45	Katsumi Ukai	28	KKU	Fgn	84	155	141	12	31	4	1	1	12	3	4	8	28	.220	.260	.284	.544	40	0	0	5	1	0
46	Tsuneo Takabayashi	23	YOM	Fgn	119	370	320	34	70	11	2	1	22	3	3	23	43	.219	.279	.275	.554	88	8	4	22	1	0
47	Tatsuyoshi Yasuhara	25	YOM	Fgn	86	173	155	19	34	5	1	1	5	3	1	15	35	.219	.292	.284	.576	44	3	1	2	0	0
48	Katsura Yokomizo*	25	HIR	Fgn	83	147	133	16	29	3	1	2	6	0	5	13	21	.218	.293	.301	.593	40	0	1	0	0	0
49	Tatsuo Okitsu	25	HIR	Fgn	64	251	221	24	48	13	1	9	30	2	2	23	61	.217	.292	.407	.699	90	4	2	1	4	1
50	Hiroshi Gondo	22	CNI	Fgn	70	163	144	18	31	7	0	1	8	1	0	6	24	.215	.247	.285	.531	41	4	0	13	0	0
51	Motoyasu Kuroki	25	TYO	Fgn	124	370	335	23	72	13	2	9	36	12	6	23	72	.215	.272	.346	.618	116	11	4	6	2	1
52	Kiyoshi Matsuda*	30	KKU	Fgn	89	159	144	11	31	4	0	2	7	1	4	13	26	.215	.280	.285	.565	41	3	0	2	0	2
53	Masanobu Shimano	21	TYO	Fgn	95	202	183	14	39	4	2	1	13	1	3	12	48	.213	.269	.273	.542	50	4	2	5	0	0
54	Morimichi Takagi	19	CNI	Fgn	80	243	222	15	47	8	3	2	11	4	2	12	36	.212	.262	.302	.563	67	3	3	6	0	2
55	Takao Sato	29	KKU	Fgn	102	435	374	39	79	14	1	11	36	6	7	56	55	.211	.313	.342	.655	128	5	0	4	1	1
56	Takashi Tanaka	25	HIR	Fgn	112	277	254	20	53	4	1	0	16	1	4	17	24	.209	.260	.232	.492	59	5	1	4	1	0
57	Hideyuki Suzuki	27	KKU	Fgn	84	216	197	20	41	9	2	2	9	4	2	11	39	.208	.249	.305	.553	60	4	0	7	1	0
58	Kazuyoshi Yamamoto	22	HIR	Fgn	89	223	194	19	40	8	1	2	21	1	1	25	30	.206	.305	.289	.594	56	3	3	0	1	1
59	Tatsuro Hirooka	29	YOM	Fgn	125	466	429	38	87	12	3	10	41	5	7	29	54	.203	.255	.315	.570	135	8	2	4	2	1
60	Junro Anan	23	HIR	Fgn	117	363	331	20	66	12	1	2	15	1	3	19	32	.199	.240	.260	.500	86	11	0	9	4	1
61	Kiyoshi Doi	28	TYO	Fgn	115	227	204	6	40	6	0	0	12	3	3	11	26	.196	.243	.226	.469	46	2	2	9	1	1
62	Takeo Yoshizawa	27	CNI	Fgn	119	381	352	18	67	9	1	2	18	3	2	9	40	.190	.220	.239	.458	84	5	5	12	3	3
63	Hidero Konishi*	23	KKU	Fgn	86	193	181	6	34	8	1	1	14	1	0	11	41	.188	.234	.260	.494	47	1	0	1	0	0
64	Shigeru Fujio	26	YOM	Fgn	89	190	161	15	30	2	1	3	19	3	5	25	30	.186	.293	.267	.560	43	2	0	2	2	3
65	Tetsuya Yamamoto	26	HAN	Fgn	107	236	220	13	41	3	0	1	11	2	4	7	31	.186	.212	.214	.425	47	6	0	9	0	0
66	Wally Yonamine*	36	CNI	Fgn	76	184	146	17	26	6	0	1	9	1	3	28	24	.178	.313	.240	.552	35	4	1	8	1	1
67	Shin Fujimoto	23	YOM	Fgn	107	162	152	6	24	3	0	0	4	2	2	9	23	.158	.205	.178	.383	27	5	0	1	0	0