1951 Daiei Stars Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 41-52
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (41-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1951 Daiei Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 41-52
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (41-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Daiei Stars of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1951 season with a record of 41 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Stars plated 376 runs and allowed 422 runs. Shigeya Iijima paced Daiei with 18 home runs and accounted for 63 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .294 average. Giichi Hayashi topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.54 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Sadayoshi Fujimoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Araoka | R | R | January 6, 1931 | 5'8" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Giichi Hayashi | R | R | February 1, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Yoshiharu Himeno | R | R | June 18, 1924 | 5'8" | 145 | , Oita JP |
| Jungo Igaue | R | R | April 29, 1917 | 5'6" | 143 | Matsumae-cho, Ehime JP |
| Shigeya Iijima | R | R | October 11, 1918 | 5'8" | 156 | Yoshidamura, Chiba JP |
| Takao Iio | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Zenzo Ikeda | R | R | November 25, 1923 | 5'8" | 136 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masumi Isekawa | R | R | June 30, 1921 | 5'7" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Masao Itakura | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Mitsumori Kanai | R | R | May 6, 1931 | 5'6" | 132 | , Ehime JP |
| Shoji Kato | R | R | March 3, 1914 | 5'9" | 165 | , Kagawa JP |
| Michio Kawakami | R | R | August 27, 1931 | 5'6" | 143 | , Ehime JP |
| Iwao Koba | R | R | December 10, 1923 | 5'6" | 132 | , TW |
| Takashi Masuda | R | R | August 16, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Keiichiro Masuyama | R | R | January 27, 1923 | 5'7" | 132 | , Fukui JP |
| Seiji Noda | L | L | January 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshiharu Ogawa | R | R | June 2, 1924 | 5'9" | 140 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Bunjiro Sakamoto | R | R | March 15, 1926 | 5'8" | 151 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Nariharu Sakazawa | R | R | May 1, 1918 | 5'6" | 132 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Victor Starfin | May 1, 1916 | |||||
| Toshio Takamatsu | R | R | August 15, 1919 | 5'7" | 151 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kazuo Takeuchi | L | L | November 29, 1931 | 5'7" | 143 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Masaharu Takita | L | L | October 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 143 | , Akita JP |
| Kazue Watanabe | L | L | September 9, 1924 | 5'8" | 145 | , Niigata JP |
| Kazuo Yabumoto | R | R | May 7, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamada | R | R | January 16, 1921 | 5'5" | 127 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
