1953 Daiei Stars Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-53
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (63-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1953 Daiei Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 63-53
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (63-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Daiei Stars of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1953 season with a record of 63 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Stars paced the league with just 392 runs allowed. Daiei scored 405 runs. Masaharu Takita accounted for 48 RBI. Michihiro Sugawara topped batters with significant playing time with a .287 average. Giichi Hayashi led the team with 17 wins, while Yoshiharu Himeno registered a 2.07 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Sadayoshi Fujimoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Akiyama | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Saitama JP |
| Tatsuo Arai | R | R | May 3, 1928 | 5'7" | 140 | Takasaki, Gunma 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 |
| Masao Itakura | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Akio Kamiichi | R | R | January 12, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Masuda | R | R | August 16, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Tatsuaki Murato | R | R | January 10, 1932 | 5'8" | 151 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaaki Ninomiya | R | R | September 8, 1934 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime 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 |
| Yosuke Sano | R | R | January 1, 1935 | 5'7" | 140 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yuzo Shimada | R | R | February 19, 1930 | 5'7" | 138 | , Osaka JP |
| Victor Starfin | May 1, 1916 | |||||
| Michihiro Sugawara | R | R | January 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Kazuo Sugitani | R | R | April 20, 1933 | 5'8" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yutaka Tagawa | R | R | November 30, 1918 | 5'7" | 136 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| 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 |
| Toshihisa Taoka | R | R | February 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | , Saitama 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 |
| Iwao Yoshimura | R | R | April 21, 1920 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
