1956 Daiei Stars Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-94
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (0-0), Kenjiro Matsuki (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1956 Daiei Stars StatisticsTeam Record: 57-94
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (0-0), Kenjiro Matsuki (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Daiei Stars of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1956 season with a record of 57 wins and 94 losses, finishing seventh in the JPPL.
The Stars scored 433 runs and gave up 559 runs. Tamaichi Yasui accounted for 47 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .273 average. Masayoshi Miura notched 29 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.78 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Sadayoshi Fujimoto and Kenjiro Matsuki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Akamatsu | R | R | July 5, 1932 | 5'10" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Akiyama | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Saitama JP |
| Hiroharu Aoyama | L | L | April 28, 1933 | 5'8" | 136 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Shigeru Arai | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Tsutomu Edamura | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Kamakura, Kangawa JP |
| Osamu Goto | L | L | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hideo Hanazawa | R | R | April 20, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Seiji Hara | R | R | April 17, 1935 | 5'8" | 145 | , Chiba JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Giichi Hayashi | R | R | February 1, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hideki Hayashi | R | R | March 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 132 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kenji Hirano | R | R | September 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yukinaga Hosaka | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 5'7" | 187 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Akio Kamiichi | R | R | January 12, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Masayuki Kasahara | R | R | October 9, 1932 | 5'9" | 143 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Koji Kawamoto | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Akiho Kikuchi | R | R | September 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 145 | , Ehime JP |
| Sachio Kimura | R | R | June 29, 1936 | 5'8" | 151 | , Kyoto JP |
| Fumio Kiyoshi | R | R | December 2, 1936 | 5'6" | 132 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tetsuo Komai | July 13, 1937 | |||||
| Kazuhiro Kuroda | R | R | September 13, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Mutsuo Manda | R | R | July 14, 1932 | 5'8" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Masami Maruyama | R | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Takashi Masuda | R | R | August 16, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Masayoshi Miura | R | R | August 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Sannohe, Aomori JP |
| Tetsuo Moriguchi | R | R | May 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 136 | Fukushima, Fukushima 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 |
| Masao Ota | R | R | August 9, 1933 | 5'9" | 154 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Atsushi Sakagami | R | R | October 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto 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 |
| Michihiro Sugawara | R | R | January 25, 1930 | 6'0" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Kaishi Takano | L | L | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | , Gunma JP |
| Masaharu Takita | L | L | October 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 143 | , Akita JP |
| Minoru Tanimoto | R | R | February 1, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Mitsuaki Watanabe | L | L | September 20, 1935 | 5'7" | 140 | , Tochigi JP |
| Hiroshi Yabusaki | L | R | April 23, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamada | R | R | January 16, 1921 | 5'5" | 127 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Tamaichi Yasui | R | R | October 10, 1922 | 5'8" | 156 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tomoyuki Yatsunami | R | R | July 28, 1930 | 5'6" | 143 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
