1951 Hankyu Braves Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 37-51
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (37-51)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

1951 Hankyu Braves Statistics

The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1951 season with a record of 37 wins and 51 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.

The Braves plated 367 runs and surrendered 404 runs. Junji Nakatani paced Hankyu with 12 home runs Katsuki Tokura accounted for 55 RBI. Junji Nakatani topped hitters with significant playing time with a .293 average. Hachiro Abe led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.8 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Shinji Hamasaki served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hachiro AbeLLJanuary 6, 19256'4"143, Fukushima JP
Koichi AkashiRRMarch 18, 19275'7"136Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Kazuhito AraiRROctober 11, 19315'7"136, Kagawa JP
Michio FujiiRRJuly 24, 19225'7"145Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Seizo FurukawaRRMarch 4, 19225'7"143Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP
Koichi HaradaRRJune 15, 19285'7"150Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Natsuki HigashidaniLLJuly 13, 19305'9"165Goshima-gun, Okayama JP
Keijiro KawaguchiLLJune 15, 19195'8"140, Kumamoto JP
Kozo KawaiLLApril 29, 19275'9"145, Aichi JP
Kiichiro MiyazawaLLJuly 23, 19265'7"136, Nagano JP
Junji NakataniRRApril 19, 19185'10"150, Wakayama JP
Jiro NoguchiRRJanuary 6, 19205'9"140Nagoya, Aichi JP
Hiroshi NonomuraRRJuly 10, 19305'6"145, Osaka JP
Hideo OgawaRRJuly 7, 19315'8"132, Kochi JP
Eiji ShibataRRNovember 11, 19305'9"150Tachimi, Gifu JP
Sadafumi ShindoLLJanuary 24, 19255'8"145, Saitama JP
Sachio SuzukiRRJanuary 8, 19325'7"140, Wakayama JP
Yoshio TenboRRApril 25, 19245'7"136Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Katsuki TokuraRRNovember 3, 19145'7"151Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Isamu UchioFebruary 1, 1927
Takehiko UedaRRApril 13, 19275'7"140, Nara JP
Michio WanakaRRApril 25, 19275'4"132, Wakayama JP
Shigeru YabeRRFebruary 9, 19285'10"160, Okayama JP
Takeshi YamashitaRRAugust 6, 19315'10"151Takamatsu, Kagawa JP



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