1954 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-70
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Masao Nishimura (66-70)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1954 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 66-70
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Masao Nishimura (66-70)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1954 season with a record of 66 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Braves scored 572 runs and conceded 547 runs. Larry Raines led Hankyu with 18 home runs and drove in 96 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .337 average. Takao Kajimoto topped the squad with 20 wins, plus Koichi Harada and Eiji Shibata, too added 15 or more wins, too Eiji Shibata recorded a 2.57 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Larry Raines played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hankyu Braves to do so.
Masao Nishimura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiro Abe | L | L | January 6, 1925 | 6'4" | 143 | , Fukushima JP |
| Tadanori Akimoto | R | R | June 14, 1935 | 5'6" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Michio Fujii | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 5'7" | 145 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Seizo Furukawa | R | R | March 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Koichi Harada | R | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'7" | 150 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Natsuki Higashidani | L | L | July 13, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Goshima-gun, Okayama 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 |
| Makizo Ito | L | L | July 15, 1930 | 5'7" | 132 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takao Kajimoto | L | L | April 8, 1935 | 6'1" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Kameji Kawagoe | R | R | July 8, 1933 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Kozo Kawai | L | L | April 29, 1927 | 5'9" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Chikao Kitamura | R | R | August 24, 1934 | 5'9" | 150 | , Kagawa JP |
| Yuji Kobayashi | R | R | December 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Akiteru Kono | R | R | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuhito Kunito | R | R | April 3, 1934 | 5'9" | 160 | , Tottori JP |
| Junji Nakatani | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'10" | 150 | , Wakayama JP |
| Fujiya Nara | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'8" | 150 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Kuniyoshi Niidome | L | L | September 5, 1920 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroshi Nonomura | R | R | July 10, 1930 | 5'6" | 145 | , Osaka JP |
| Larry Raines | R | R | March 9, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Albans, WV US |
| Nariharu Sakazawa | R | R | May 1, 1918 | 5'6" | 132 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Heishichi Sato | R | R | July 15, 1917 | 5'6" | 145 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Eiji Shibata | R | R | November 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Sachio Suzuki | R | R | January 8, 1932 | 5'7" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yasuyuki Tahara | R | R | February 9, 1936 | 5'8" | 140 | , Nara JP |
| Kosaku Takada | R | R | May 18, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Tochigi JP |
| Tokio Takato | R | R | May 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 156 | , Niigata JP |
| Mamoru Tanaka | R | R | December 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 190 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshio Tenbo | R | R | April 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuki Tokura | R | R | November 3, 1914 | 5'7" | 151 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Isamu Uchio | February 1, 1927 | |||||
| Kansuke Yamamoto | R | R | April 8, 1935 | 5'9" | 151 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Takeshi Yamashita | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 151 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
