1953 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-75
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (0-0), Shuichi Ishimoto (0-0)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
1953 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 53-75
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (0-0), Shuichi Ishimoto (0-0)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1953 season with a record of 53 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Carp plated 507 runs and surrendered 634 runs, most in the league. Makoto Kozuru paced Hiroshima with 14 home runs and drove in 74 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .283. Ryohei Hasegawa topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.67 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Katsumi Shiraishi and Shuichi Ishimoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Bizen | R | R | October 9, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Tetsunosuke Fujiwara | R | R | October 7, 1924 | 5'4" | 140 | Tsukishima, Tokyo JP |
| Shinkichi Harada | R | R | August 15, 1934 | 5'9" | 160 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Minoru Hasebe | R | R | October 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Ryohei Hasegawa | R | R | March 25, 1930 | 5'6" | 123 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Tomio Hiroka | R | R | February 20, 1928 | 5'9" | 149 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenichi Isoda | R | R | June 10, 1924 | 5'2" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsumi Iwai | L | L | August 17, 1932 | 5'7" | 140 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Iwamoto | R | R | January 14, 1921 | 5'7" | 143 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Jiro Kanayama | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 5'6" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Katayama | L | L | November 12, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tokuzo Kawamoto | L | L | October 24, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Hirohito Kikuchi | R | R | August 27, 1934 | 5'10" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Shunichi Kimura | R | R | December 15, 1934 | 5'6" | 138 | , Osaka JP |
| Tsutomu Kimura | R | R | January 12, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Masao Konishi | R | R | September 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Koji Kozuka | L | L | October 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Makoto Kozuru | R | R | December 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 156 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Noboru Matsuyama | R | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'7" | 150 | Fujiidera, Osaka JP |
| Isao Mimura | R | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'4" | 136 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ben Mitsuyoshi | May 21, 1928 | |||||
| Masato Monzen | R | R | May 15, 1917 | 5'8" | 150 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Eikichi Nagamochi | R | R | January 1, 1918 | 5'7" | 165 | Shimada, Shizuoka JP |
| Hirokazu Nozaki | R | R | July 2, 1923 | 5'7" | 132 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Nobuo Osawa | R | R | December 1, 1916 | 5'8" | 154 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| Moritaka Sakakibara | R | R | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Katsumi Shiraishi | R | R | April 15, 1918 | 5'6" | 149 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryutaro Sugiura | R | R | October 10, 1923 | 5'7" | 140 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Chitomi Takahashi | R | R | July 5, 1932 | 5'7" | 132 | Kodama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Nobuyoshi Watanabe | R | R | August 23, 1929 | 5'7" | 136 | Futami-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Takenori Yamakawa | R | R | August 25, 1922 | 5'7" | 156 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Kenshi Zenimura | December 1, 1928 | |||||
| Kenso Zenimura | L | May 16, 1927 |
