1955 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-70
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (58-70)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
1955 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 58-70
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (58-70)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1955 season with a record of 58 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Carp scored 395 runs and conceded 508 runs. Makoto Kozuru paced Hiroshima with 18 home runs and drove in 67 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .285. Ryohei Hasegawa earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 1.7 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Katsumi Shiraishi 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 |
| Kotaro Egawa | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiromu Fujii | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 182 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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 |
| Takakane Hashimoto | R | R | July 19, 1936 | 5'9" | 154 | , Saga JP |
| Satoshi Hirayama | R | February 17, 1930 | 5'4" | 140 | ||
| 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 |
| Ryozo Kadota | R | R | April 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 156 | Tosa, Kochi JP |
| Jiro Kanayama | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 5'6" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kaoru Kanda | R | R | December 6, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Kenji Katada | R | R | August 23, 1936 | 5'7" | 140 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hiroshi Katayama | L | L | November 12, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Masakazu Kawahara | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 147 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Tokuzo Kawamoto | L | L | October 24, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kyozo Kinoshita | L | L | December 1, 1936 | 5'6" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Nobuo Kotani | R | R | February 16, 1937 | 5'6" | 143 | Aki, Kochi 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 |
| Shigekatsu Mochizuki | R | R | May 9, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masato Monzen | R | R | May 15, 1917 | 5'8" | 150 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Shuhei Munechika | L | L | September 15, 1936 | 5'6" | 150 | , Shimane JP |
| Eikichi Nagamochi | R | R | January 1, 1918 | 5'7" | 165 | Shimada, Shizuoka JP |
| Hirosato Nogami | R | R | July 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 156 | , Okayama 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 |
| Chitomi Takahashi | R | R | July 5, 1932 | 5'7" | 132 | Kodama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 8, 1924 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Nobuyoshi Watanabe | R | R | August 23, 1929 | 5'7" | 136 | Futami-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamada | R | R | August 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | , Tokyo JP |
| Fumio Yamamoto | R | R | August 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 150 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
| Mitsuo Yoneyama | R | R | January 5, 1933 | 5'7" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kenshi Zenimura | December 1, 1928 |
