1956 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 45-82
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (45-82)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
1956 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 45-82
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (45-82)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1956 season with a record of 45 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Carp scored 344 runs and allowed 491 runs, most in the circuit. Sachio Himoto led Hiroshima with 15 home runs Satoshi Hirayama accounted for 46 RBI. Makoto Kozuru paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .259. Ryohei Hasegawa topped the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.15 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Katsumi Shiraishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junro Anan | R | R | September 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 145 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| 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 |
| Tadashi Higaki | L | L | August 26, 1934 | 5'9" | 138 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Sachio Himoto | R | R | March 6, 1935 | 5'11" | 167 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Jiro Kanayama | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 5'6" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kenji Katada | R | R | August 23, 1936 | 5'7" | 140 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi 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 |
| 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 |
| Etsuo Sakaeya | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka 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 |
| Kiyoshi Yamada | R | R | August 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | , Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Yoneyama | R | R | January 5, 1933 | 5'7" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kenshi Zenimura | December 1, 1928 |
