1950 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 42-94
Finished 7th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (42-94)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1950 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 42-94
Finished 7th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (42-94)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 42 wins and 94 losses, finishing seventh in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 480 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 790 runs. Ryohei Moriya led Kokutetsu with 21 home runs Soichi Fujita drove in 64 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .288 clip. Mototoshi Tahara paced the squad with 13 wins, while Masaichi Kaneda registered a 3.95 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Norio Nishigaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mamoru Aihara | R | R | January 5, 1919 | 5'7" | 134 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Masao Chihara | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Takeo Cho | R | R | May 29, 1925 | 5'8" | 132 | , Tochigi JP |
| Shigeru Enomoto | R | R | February 5, 1923 | 5'9" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Soichi Fujita | R | R | August 20, 1914 | 5'8" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Fukazawa | R | R | December 22, 1923 | 5'8" | 154 | , Gunma JP |
| Yuichi Fukuda | R | R | August 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 132 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Furuya | R | R | July 27, 1921 | 5'8" | 132 | Utsonomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Eiji Hatsuoka | L | L | June 22, 1930 | 5'7" | 132 | Makabe-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Shinichiro Inoue | R | R | September 8, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Hisatada Ishikawa | R | R | July 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 158 | , Saitama JP |
| Toshio Iwahashi | R | R | March 6, 1921 | 5'8" | 134 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tsuyoshi Iwase | R | R | August 22, 1924 | 5'8" | 145 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masaichi Kaneda | L | L | August 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Ko Katsuta | R | R | December 14, 1923 | 5'4" | 140 | , Tokyo JP |
| Goichi Kubo | R | R | May 17, 1923 | 5'8" | 147 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Ryohei Moriya | R | R | October 16, 1914 | 5'9" | 156 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Shojiro Muramatsu | R | R | November 30, 1927 | 5'8" | 151 | , Saitama JP |
| Midori Nakagawa | R | R | August 20, 1924 | 5'7" | 145 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Sakae Nakamura | S | R | April 24, 1923 | 5'5" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Keiji Narita | R | R | January 27, 1919 | 5'8" | 136 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Shigezo Odagiri | R | R | June 3, 1926 | 5'4" | 132 | , Tokyo JP |
| Toshio Ogawa | R | R | May 11, 1915 | 5'6" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Hideo Ogishima | R | R | September 9, 1924 | 5'7" | 130 | , Saitama JP |
| Ryoichi Samata | L | L | September 8, 1927 | 5'7" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Mototoshi Tahara | R | R | January 1, 1929 | 5'6" | 136 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Akira Takahashi | L | L | September 19, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Saitama JP |
| Kichiharu Tosauchi | R | R | September 7, 1922 | 5'5" | 132 | Tsuruoka, Yamagata JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 8, 1924 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuo Usami | R | R | March 15, 1914 | 5'7" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Reiji Yamaguchi | R | R | June 4, 1920 | 5'7" | 132 | , Tochigi JP |
| Minoru Yamane | R | R | June 14, 1919 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hiroshima JP |
