1952 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 50-70
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (50-70)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1952 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 50-70
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Norio Nishigaki (50-70)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1952 season with a record of 50 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 410 runs and yielded 526 runs. Kiyoshi Sugiura led Kokutetsu with 25 home runs and accounted for 63 RBI. Ryohei Moriya paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .288 clip. Masaichi Kaneda earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Norio Furuya recorded a 3.02 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Norio Nishigaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masao Chihara | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Soichi Fujita | R | R | August 20, 1914 | 5'8" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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 |
| Yoshiaki Inoue | R | R | September 25, 1932 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka 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 |
| Masaichi Kaneda | L | L | August 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Masahiro Kinoshita | R | R | April 30, 1931 | 5'8" | 147 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kozo Koyama | R | R | December 20, 1935 | 5'8" | 156 | , Nagano JP |
| Goichi Kubo | R | R | May 17, 1923 | 5'8" | 147 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yukihiko Machida | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Yoshitomo Miyaji | R | R | January 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 156 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Ryohei Moriya | R | R | October 16, 1914 | 5'9" | 156 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Sakae Nakamura | S | R | April 24, 1923 | 5'5" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Toshio Ogawa | R | R | May 11, 1915 | 5'6" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Hideo Otsuji | R | R | September 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 150 | , Shiga JP |
| Teruo Owaki | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 138 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Satake | R | R | January 28, 1925 | 5'7" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takao Sato | R | R | August 10, 1931 | 5'7" | 149 | Shiraishi-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Kiyoshi Sugiura | R | R | July 20, 1914 | 5'8" | 160 | Nishio, Aicho 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 |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 8, 1924 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Tsujii | L | R | April 21, 1917 | 5'7" | 138 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kazuo Usami | R | R | March 15, 1914 | 5'7" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
