1956 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-65
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (61-65)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1956 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 61-65
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (61-65)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1956 season with a record of 61 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 346 runs and yielded 405 runs. Jun Hakota paced Kokutetsu with 10 home runs Katsumi Ukai drove in 53 runs. Jun Hakota led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .259 clip. Masaichi Kaneda earned 25 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.74 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Mitsuo Uno served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiharu Ai | R | R | June 6, 1935 | 5'4" | 149 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Aoyama | R | R | May 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 158 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shosuke Doi | R | R | September 3, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Takehiko Fukazawa | R | R | April 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 140 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Shozo Hayashida | R | R | December 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 173 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshiaki Inoue | R | R | September 25, 1932 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaaki Ishida | L | L | January 13, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | , Tokyo JP |
| Tetsuro Iwasaki | L | R | March 9, 1933 | 5'9" | 158 | Ninohe, Iwate 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 |
| Toshio Kitabatake | R | R | February 24, 1933 | 5'7" | 143 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Katsumi Kobayashi | R | R | August 2, 1933 | 5'6" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Hiroyoshi Komatsubara | R | R | May 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 143 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Kuroiwa | R | R | July 1, 1933 | 5'8" | 154 | Kami Takai-gun, Nagano JP |
| Yukihiko Machida | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Sadao Mashimo | R | R | March 22, 1934 | 5'8" | 140 | , Gunma JP |
| Kiyoshi Matsuda | L | L | December 11, 1930 | 5'7" | 145 | Hatsudai, Tokyo JP |
| Teruaki Minami | R | R | July 7, 1935 | 5'7" | 140 | , Kyoto JP |
| Seiji Mitsubayashi | R | R | February 9, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | Ujiyamada, Mie JP |
| Yoshitomo Miyaji | R | R | January 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 156 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Sakae Nakamura | S | R | April 24, 1923 | 5'5" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Seikichi Nishioka | R | R | May 18, 1937 | 5'8" | 167 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Ichiro Ohashi | R | R | December 20, 1933 | 5'8" | 156 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hideo Okubo | R | R | September 13, 1932 | 5'6" | 132 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Kiyoshi Onuma | R | R | March 12, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | , Miyagi JP |
| Teruo Owaki | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 138 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Shigenori Sasaki | R | R | April 21, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Chiba, Chiba 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 Seno | R | R | May 23, 1934 | 5'9" | 162 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Zenjiro Tadokoro | R | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'7" | 145 | Yaizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Takahashi | L | L | September 19, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Saitama JP |
| Hiromi Tanida | R | R | April 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Terukatsu Tashiro | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Ukai | R | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 156 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Mitsuo Uno | R | R | April 10, 1917 | 5'8" | 149 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Reijiro Watanabe | R | R | July 27, 1931 | 5'7" | 147 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
