1957 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-68
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (58-68)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1957 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 58-68
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Mitsuo Uno (58-68)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1957 season with a record of 58 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 418 runs and yielded 425 runs. Takao Sato paced Kokutetsu with 22 home runs, while Yukihiko Machida walloped 15 or more also. Takao Sato drove in 68 runs. Tokuji Iida led all regular hitters by connecting at a .293 clip. Masaichi Kaneda earned 28 wins on the mound for the team, and Zenjiro Tadokoro added 15 or more victories also Masaichi Kaneda registered a 1.63 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. 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 |
| 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 |
| Tokuji Iida | R | R | April 6, 1924 | 5'8" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Kazuo Katsuramoto | R | R | September 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 185 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Kitabatake | R | R | February 24, 1933 | 5'7" | 143 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyoshi Komatsubara | R | R | May 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 143 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshio Koya | R | R | December 28, 1938 | 5'9" | 150 | , Saitama 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 |
| 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 |
| Genichi Murata | R | R | April 10, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiromitsu Negoro | R | R | September 24, 1936 | 5'7" | 162 | Fuchu, Hiroshima 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 |
| Teruo Owaki | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 138 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Saito | L | L | July 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 154 | , Miyagi 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 |
| 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 |
| Reijiro Watanabe | R | R | July 27, 1931 | 5'7" | 147 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
