1953 Mainichi Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-62
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Wakabayashi (56-62)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1953 Mainichi Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 56-62
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Tadashi Wakabayashi (56-62)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1953 season with a record of 56 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 455 runs and gave up 459 runs. Takuzo Miyake paced Mainichi with 14 home runs and drove in 63 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .273. Atsushi Aramaki topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.14 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Leo Kiely played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Mainichi Orions to do so.
Tadashi Wakabayashi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aizawa | R | R | June 9, 1930 | 5'8" | 151 | , PW |
| Hiroshi Arakawa | L | L | August 6, 1930 | 5'4" | 154 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Aramaki | L | L | February 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 134 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kaoru Betto | R | R | August 23, 1920 | 5'11" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Doigaki | R | R | July 1, 1921 | 5'4" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yoshimi Ebara | S | L | September 3, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
| Shosei Go | June 23, 1916 | |||||
| Akira Hagiwara | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | , TW |
| Zenzo Hasegawa | R | R | January 6, 1923 | 5'6" | 123 | , Tottori JP |
| Chikara Hashimoto | R | R | October 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 162 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Yasuya Hondo | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 5'5" | 143 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Charlie Hood | ||||||
| Tadashi Hyodo | L | L | August 9, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Sadao Inagaki | R | R | April 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 156 | , Kagawa JP |
| Shoshichi Ito | R | R | March 20, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigejiro Kanbayashi | R | R | January 13, 1917 | 5'7" | 138 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hirokuni Kataoka | R | R | November 24, 1916 | 5'7" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Leo Kiely | L | L | November 30, 1929 | 6'2" | 180 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Shoji Kitamura | June 2, 1928 | |||||
| Takuji Kouchi | R | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takayuki Kuriki | R | R | October 3, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Gifu JP |
| Takuzo Miyake | R | R | February 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Kazuo Miyazaki | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 5'7" | 136 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Yukio Nishimoto | L | L | April 25, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Koji Nishiwaki | R | R | October 2, 1931 | 5'6" | 123 | , Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Nomura | R | R | April 5, 1919 | 5'6" | 151 | Mino, Gifu JP |
| Koichiro Numazawa | R | R | August 15, 1930 | 5'6" | 151 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Isao Odate | April 9, 1917 | |||||
| Yoshihide Sakata | R | R | April 10, 1930 | 5'7" | 136 | , Osaka JP |
| Tsuneyuki Shimada | R | R | February 8, 1934 | 5'7" | 134 | Kishima-gun, Saga JP |
| Hirokazu Shimizu | R | R | April 14, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Toshinobu Sueyoshi | R | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Taki | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshinobu Uemura | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeo Ueno | R | R | March 25, 1923 | 5'7" | 136 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Isamu Wada | R | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Isao Wada | L | L | June 19, 1933 | 5'6" | 136 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | March 1, 1908 | Oahu, HI US | ||||
| Toshiaki Yamada | L | L | January 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Toshihide Yamane | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 5'8" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
