1955 Mainichi Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 85-55
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (85-55)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1955 Mainichi Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 85-55
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (85-55)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1955 season with a record of 85 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 573 runs and allowed 450 runs. Kazuhiro Yamauchi led Mainichi with 26 home runs, while Takuzo Miyake and Kihachi Enomoto walloped 15 or more, too. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 99 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .325. Isao Wada, Atsushi Aramaki and Takashi Nakagawa paced the team with 18 wins each, and Yoshinobu Uemura also added 15 or more victories also Takashi Nakagawa registered a 2.08 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Kaoru Betto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Arakawa | L | L | August 6, 1930 | 5'4" | 154 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shoji Arakawa | R | R | April 15, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | , Shiga JP |
| Atsushi Aramaki | L | L | February 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 134 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Masaaki Arimachi | R | R | November 13, 1935 | 5'4" | 138 | Kyoto-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Kaoru Betto | R | R | August 23, 1920 | 5'11" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Masaru Daiku | R | R | June 13, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshimi Ebara | S | L | September 3, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo JP |
| Shosei Go | June 23, 1916 | |||||
| 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 |
| Heiichi Iiyama | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Noritada Ito | R | R | January 15, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Manabu Kawai | R | R | August 21, 1936 | 5'8" | 150 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Minoru Kayahara | R | R | April 5, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Kosei Komori | R | R | November 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Charles Luis | R | R | May 30, 1925 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| 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 |
| Hajime Mizuno | L | R | February 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Nakagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yukio Nishimoto | L | L | April 25, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Koichiro Numazawa | R | R | August 15, 1930 | 5'6" | 151 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Isao Odate | April 9, 1917 | |||||
| Morio Okada | R | R | January 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 140 | Shingu, Wakayama 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 |
| Koichi Takahashi | R | R | June 14, 1935 | 5'8" | 147 | , Fukushima JP |
| Masao Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 140 | , Chiba JP |
| Takayasu Tobe | R | R | November 2, 1935 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Akitada Tsukuda | R | R | May 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshinobu Uemura | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Hiroshi Yabusaki | L | R | April 23, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Fumio Yanase | R | R | March 28, 1936 | 5'7" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
