1953 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-61
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (57-61)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1953 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 57-61
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (57-61)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1953 season with a record of 57 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 487 runs and conceded 477 runs. Futoshi Nakanishi walloped 36 home runs for Nishitetsu, and Yasumitsu Toyoda added 15 or more also. Futoshi Nakanishi recorded 86 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .314. Tokuji Kawasaki recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.99 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Phil Paine played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Nishitetsu Lions to do so.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Hibino | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Sunao Imakurusu | R | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'5" | 132 | , TW |
| Yoshiyuki Kandaka | L | R | April 14, 1934 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kagawa JP |
| Hisafumi Kawamura | R | R | August 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | , Oita JP |
| Tokuji Kawasaki | R | R | May 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 151 | Tosu-cho, Saga JP |
| Akinobu Kono | R | R | August 22, 1930 | 5'8" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Kyuki | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 5'8" | 140 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Al Long | July 11, 1931 | 193 | Springfield, MO US | |||
| Kiyoshi Matsui | R | R | April 23, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagawa JP |
| Kaname Miyazaki | R | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'5" | 125 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Yukichi Nagatoshi | L | R | December 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 156 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Sadao Nishimura | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 162 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masaaki Noguchi | R | R | March 7, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Marion O'Neil | September 2, 1930 | |||||
| Hiroshi Oshita | L | L | December 15, 1922 | 5'8" | 154 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masao Ota | R | R | August 9, 1933 | 5'9" | 154 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Phil Paine | R | R | June 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Chepachet, RI US |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Yukio Shimabara | R | R | April 21, 1933 | 5'11" | 156 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Teruo Tabe | R | R | December 19, 1916 | 5'10" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Sadamu Tajima | R | R | March 29, 1935 | 6'2" | 165 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Shisho Takesue | R | R | October 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Etsuro Tsukamoto | R | R | November 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 215 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hidehiko Yamane | R | R | July 11, 1934 | 5'7" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tomoyuki Yatsunami | R | R | July 28, 1930 | 5'6" | 143 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
