1954 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 90-47
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (90-47)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1954 season with a record of 90 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 590 runs, best in the league. Nishitetsu gave up 379 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Futoshi Nakanishi walloped 31 home runs for the team, while Hiroshi Oshita, Yasumitsu Toyoda and Seiji Sekiguchi each swatted 15 or more, too. Hiroshi Oshita accounted for 88 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .321. Hisafumi Kawamura recorded 25 wins on the mound for the team, plus Mamoru Otsu and Sadao Nishimura added 15 or more wins, too Sadao Nishimura registered a 1.77 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Osamu Mihara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Araoka | R | R | January 6, 1931 | 5'8" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| 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 |
| Nobuyoshi Kitagawa | R | R | August 13, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kei Kitahara | R | L | February 28, 1936 | 5'7" | 151 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Akinobu Kono | R | R | August 22, 1930 | 5'8" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Makoto Kuboyama | R | R | April 15, 1934 | 5'6" | 178 | Miyaki-gun, Saga JP |
| 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 |
| Mamoru Nagasaka | R | R | August 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 156 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Tadahachi Nakashizu | R | R | April 3, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Gunma 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 |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Yasunori Otsuka | R | R | May 8, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Atsushi Sakagami | R | R | October 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| 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 |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yasuo Takiuchi | R | R | October 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Haruo Tamaki | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 5'5" | 132 | , Kagawa 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 |
| Tomoyuki Yatsunami | R | R | July 28, 1930 | 5'6" | 143 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
