1956 Nishitetsu Lions Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 96-51
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (96-51)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium

1956 Nishitetsu Lions Statistics

Japan Series - Nishitetsu Lions 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 2

The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1956 season with a record of 96 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.

The Lions paced the league with just 372 runs allowed. Nishitetsu scored 611 runs. Futoshi Nakanishi led the team with 29 home runs and recorded 95 runs batted in. Futoshi Nakanishi and Yasumitsu Toyoda topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Yukio Shimabara notched 25 wins on the mound for the squad, while Sadao Nishimura, Kazuhisa Inao and Hisafumi Kawamura each added 15 or more wins, too Kazuhisa Inao recorded a 1.06 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers. Osamu Mihara served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hiromasa AriyoshiJune 16, 1936
Junjiro GotoRRJanuary 27, 19335'9"150, Gunma JP
Takayuki HataLLDecember 24, 19375'9"180Hita, Oita JP
Takeshi HibinoRRApril 22, 19205'8"156, Aichi JP
Takara HiratsukaRRMarch 7, 19365'10"154, Fukuoka JP
Sunao ImakurusuRRNovember 15, 19185'5"132, TW
Kazuhisa InaoRRJune 10, 19375'11"176Beppu, Oita JP
Hisafumi KawamuraRRAugust 30, 19335'9"156, Oita JP
Tokuji KawasakiRRMay 7, 19215'8"151Tosu-cho, Saga JP
Kei KitaharaRLFebruary 28, 19365'7"151Kurume, Fukuoka JP
Akinobu KonoRRAugust 22, 19305'8"143Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP
Makoto KuboyamaRRApril 15, 19345'6"178Miyaki-gun, Saga JP
Toru MisaoLLApril 26, 19375'9"171, Okayama JP
Mamoru NagasakaRRAugust 8, 19345'10"156, Shizuoka JP
Futoshi NakanishiRRApril 11, 19335'8"205Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Junji NakataniRRApril 19, 19185'10"150, Wakayama JP
Kyoji NishiharaRRNovember 17, 19375'10"158Sakai, Osaka JP
Sadao NishimuraRRNovember 25, 19345'10"162Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP
Akira OgiRRApril 29, 19355'7"156Nakama, Fukuoka JP
Hiroshi OshitaLLDecember 15, 19225'8"154Kobe, Hyogo JP
Mamoru OtsuRRMarch 5, 19315'8"160Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP
Akira OwadaRRMarch 21, 19345'10"167Nishi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP
Morikazu SagawaLLNovember 11, 19355'7"145, Kagawa JP
Seiji SekiguchiRROctober 9, 19255'11"176Taipei, TW
Yukio ShimabaraRRApril 21, 19335'11"156Matsuyama, Ehime JP
Teruyuki TakakuraRRDecember 8, 19345'8"165Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Yasuo TakiuchiRROctober 30, 19355'8"165Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Haruo TamakiRRApril 14, 19325'5"132, Kagawa JP
Yoji TamatsukuriLLAugust 17, 19365'8"165Mito, Ibaraki JP
Yoshizo TanabeRRApril 12, 19375'8"165, Gunma JP
Kusuo TanakaRRApril 24, 19355'10"178Saga-gun, Saga JP
Yasumitsu ToyodaRRFebruary 12, 19355'9"180Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP
Etsuro TsukamotoRRNovember 30, 19245'9"215, Fukuoka JP
Michio UkariRRJuly 14, 19365'10"173Hioki-gun, Kagoshima JP
Hiromi WadaRRMarch 26, 19375'8"165Usuki, Oita JP
Tadao WakoRRAugust 22, 19365'11"171Sendai, Miyagi JP



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