1956 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 96-51
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (96-51)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
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. Yasumitsu Toyoda and Futoshi Nakanishi 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, too 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 Ariyoshi | June 16, 1936 | |||||
| Junjiro Goto | R | R | January 27, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | , Gunma JP |
| Takayuki Hata | L | L | December 24, 1937 | 5'9" | 180 | Hita, Oita JP |
| Takeshi Hibino | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Takara Hiratsuka | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 5'10" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Sunao Imakurusu | R | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'5" | 132 | , TW |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita 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 |
| 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 |
| Toru Misao | L | L | April 26, 1937 | 5'9" | 171 | , Okayama JP |
| Mamoru Nagasaka | R | R | August 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 156 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Junji Nakatani | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'10" | 150 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kyoji Nishihara | R | R | November 17, 1937 | 5'10" | 158 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Sadao Nishimura | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 162 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa 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 |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Owada | R | R | March 21, 1934 | 5'10" | 167 | Nishi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Morikazu Sagawa | L | L | November 11, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kagawa 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoji Tamatsukuri | L | L | August 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshizo Tanabe | R | R | April 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | , Gunma JP |
| Kusuo Tanaka | R | R | April 24, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | Saga-gun, Saga 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 |
| Michio Ukari | R | R | July 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | Hioki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Tadao Wako | R | R | August 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 171 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
