1957 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 83-44
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (83-44)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1957 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 83-44
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (83-44)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
Japan Series - Nishitetsu Lions 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1957 season with a record of 83 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Lions allowed 370 runs, least in the league. Nishitetsu plated 546 runs. Futoshi Nakanishi paced the team with 24 home runs, while Yasumitsu Toyoda walloped 15 or more also. Futoshi Nakanishi recorded 100 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .317. Kazuhisa Inao recorded 35 wins for the squad, and Hisafumi Kawamura added 15 or more victories also Kazuhisa Inao recorded a 1.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. 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 |
| Yu Hanai | L | L | January 9, 1932 | 5'5" | 173 | , Gifu 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 |
| Kazuhisa Inao | R | R | June 10, 1937 | 5'11" | 176 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Tadayuki Inoue | R | R | October 25, 1935 | 5'11" | 187 | Yame-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kei Kitahara | R | L | February 28, 1936 | 5'7" | 151 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Taisuke Kobuchi | R | R | January 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 184 | , 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 |
| Yasunobu Murayama | R | R | May 29, 1938 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Takao Ogi | R | R | December 6, 1934 | 5'10" | 178 | Kurume, 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 |
| 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 |
| Michio Ukari | R | R | July 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | Hioki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Naoji Urata | R | R | September 8, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Kiryu, Gunma 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 |
| Keiichi Yamaguchi | R | R | December 7, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
