1953 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 74-56
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (74-56)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1953 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 74-56
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (74-56)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1953 season with a record of 74 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 607 runs and allowed 471 runs. Fumio Fujimura paced Osaka with 27 home runs and accounted for 98 RBI. Masayasu Kaneda topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .327 average. Takao Fujimura led the squad with 21 wins, while Tadayoshi Kajioka added 15 or more victories also Takao Fujimura registered a 2.75 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Kenjiro Matsuki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Akamatsu | R | R | July 5, 1932 | 5'10" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Fumio Fujimura | R | R | August 14, 1916 | 5'8" | 173 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Fujimura | R | R | October 5, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsuguo Goto | R | R | January 15, 1924 | 5'9" | 156 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshio Ikeda | R | R | January 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kazuo Ishigaki | R | R | August 14, 1931 | 5'9" | 167 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshihiro Iwamura | L | L | November 3, 1932 | 5'8" | 132 | , Osaka JP |
| Tadayoshi Kajioka | R | R | September 26, 1920 | 5'7" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masayasu Kaneda | L | L | July 21, 1920 | 5'7" | 150 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Toshio Kawanishi | R | R | April 25, 1920 | 5'4" | 123 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuji Kojima | August 7, 1923 | |||||
| Keiji Komada | R | R | January 30, 1926 | 5'8" | 143 | Fuse, Osaka JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Akira Kusaka | L | L | July 22, 1927 | 5'8" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masatoshi Mifune | R | R | July 10, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
| Masahiro Naiji | R | R | April 10, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Ichiro Nishie | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Osamu Nishimura | L | L | March 1, 1932 | 5'6" | 160 | , Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuo Osaki | R | R | May 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Juzo Sanada | R | R | May 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Choei Shirasaka | R | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Kenjiro Tamiya | L | L | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiromi Tanida | R | R | April 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Tokuami | R | R | March 30, 1924 | 5'7" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kiyoshi Uchiyama | R | R | April 22, 1927 | 5'6" | 123 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | January 1, 1921 | 5'7" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shozo Watanabe | R | R | February 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuya Yamamoto | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 5'7" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Shinsuke Yogi | February 13, 1928 | |||||
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
