1955 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Fumio Fujimura (0-0), Ichiro Kishi (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1955 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 71-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Fumio Fujimura (0-0), Ichiro Kishi (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1955 season with a record of 71 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 423 runs and allowed 392 runs. Fumio Fujimura led Osaka with 21 home runs and accounted for 63 RBI. Hiroyuki Watanabe topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .313 average. Kazunori Nishimura paced the squad with 22 wins, while Shozo Watanabe added 15 or more wins also Takao Fujimura registered a 1.99 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Fumio Fujimura and Ichiro Kishi 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 |
| Shinji Akimitsu | L | L | May 21, 1936 | 5'9" | 145 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Keiichi Asagoe | R | R | July 2, 1936 | 5'8" | 180 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama 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 |
| Kazuo Ishigaki | R | R | August 14, 1931 | 5'9" | 167 | Shingu, Wakayama 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 |
| Koichi Kano | R | R | August 1, 1933 | 5'10" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Toshio Kawanishi | R | R | April 25, 1920 | 5'4" | 123 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Kawazu | R | R | December 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuo Kimura | R | R | October 4, 1930 | 5'5" | 147 | , Gunma JP |
| 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 |
| Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
| Itsuhito Miyazaki | R | R | August 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Naiji | R | R | April 10, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Kazunori Nishimura | R | R | October 11, 1935 | 5'9" | 158 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Isao Okada | R | R | June 20, 1931 | 5'9" | 156 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuo Osaki | R | R | May 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Etsuo Sakaeya | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka 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 |
| Hideo Taki | R | R | August 17, 1936 | 5'6" | 165 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Masahiro Yamanaka | L | L | February 4, 1937 | 5'6" | 132 | , Osaka JP |
| Mitsutsugu Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
