1956 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-50
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Fumio Fujimura (79-50)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1956 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 79-50
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Fumio Fujimura (79-50)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1956 season with a record of 79 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers surrendered 283 runs, least in the league. Osaka plated 386 runs. Kenjiro Tamiya paced the team with 11 home runs Hiroyuki Watanabe recorded 47 runs batted in. Kenjiro Tamiya topped batters with significant playing time with a .300 average. Mitsuo Osaki recorded 25 wins on the mound for the squad, while Shozo Watanabe and Masaaki Koyama, too added 15 or more wins, too Kazunori Nishimura earned a 1.38 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. Fumio Fujimura served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katsumi Fujimoto | R | R | August 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Masayasu Kaneda | L | L | July 21, 1920 | 5'7" | 150 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tadamichi Kawachi | ||||||
| Kenichi Kawazu | R | R | December 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki 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 |
| Kinya Maeoka | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 154 | Kameyama, Mie 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 |
| Isoroku Nishi | R | R | October 16, 1935 | 5'9" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Hajime Nishigaki | R | R | September 25, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | Kyoto, Kyoto 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 |
| Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuo Osaki | R | R | May 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Otsu | R | R | January 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 162 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshio Ranjo | R | R | May 16, 1933 | 5'7" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Juzo Sanada | R | R | May 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Takanori Sato | R | R | July 25, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | , Akita 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 |
| Shigeru Tokuami | R | R | March 30, 1924 | 5'7" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Masayuki Umemoto | R | R | August 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 162 | Arita-gun, 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 |
| 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 |
