1959 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-63
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (67-63)
Location: Setagaya, Japan
1959 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 67-63
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (67-63)
Location: Setagaya, Japan
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1959 season with a record of 67 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Flyers scored 490 runs and surrendered 483 runs. Isao Harimoto led Toei with 13 home runs and drove in 57 runs. Akio Saionji paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .300 average. Masayuki Dobashi earned 27 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.36 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Bob Alexander played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Toei Flyers to do so.
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Alexander | R | R | August 7, 1922 | 6'2" | 205 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Junzo Ando | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'7" | 151 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
| Shoichi Busujima | L | R | January 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Masayuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Ikuo Fukushima | R | R | July 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 145 | , Saitama JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Stanley Hashimoto | November 5, 1932 | |||||
| Takao Iio | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Yasuo Imai | L | L | September 8, 1935 | 5'11" | 171 | Fujisawa, Kanazawa JP |
| Masao Inagaki | R | R | August 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 154 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Teruo Ishihara | R | R | November 28, 1929 | 5'5" | 145 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Katsumi Kanayama | R | R | May 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kiryu, Gifu JP |
| Kenichi Kawazu | R | R | December 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Gunji Kimura | R | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'8" | 147 | , Ehime JP |
| Osamu Kubota | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 158 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Jack Ladra | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui JP |
| Masami Maruyama | R | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'11" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Shunichi Matsumoto | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masatoshi Matsuoka | R | R | October 6, 1932 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kagawa JP |
| Sadao Mizuno | R | R | July 4, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | , Nara JP |
| Tadahiro Okada | R | R | April 26, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | , Tochigi JP |
| Akio Saionji | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 5'7" | 149 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Yuji Shimada | L | L | January 1, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kimio Takagi | L | L | October 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Kazuhiko Takano | R | R | December 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ichiro Togawa | R | R | April 2, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kakuro Tominaga | R | R | May 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Takashi Tsuji | R | R | July 30, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Etsuro Tsukamoto | R | R | November 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 215 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hachiro Yamamoto | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshiji Yamamoto | L | L | September 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Katsutoyo Yoshida | R | R | March 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 171 | , Saga JP |
