1954 Taiyo-Shochiku Robins Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 32-96
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeo Nagasawa (32-96)
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1954 Taiyo-Shochiku Robins StatisticsTeam Record: 32-96
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Takeo Nagasawa (32-96)
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Taiyo-Shochiku Robins of the Japan Central League ended the 1954 season with a record of 32 wins and 96 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Robins scored 365 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 625 runs, most in the circuit. Noboru Aota walloped 31 home runs for Taiyo-Shochiku, while Isamu Fujii swatted 15 or more, too. Noboru Aota drove in 74 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .294 average. Masatoshi Gondo led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.84 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Takeo Nagasawa served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noboru Aota | R | R | November 22, 1924 | 5'7" | 151 | Miki, Hyogo JP |
| Shoji Arakawa | R | R | April 15, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | , Shiga JP |
| Ienari Arimura | L | L | July 24, 1914 | 5'5" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Takao Dodo | L | L | May 15, 1932 | 5'7" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Eda | R | R | March 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Isamu Fujii | L | L | October 20, 1916 | 5'8" | 156 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Shigetsugu Hattori | R | R | November 17, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kita Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Naoaki Hayashi | R | R | May 22, 1924 | 5'6" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuyuki Hikiji | R | R | November 3, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kenji Hirano | R | R | September 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Masao Kanda | R | R | November 8, 1933 | 5'6" | 132 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Hisaji Kitagawa | R | R | December 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Akiyoshi Kobayashi | R | R | September 22, 1923 | 5'8" | 151 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tsuneo Kobayashi | L | L | January 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 156 | Ueda, Nagano JP |
| Shigemasa Masu | R | R | October 13, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Ichiro Matsuoka | R | R | July 7, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Haruo Medoki | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Ebetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Takeshi Miyazaki | R | R | December 17, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | , Nagano JP |
| Tatsuo Nakajima | R | R | June 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukui JP |
| Takashi Ogihara | R | R | April 26, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Saitama JP |
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Kikuo Sugikawa | R | R | November 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 173 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaru Sugimoto | R | R | July 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Hagi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Koji Suzuki | R | R | July 7, 1932 | 5'9" | 160 | , Chiba JP |
| Masaki Takahashi | R | R | February 24, 1932 | 5'8" | 145 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hiroyoshi Takano | R | R | February 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 150 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shoji Tezawa | R | R | April 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 145 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Takeo Yoshinari | L | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'4" | 136 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
