1954 Takahashi Unions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (53-84)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
1954 Takahashi Unions StatisticsTeam Record: 53-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (53-84)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
The Takahashi Unions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1954 season with a record of 53 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Unions scored 440 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Sal Recca led Takahashi with 23 home runs and recorded 67 runs batted in. Kazuo Kasahara paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .290. Yoshihiko Taki topped the team with 16 wins, while Takeshi Nomura also added 15 or more wins also Yoshihiko Taki registered a 2.2 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Shinji Hamasaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aizawa | R | R | June 9, 1930 | 5'8" | 151 | , PW |
| Jim Doole | August 6, 1925 | |||||
| Haruyasu Eto | R | R | May 9, 1922 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Seiichiro Fujii | L | L | September 17, 1931 | 5'8" | 132 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yasuhiro Fukami | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'8" | 160 | Nogata, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Hagiwara | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | , TW |
| Masaru Hamasaki | R | R | October 8, 1931 | 5'4" | 127 | , Manchuria CN |
| Zenzo Hasegawa | R | R | January 6, 1923 | 5'6" | 123 | , Tottori JP |
| Takeo Hattori | R | R | November 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | Yokkaichi, Mie JP |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masao Itakura | R | R | January 6, 1927 | 5'8" | 145 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Kazuo Kasahara | L | L | June 3, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Hideyuki Kawaguchi | R | R | December 28, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Takuji Kouchi | R | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuhiro Kuroda | R | R | September 13, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Isao Kyuki | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 5'8" | 140 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Yukichi Matsuda | R | R | June 23, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | , Tokyo JP |
| Jimmy McCabe | January 27, 1928 | |||||
| Masayasu Mise | R | R | April 23, 1929 | 5'7" | 132 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hirohide Murata | R | R | May 28, 1932 | 5'10" | 156 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Takao Nakano | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 140 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Minoru Nishikura | R | R | January 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Shimane JP |
| Takeshi Nomura | R | R | April 5, 1919 | 5'6" | 151 | Mino, Gifu JP |
| Kashiwa Odano | R | R | January 14, 1917 | 5'7" | 145 | Nito-gun, Iwate JP |
| Tsuneto Okazaki | R | R | March 29, 1936 | 5'8" | 150 | , Okayama JP |
| Mamoru Oki | R | R | September 15, 1934 | 5'9" | 156 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Sal Recca | R | R | November 8, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Victor Starfin | May 1, 1916 | |||||
| Kazuo Takahashi | R | R | February 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Shisho Takesue | R | R | October 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Taki | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Mitsuru Tamura | L | L | August 28, 1934 | 5'9" | 140 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Junji Tanaka | R | R | March 27, 1935 | 5'7" | 134 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takehiko Ueda | R | R | April 13, 1927 | 5'7" | 140 | , Nara JP |
| Shigeru Yabe | R | R | February 9, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Toshiaki Yamada | L | L | January 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Shizuma Yamagishi | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Naofumi Yasui | R | R | January 18, 1920 | 5'7" | 132 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shiro Yoshioka | L | L | July 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 156 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama JP |
