1951 Taiyo Whales Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 40-64
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Haruyasu Nakajima (0-0), Giichi Arima (0-0)
Location: Shimonoseki, Japan
Ballpark: Shimonoseki Municipal Stadium

1951 Taiyo Whales Statistics

The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1951 season with a record of 40 wins and 64 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.

The Whales scored 502 runs and allowed 620 runs, most in the circuit. Kiyoshi Sugiura led Taiyo with 17 home runs, and Isamu Fujii walloped 15 or more, too. Tamaichi Yasui accounted for 65 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .321 average. Naoaki Hayashi paced the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.01 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Haruyasu Nakajima and Giichi Arima served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shigeru ArakiRRJuly 1, 19255'8"140Ikeda, Osaka JP
Isamu FujiiLLOctober 20, 19165'8"156Tottori, Tottori JP
Naoaki HayashiRRMay 22, 19245'6"132, Aichi JP
Kikuji HirayamaRRSeptember 23, 19185'9"147Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Tetsukazu HonmaRRJanuary 31, 19305'8"140, Aichi JP
Rentaro ImanishiRRSeptember 14, 19245'6"127, Osaka JP
Toshikazu KankiRRMarch 24, 19265'7"150Akashi, Hyogo JP
Hiroshi KatayamaLLNovember 12, 19235'6"140Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Yoshihiro KawaguchiRRAugust 6, 19305'6"132Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP
Yasuhisa KimuraRRMay 29, 19245'7"132, Aichi JP
Fumio MaruyamaLLMay 23, 19255'7"140Osaka, Osaka JP
Takeshi MiyazakiRRDecember 17, 19185'6"140, Nagano JP
Masato MonzenRRMay 15, 19175'8"150Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP
Masanori MoriRRSeptember 9, 19225'8"150, Ehime JP
Masatake NagatomiRRJune 5, 19235'6"132Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Haruyasu NakajimaRRJune 28, 19105'9"160Matsumoto, Nagano JP
Shozo NakatsuLLOctober 8, 19265'9"156, Osaka JP
Takashi OgiharaRRApril 26, 19315'7"140, Saitama JP
Mitsuo OkamotoRRMarch 15, 19215'9"150, Kanagawa JP
Nobuo OsawaRRDecember 1, 19165'8"154Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP
Takehisa SakaiRRJune 4, 19315'7"150, Kochi JP
Kiyoshi SugiuraRRJuly 20, 19145'8"160Nishio, Aicho JP
Hiroyoshi TakanoRRFebruary 24, 19245'8"150, Yamaguchi JP
Hiroshi TanedaRRAugust 6, 19315'10"167, Kyoto JP
Ko TerashimaRROctober 3, 19215'6"127, Yamagata JP
Seitaro WatanabeRRFebruary 8, 19226'0"156Akita, Akita JP
Junichi YanoRRJanuary 23, 19195'7"132Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Naofumi YasuiRRJanuary 18, 19205'7"132, Wakayama JP
Tamaichi YasuiRROctober 10, 19225'8"156Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP



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