1955 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 31-99
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Isamu Fujii (31-99)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1955 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 31-99
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Isamu Fujii (31-99)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1955 season with a record of 31 wins and 99 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 290 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 578 runs, most in the circuit. Noboru Aota led Taiyo with 17 home runs and drove in 54 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .268 average. Takashi Eda topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.99 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Isamu Fujii 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 |
| Tatsuo Arai | R | R | May 3, 1928 | 5'7" | 140 | Takasaki, Gunma 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 |
| Kazuo Hamada | R | R | December 31, 1935 | 5'4" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigetsugu Hattori | R | R | November 17, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kita Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Nobuyuki Hikiji | R | R | November 3, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tadanao Ichiyanagi | R | R | April 29, 1932 | 5'10" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Masao Kanda | R | R | November 8, 1933 | 5'6" | 132 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi 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 |
| Yasuo Kusunoki | R | R | June 21, 1920 | 5'9" | 154 | , Kagawa JP |
| Shigemasa Masu | R | R | October 13, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Haruo Medoki | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Ebetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Onpei Minami | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 5'5" | 132 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama 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 |
| Keiichi Nakamura | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Toshiyuki Nakamura | R | R | July 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | , Hyogo JP |
| Saburo Nakayama | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kaoru Ogura | R | R | October 30, 1932 | 5'7" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Masami Sekiguchi | R | R | August 13, 1935 | 5'8" | 150 | , Saitama 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 |
| Ryutaro Sugiura | R | R | October 10, 1923 | 5'7" | 140 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Shigeru Suzuki | L | L | October 15, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Mitsuo Tagashira | R | R | September 2, 1936 | 5'9" | 150 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Haruo Tanaka | R | R | April 4, 1936 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Meiji Tezuka | R | R | October 10, 1921 | 5'10" | 156 | Azumi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Kenji Tomokawa | L | L | December 9, 1935 | 5'10" | 151 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Mikihiro Yamamura | R | R | May 23, 1936 | 5'6" | 140 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Akio Yatsunami | L | L | June 12, 1934 | 5'9" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Takeo Yoshinari | L | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'4" | 136 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
