1958 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 51-73
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Masami Sakohata (51-73)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1958 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 51-73
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Masami Sakohata (51-73)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1958 season with a record of 51 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Whales plated 357 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 436 runs. Kazuhiko Kondo paced Taiyo with 13 home runs Kiyoshi Doi drove in 38 runs. Riichi Kodama led batters with significant playing time with a .275 average. Noboru Akiyama topped the team with 17 wins, while Takashi Suzuki added 15 or more wins also Noboru Akiyama registered a 2.51 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Masami Sakohata served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noboru Akiyama | R | R | February 3, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Noboru Aota | R | R | November 22, 1924 | 5'7" | 151 | Miki, Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoshi Doi | R | R | June 10, 1933 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Tsutomu Edamura | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Kamakura, Kangawa 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 |
| Nobuyuki Hikiji | R | R | November 3, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masahiro Honda | R | R | January 2, 1935 | 5'6" | 160 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Kiichiro Imaizumi | R | R | June 24, 1937 | 5'8" | 147 | , Gunma JP |
| Noboru Ishii | R | R | July 23, 1937 | 5'7" | 143 | , Okayama JP |
| Yasuhiro Iwaoka | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'7" | 147 | Takanabe, Miyazaki JP |
| Masamoto Katsuura | R | R | September 13, 1937 | 5'8" | 151 | , Osaka JP |
| Akiyoshi Kobayashi | R | R | September 22, 1923 | 5'8" | 151 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masaru Koda | R | R | November 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 160 | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Riichi Kodama | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshige Kuroki | R | R | April 15, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Takanabe-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Mitsugu Masuda | R | R | July 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Takeo Matsui | R | R | April 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Obama, Fukui JP |
| Haruo Medoki | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Ebetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Kazuyoshi Miyamoto | R | R | October 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Shigeo Miyazawa | L | L | July 7, 1938 | 5'7" | 147 | , Tokyo JP |
| Mamoru Nakajima | L | L | October 20, 1930 | 5'6" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Toshiyuki Nakamura | R | R | July 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 143 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masaaki Ninomiya | R | R | September 8, 1934 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP | ||
| Masahiko Oishi | R | R | January 11, 1936 | 5'6" | 138 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Morio Okada | R | R | January 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 140 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Terutoshi Okiyama | L | L | May 1, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
| Moriaki Sakamoto | R | R | May 5, 1934 | , Kumamoto JP | ||
| Kaoru Sakurai | R | R | April 26, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | Oji, Tokyo JP |
| Ichiro Sekiguchi | L | L | February 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 170 | Chuo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tadao Shibano | R | R | June 21, 1938 | 5'9" | 171 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Gentaro Shimada | R | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 182 | , Miyagi JP |
| Masaru Sugimoto | R | R | July 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Hagi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Akira Tanino | L | L | December 10, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Takeo Yoshinari | L | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'4" | 136 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
