1959 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Mori (49-77)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
1959 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 49-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Mori (49-77)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Ballpark: Kawasaki Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1959 season with a record of 49 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Whales scored 352 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 514 runs, most in the circuit. Takeshi Kuwata walloped 31 home runs for Taiyo and accounted for 84 RBI. Kazuhiko Kondo paced all regular hitters with a .279 average. Noboru Akiyama topped the team with 14 wins, while Masaru Koda recorded a 2.88 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Shigeo Mori 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 |
| Saneo Aso | R | R | December 17, 1937 | 5'6" | 178 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima 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 |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Katsuma Hashimoto | L | R | December 14, 1940 | 5'7" | 150 | Nirasaki, Yamanashi JP |
| Nobuyuki Hikiji | R | R | November 3, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 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 |
| Takashi Iwamoto | R | R | April 20, 1930 | 5'7" | 160 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhiro Iwaoka | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'7" | 147 | Takanabe, Miyazaki JP |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | L | R | June 2, 1935 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hyogo JP |
| Heitaro Kobayashi | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'6" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaru Koda | R | R | November 2, 1938 | 6'0" | 160 | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Haruhiko Kondo | R | R | April 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 143 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Takeshi Kuwata | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 191 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Kuniyasu Mine | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'9" | 178 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuyoshi Miyamoto | R | R | October 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 150 | , Nagasaki 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 |
| 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 |
| Yasuo Ozaki | R | R | May 20, 1940 | 5'5" | 150 | Agawa-gun, Aichi JP |
| Moriaki Sakamoto | R | R | May 5, 1934 | , Kumamoto 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 |
| Yukio Shimada | L | L | August 18, 1936 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masanobu Shimano | R | R | January 2, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | September 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Tamura-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Nobutsugu Takamatsu | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Hyogo JP |
| Akira Tanino | L | L | December 10, 1938 | 5'9" | 158 | , Wakayama JP |
