1951 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 79-29
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (79-29)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Nankai Hawks 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1951 season with a record of 79 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the league with 702 runs, fueled by 92 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 381 runs, least in the league. Noboru Aota walloped 32 home runs for the squad, while Tetsuharu Kawakami swatted 15 or more as well. Noboru Aota drove in 105 runs. Tetsuharu Kawakami topped all regular hitters by hitting .377. Kiyoshi Matsuda recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Hideo Fujimoto and Takehiko Bessho also added 15 or more wins also Kiyoshi Matsuda registered a 2.02 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Shigeru Mizuhara 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 |
| Takehiko Bessho | R | R | October 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Chiba | R | R | May 10, 1919 | 5'6" | 140 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Hideo Fujimoto | R | R | May 10, 1918 | 5'7" | 143 | Pusan, KR |
| Tetsunosuke Fujiwara | R | R | October 7, 1924 | 5'4" | 140 | Tsukishima, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshi Hagiwara | R | R | January 8, 1924 | 5'7" | 140 | , TW |
| Kazuo Higasa | R | R | March 20, 1920 | 5'9" | 149 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Saburo Hirai | R | R | September 4, 1923 | 5'6" | 132 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hiroshi Kaneyoshi | L | L | August 7, 1932 | 5'8" | 140 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | L | L | March 23, 1920 | 5'8" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroyoshi Komatsubara | R | R | May 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 143 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Kiyoshi Matsuda | L | L | December 11, 1930 | 5'7" | 145 | Hatsudai, Tokyo JP |
| Onpei Minami | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 5'5" | 132 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yuko Minamimura | R | R | April 17, 1917 | 5'9" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Susumu Nagashima | R | R | July 4, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | , Chiba JP |
| Hirofumi Naito | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 143 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Mamoru Nakajima | L | L | October 20, 1930 | 5'6" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Nakao | L | L | December 1, 1919 | 5'9" | 156 | , Mie JP |
| Takumi Otomo | R | R | February 1, 1925 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Fukuzo Tada | R | R | July 8, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Toshiaki Takemiya | R | R | November 25, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuharu Teramoto | R | R | September 18, 1929 | 5'6" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Meiji Tezuka | R | R | October 10, 1921 | 5'10" | 156 | Azumi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Tamotsu Uchibori | R | R | March 12, 1917 | 5'7" | 140 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Mitsuo Uno | R | R | April 10, 1917 | 5'8" | 149 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takenori Yamakawa | R | R | August 25, 1922 | 5'7" | 156 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Wally Yonamine | L | L | June 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Olowalu, HI US |
