1953 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Michinori Tsubochi (70-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1953 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 70-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Michinori Tsubochi (70-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1953 season with a record of 70 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 524 runs and conceded 508 runs. Michio Nishizawa led Chunichi with 22 home runs, while Satoru Sugiyama walloped 15 or more also. Michio Nishizawa accounted for 81 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .325. Shigeru Sugishita notched 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Katsuhiko Ishikawa as well added 15 or more victories as well Katsuhiko Ishikawa earned a 2.32 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Michinori Tsubochi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiro Ashiki | September 27, 1934 | |||||
| Mitsuhisa Fujino | R | R | February 20, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tokuzo Harada | L | L | August 28, 1919 | 5'6" | 150 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Tsuguhiro Hattori | R | R | February 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 138 | , Aichi JP |
| Shinji Hayakawa | R | R | March 15, 1935 | 5'10" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Itsuro Honda | L | L | May 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 147 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Tsutomu Ina | L | L | October 1, 1934 | 5'9" | 143 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Noboru Inoue | R | R | May 26, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Katsumi Ishibachi | R | R | July 26, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Katsuhiko Ishikawa | R | R | September 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 156 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Shiro Ito | R | R | November 1, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Akiro Kato | R | R | November 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Susumu Kato | R | R | September 24, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawai | R | R | October 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Hiroshi Kimura | L | L | March 18, 1933 | 5'8" | 136 | , Aichi JP |
| Teiichi Kinoshita | R | R | March 20, 1919 | 5'9" | 150 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Riichi Kodama | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Sadao Kondo | R | R | October 2, 1925 | 5'9" | 136 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Toshimichi Kunieda | R | R | June 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Shigeru Makino | R | R | July 26, 1928 | 5'6" | 132 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Tsuneo Mitomi | L | L | August 14, 1920 | 5'9" | 140 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Nobuaki Miyashita | R | R | August 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | L | L | March 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 156 | Chita-gun, Aichi JP |
| Michio Nishizawa | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 160 | Ebara-gun, Tokyo JP |
| Kazuyuki Niwa | R | R | May 18, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Akira Noguchi | R | R | August 6, 1917 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kansuke Onishi | R | R | November 1, 1921 | 5'9" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Nobuo Oshima | L | L | October 2, 1921 | 5'8" | 140 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Shigemitsu Ozawa | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 5'4" | 123 | , Aichi JP |
| Mokuo Sakamoto | R | R | December 24, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Sugishita | R | R | September 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 156 | Kanda Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoru Sugiyama | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Kikuo Tokunaga | R | R | September 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Toru Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Shigeki Ukisu | R | R | October 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Takehiko Wada | R | R | May 8, 1933 | 5'8" | 143 | Ogaki, Gifu JP |
| Zenpei Yamazaki | R | R | April 21, 1926 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
