1955 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 77-52
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1955 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 77-52
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1955 season with a record of 77 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 420 runs and surrendered 334 runs. Satoru Sugiyama led Chunichi with 19 home runs and accounted for 67 RBI. Riichi Kodama paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Shigeru Sugishita earned 26 wins on the mound for the team, while Katsuhiko Ishikawa as well added 15 or more victories as well Katsuhiko Ishikawa earned a 1.45 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Taizo Ishida | R | R | June 11, 1934 | 5'7" | 132 | Buzen, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuhiko Ishikawa | R | R | September 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 156 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Midori Ishikawa | R | R | May 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Shoshichi Ito | R | R | March 20, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Susumu Kato | R | R | September 24, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Shizuo Kawai | R | R | February 12, 1933 | 5'8" | 145 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawai | R | R | October 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Keinosuke Kawasaki | L | L | August 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Riichi Kodama | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Yasushi Kodama | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Higashi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Shigeru Makino | R | R | July 26, 1928 | 5'6" | 132 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Toshitake Nakayama | L | L | December 14, 1935 | 5'9" | 145 | Nagoya, 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 |
| Shigeo Ogawa | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 5'8" | 156 | , Ehime JP |
| Hiroharu Okajima | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Tameo Okuhara | L | L | October 13, 1935 | 5'9" | 151 | , Nagano JP |
| Nobuo Oshima | L | L | October 2, 1921 | 5'8" | 140 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Hiroomi Oyane | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa 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 |
| Totaro Tahara | R | R | March 30, 1936 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Kunio Takayama | R | R | October 7, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | , Nagano JP |
| Tadao Toda | L | R | February 15, 1936 | 5'8" | 151 | , 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 |
| Takehiko Utsumi | R | R | January 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 176 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Fumiya Yamamoto | R | R | August 5, 1934 | 5'7" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Zenpei Yamazaki | R | R | April 21, 1926 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
