1957 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shunichi Amachi (70-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1957 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 70-57
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shunichi Amachi (70-57)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1957 season with a record of 70 wins and 57 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons led the circuit with just 347 runs allowed. Chunichi scored 404 runs. Noboru Inoue paced the squad with 17 home runs, and Hiroharu Okajima walloped 15 or more also. Noboru Inoue drove in 61 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .249. Toshitake Nakayama paced the squad with 20 wins, while Shigeru Sugishita earned a 1.76 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Shunichi Amachi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyomitsu Hamashima | R | R | May 19, 1937 | 5'8" | 151 | , Aichi 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 |
| Yoshizumi Hino | R | R | September 21, 1934 | 5'6" | 150 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hideaki Homoto | L | L | March 3, 1935 | 5'7" | 162 | Hirano Ward, Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| Susumu Kato | R | R | September 24, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroo Kawaguchi | R | R | May 19, 1936 | 5'8" | 151 | Atsumi-gun, Aichi 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroharu Okajima | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'6" | 158 | , Kyoto JP |
| Fumitaka Ota | R | R | February 8, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | , Oita JP |
| Hiroomi Oyane | R | R | July 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Shunichi Sakaguchi | R | R | September 5, 1938 | 5'8" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Toshiaki Sakai | R | R | January 12, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Kuwana, Mie JP |
| Mitsuru Shimazu | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 182 | , Aichi JP |
| Takamasa Shinbo | R | R | November 12, 1937 | 5'9" | 173 | , Nagano 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 |
| Tadao Toda | L | R | February 15, 1936 | 5'8" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Kikuo Tokunaga | R | R | September 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , 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 |
