1959 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Sugishita (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1959 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Sugishita (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1959 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 477 runs and conceded 428 runs. Toru Mori walloped 31 home runs for Chunichi, while Toshio Naka and Shinichi Eto swatted 15 or more as well. Toru Mori recorded 87 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .282. Yasushi Kodama led the squad with 20 wins, plus Tsutomu Ina added 15 or more wins, too Yasushi Kodama registered a 2.07 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. Shigeru Sugishita served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiji Bando | R | R | April 15, 1940 | 5'7" | 154 | , Manchuria CN |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Mamoru Hiroshima | R | R | November 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | , Osaka 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 |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Tatsuhiko Ito | R | R | October 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroo Kataoka | R | R | June 15, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | R | R | July 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 151 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Keinosuke Kawasaki | L | L | August 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Hideyuki Kobayashi | L | L | April 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Kodama | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Higashi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Makino | R | R | July 26, 1928 | 5'6" | 132 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toru Mori | R | R | November 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 209 | , Manchuria CN |
| 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 |
| Hideaki Narita | R | R | November 30, 1940 | 5'8" | 143 | , Kumamoto 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 |
| 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 |
| Toshiaki Sakai | R | R | January 12, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Kuwana, Mie JP |
| Shinichi Shikita | R | R | December 3, 1938 | 5'7" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Mitsuru Shimazu | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 182 | , Aichi JP |
| Yoshifumi Suzuki | R | R | August 15, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Totaro Tahara | R | R | March 30, 1936 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Toshihiko Uchikoshi | R | R | November 30, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Yoshiharu Uranishi | R | L | January 24, 1941 | 5'7" | 156 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshimatsu Yokochi | R | R | May 2, 1939 | 5'10" | 143 | , Aichi JP |
| Masahiro Yokoyama | R | R | February 18, 1935 | 5'8" | 158 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Takeo Yoshizawa | R | R | July 15, 1933 | 5'7" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
