1957 Daiei Unions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 41-89
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (41-89)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
1957 Daiei Unions StatisticsTeam Record: 41-89
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (41-89)
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
The Daiei Unions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1957 season with a record of 41 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the JPPL.
The Unions plated 377 runs and yielded 575 runs, most in the league. Takao Yato drove in 46 runs. Shinya Sasaki led batters with significant playing time with a .261 average. Yoshihiko Taki topped the squad with 13 wins, while Hiroharu Aoyama registered a 1.97 earned run average, leading regular hurlers. Kenjiro Matsuki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroharu Aoyama | L | L | April 28, 1933 | 5'8" | 136 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Shigeru Arai | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Fujioka, Gunma JP |
| Tsutomu Edamura | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | Kamakura, Kangawa JP |
| Shoichi Fujimoto | R | R | April 11, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Gifu JP |
| Hideo Hanazawa | R | R | April 20, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Tadashi Hatta | L | R | October 5, 1936 | 5'7" | 156 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Isamu Hirota | R | R | April 24, 1938 | 5'10" | 150 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yukinaga Hosaka | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 5'7" | 187 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Akio Kamiichi | R | R | January 12, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Akiro Kato | R | R | November 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Koji Kawamoto | R | R | December 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | , Kyoto JP |
| Sachio Kimura | R | R | June 29, 1936 | 5'8" | 151 | , Kyoto JP |
| Tetsuo Komai | July 13, 1937 | |||||
| Takayuki Kuriki | R | R | October 3, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Gifu JP |
| Masayoshi Miura | R | R | August 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Sannohe, Aomori JP |
| Tetsuo Moriguchi | R | R | May 3, 1935 | 5'8" | 136 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Masaaki Ninomiya | R | R | September 8, 1934 | Nishi Uwa-gun, Ehime JP | ||
| Michinori Nishimoto | R | R | July 16, 1937 | 5'7" | 132 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiharu Ogawa | R | R | June 2, 1924 | 5'9" | 140 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Masao Ota | R | R | August 9, 1933 | 5'9" | 154 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Tadatoshi Saida | R | R | April 11, 1934 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Sakagami | R | R | October 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Bunjiro Sakamoto | R | R | March 15, 1926 | 5'8" | 151 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mokuo Sakamoto | R | R | December 24, 1934 | 5'8" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Shinya Sasaki | R | R | October 12, 1933 | 5'6" | 167 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kaishi Takano | L | L | January 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | , Gunma JP |
| Yoshihiko Taki | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Teruo Tanaka | R | R | April 16, 1933 | 5'6" | 145 | , Gifu JP |
| Minoru Tanimoto | R | R | February 1, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Yasuyuki Tsuge | R | R | July 20, 1938 | 5'6" | 136 | , Aichi JP |
| Keizo Tsutsui | R | R | January 1, 1923 | 5'6" | 149 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Shinji Tsutsui | R | R | November 23, 1935 | 5'10" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuaki Watanabe | L | L | September 20, 1935 | 5'7" | 140 | , Tochigi JP |
| Allan Yamamoto | April 12, 1935 | |||||
| Yoshiji Yamamoto | L | L | September 30, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Tamaichi Yasui | R | R | October 10, 1922 | 5'8" | 156 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takao Yato | R | R | June 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 162 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinsuke Yogi | February 13, 1928 | |||||
| Kunio Yokoyama | R | R | August 8, 1935 | 5'9" | 150 | , Iwate JP |
| Shiro Yoshioka | L | L | July 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 156 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama JP |
