1948 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japanese Baseball League (JPBL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 66-68
Finished 4th in the JPBL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (66-68)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1948 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 66-68
Finished 4th in the JPBL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (66-68)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japanese Baseball League ended the 1948 season with a record of 66 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the JPBL.
Shinji Hamasaki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koichi Akashi | R | R | March 18, 1927 | 5'7" | 136 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Shigeru Araki | R | R | July 1, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | Ikeda, Osaka JP |
| Seizo Furukawa | R | R | March 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Shinji Hamasaki | L | L | December 10, 1901 | 5'1" | 110 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Takeshi Hibino | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Saburo Hirai | R | R | September 4, 1923 | 5'6" | 132 | , Tokushima JP |
| Rentaro Imanishi | R | R | September 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 127 | , Osaka JP |
| Toshiharu Inokawa | R | R | March 30, 1908 | 5'8" | 149 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Akira Iwamoto | R | R | January 14, 1921 | 5'7" | 143 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Kozo Kawai | L | L | April 29, 1927 | 5'9" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Hirofumi Komae | R | R | October 9, 1921 | 5'6" | 132 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yasuo Kusunoki | R | R | June 21, 1920 | 5'9" | 154 | , Kagawa JP |
| Takeshi Miyazaki | R | R | December 17, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | , Nagano JP |
| Hirotaro Mori | R | R | May 29, 1915 | 5'8" | 132 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Yukichi Nagatoshi | L | R | December 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 156 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Masao Nishimura | L | L | September 1, 1912 | 5'4" | 123 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Noguchi | R | R | August 6, 1917 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Jiro Noguchi | R | R | January 6, 1920 | 5'9" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takao Okamura | R | R | April 17, 1919 | 5'8" | 136 | , Kochi JP |
| Yoshikazu Sakamoto | R | R | January 15, 1921 | 5'8" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Tenbo | R | R | April 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Heiji Torii | L | L | May 25, 1922 | 5'7" | 132 | , Gifu JP |
| Hiroyoshi Tsukamoto | R | R | October 14, 1918 | 5'4" | 132 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Fujio Ueda | March 6, 1912 | |||||
| Shigeru Yabe | R | R | February 9, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Den Yamada | February 5, 1914 | |||||
| Kentaro Yasui | R | R | April 10, 1918 | 5'7" | 123 | , Aichi JP |
