1953 Hankyu Braves Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-52
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (67-52)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
1953 Hankyu Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 67-52
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (67-52)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium
The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1953 season with a record of 67 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Braves plated 488 runs and surrendered 403 runs. John Britton drove in 60 runs. Larry Raines led all regular batters with a .286 average. Eiji Shibata topped the team with 17 wins, while Hachiro Abe recorded a 1.88 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
John Britton and Larry Raines both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shinji Hamasaki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachiro Abe | L | L | January 6, 1925 | 6'4" | 143 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Kazuhito Arai | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 5'7" | 136 | Kagawa, Kagawa JP |
| John Britton | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 5'8" | 160 | Mount Vernon, GA US |
| Michio Fujii | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 5'7" | 145 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Seizo Furukawa | R | R | March 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Koichi Harada | R | R | June 15, 1928 | 5'7" | 150 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Natsuki Higashidani | L | L | July 13, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Goshima-gun, Okayama JP |
| Zenzo Ikeda | R | R | November 25, 1923 | 5'8" | 136 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Rentaro Imanishi | R | R | September 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 127 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masumi Isekawa | R | R | June 30, 1921 | 5'7" | 154 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Makizo Ito | L | L | July 15, 1930 | 5'7" | 132 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kozo Kawai | L | L | April 29, 1927 | 5'9" | 145 | Aichi, Aichi JP |
| Kiichiro Miyazawa | L | L | July 23, 1926 | 5'7" | 136 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Kazuhiro Nagata | R | R | June 24, 1932 | 5'8" | 150 | Aichi, Aichi JP |
| Junji Nakatani | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'10" | 150 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kuniyoshi Niidome | L | L | September 5, 1920 | 5'8" | 150 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Jiro Noguchi | R | R | January 6, 1920 | 5'9" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Nonomura | R | R | July 10, 1930 | 5'6" | 145 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Larry Raines | R | R | March 9, 1930 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Albans, WV US |
| Nariharu Sakazawa | R | R | May 1, 1918 | 5'6" | 132 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Heishichi Sato | R | R | July 15, 1917 | 5'6" | 145 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Eiji Shibata | R | R | November 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Sachio Suzuki | R | R | January 8, 1932 | 5'7" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Tokio Takato | R | R | May 4, 1933 | 6'0" | 156 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Yoshio Tenbo | R | R | April 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuki Tokura | R | R | November 3, 1914 | 5'7" | 151 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Isamu Uchio | February 1, 1927 | |||||
| Shigeru Yabe | R | R | February 9, 1928 | 5'10" | 160 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Takeshi Yamashita | R | R | August 6, 1931 | 5'10" | 151 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
