1955 Hankyu Braves Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Masao Nishimura (80-60)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium

1955 Hankyu Braves Statistics

The Hankyu Braves of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1955 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.

The Braves tallied 589 runs and allowed 462 runs. Katsuki Tokura accounted for 64 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .321 average. Takao Kajimoto led the team with 18 wins, while Eiji Shibata and Hachiro Abe added 15 or more victories as well Hiroshi Taneda registered a 2.19 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. Masao Nishimura served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Hachiro AbeLLJanuary 6, 19256'4"143, Fukushima JP
Roberto BarbonMarch 13, 1933
Michio FujiiRRJuly 24, 19225'7"145Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Seizo FurukawaRRMarch 4, 19225'7"143Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP
Koichi HaradaRRJune 15, 19285'7"150Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Masumi IsekawaRRJune 30, 19215'7"154, Wakayama JP
Takao KajimotoLLApril 8, 19356'1"165Kofu, Yamanashi JP
Yosuke KanaguLLMay 10, 19335'8"145, Yamaguchi JP
Yoshimi KatayamaRRApril 22, 19325'9"151, Kumamoto JP
Kameji KawagoeRRJuly 8, 19335'8"165, Osaka JP
Kozo KawaiLLApril 29, 19275'9"145, Aichi JP
Takeyoshi KioriRRApril 3, 19335'7"138, Hiroshima JP
Yuji KobayashiRRDecember 1, 19355'8"140, Aichi JP
Akiteru KonoRRJanuary 1, 19355'8"140Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Fumio KuraRRFebruary 1, 19345'8"145, Tokushima JP
Yoshio MatsuiRRJanuary 11, 19375'7"132, Kumamoto JP
Fujiya NaraRRAugust 6, 19315'8"150Otsuki, Yamanashi JP
Kuniyoshi NiidomeLLSeptember 5, 19205'8"150, Kagoshima JP
Hiroshi NonomuraRRJuly 10, 19305'6"145, Osaka JP
Kenichiro OkamotoLLFebruary 16, 19335'9"178Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Noboru SakamotoRRSeptember 20, 19325'8"145, Gunma JP
Eiji ShibataRRNovember 11, 19305'9"150Tachimi, Gifu JP
Alvin SpearmanRRAugust 26, 19316'1"185
Sachio SuzukiRRJanuary 8, 19325'7"140, Wakayama JP
Yasuyuki TaharaRRFebruary 9, 19365'8"140, Nara JP
Kosaku TakadaRRMay 18, 19315'7"140, Tochigi JP
Tokio TakatoRRMay 4, 19336'0"156, Niigata JP
Ichiro TanakaRRMay 6, 19335'8"156, Hokkaido JP
Mamoru TanakaRRDecember 1, 19345'10"190Itami, Hyogo JP
Hiroshi TanedaRRAugust 6, 19315'10"167, Kyoto JP
Yoshio TenboRRApril 25, 19245'7"136Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Katsuki TokuraRRNovember 3, 19145'7"151Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Kiyoshi WatanabeRRNovember 30, 19325'9"158, Aichi JP
Kansuke YamamotoRRApril 8, 19355'9"151, Kumamoto JP
Takeshi YamashitaRRAugust 6, 19315'10"151Takamatsu, Kagawa JP



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