1950 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 41-96
Finished 8th in the JPCL
Manager: Shuichi Ishimoto (41-96)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
1950 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 41-96
Finished 8th in the JPCL
Manager: Shuichi Ishimoto (41-96)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 41 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the JPCL.
The Carp scored 511 runs and conceded 877 runs, most in the circuit. Kazuo Higasa led Hiroshima with 21 home runs, while Katsumi Shiraishi walloped 15 or more also. Kazuo Higasa drove in 72 runs. Katsumi Shiraishi topped all regular batters by hitting .304. Ryohei Hasegawa paced the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.88 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Shuichi Ishimoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikatsu Hakota | L | L | October 11, 1930 | 5'6" | 145 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Ryohei Hasegawa | R | R | March 25, 1930 | 5'6" | 123 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Jiro Hayashi | R | R | August 27, 1933 | 5'9" | 136 | , Kagawa JP |
| Kazuo Higasa | R | R | March 20, 1920 | 5'9" | 149 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Natsuo Ichida | R | R | July 10, 1917 | 5'9" | 150 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoitsu Ishikawa | R | R | December 3, 1926 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kenichi Isoda | R | R | June 10, 1924 | 5'2" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Akira Iwamoto | R | R | January 14, 1921 | 5'7" | 143 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Minoru Kasamatsu | R | R | April 13, 1916 | 5'7" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Hirofumi Komae | R | R | October 9, 1921 | 5'6" | 132 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shuzo Konda | R | R | March 24, 1932 | 5'5" | 140 | , Ehime JP |
| Hiroshi Kurokawa | R | R | January 2, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | , Ehime JP |
| Muneyuki Kuroki | R | R | February 15, 1927 | 5'8" | 149 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Hiroji Matsukawa | R | R | August 30, 1926 | 5'8" | 145 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeru Morii | R | R | April 12, 1915 | 5'6" | 127 | , Mie JP |
| Kozo Naito | R | L | March 25, 1916 | 5'8" | 143 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Masayoshi Nakayama | R | R | July 13, 1917 | 5'7" | 132 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Isamu Ogimoto | R | R | April 24, 1925 | 5'4" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Toyoshi Sakai | R | R | June 3, 1925 | 5'4" | 123 | , Gifu JP |
| Kiyoharu Sakata | R | R | June 17, 1924 | 5'3" | 127 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Katsumi Shiraishi | R | R | April 15, 1918 | 5'6" | 149 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koei Sunami | R | R | November 22, 1929 | 5'7" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
| Ginnosuke Suzuki | R | R | June 5, 1912 | 5'9" | 151 | , Iwate JP |
| Juzo Tadokoro | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Shigeru Takagi | R | R | March 10, 1916 | 5'6" | 149 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Osamu Takechi | R | R | August 29, 1925 | 5'7" | 149 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Motoo Takemura | R | R | February 12, 1924 | 5'6" | 150 | , TW |
| Narihide Tanaka | R | R | September 19, 1919 | 5'7" | 132 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Tsujii | L | R | April 21, 1917 | 5'7" | 138 | , Kyoto JP |
| Masami Umeda | R | R | May 24, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Masanobu Yamaguchi | R | R | May 5, 1916 | 5'10" | 151 | , Osaka JP |
| Akio Yamasaki | R | R | 5'7" | 156 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP | |
| Masahiro Yoshiwaka | R | R | February 26, 1931 | 5'8" | 145 | , Okayama JP |
