1951 Kintetsu Pearls Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 37-56
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Fujita (37-56)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1951 Kintetsu Pearls StatisticsTeam Record: 37-56
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Fujita (37-56)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Kintetsu Pearls of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1951 season with a record of 37 wins and 56 losses, finishing seventh in the JPPL.
The Pearls tallied 319 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 387 runs. Shigeyoshi Morishita paced Kintetsu with 12 home runs and drove in 59 runs. Yutaka Tagawa and Shigeru Sakamoto topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .260. Fumio Takechi led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.7 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Shozo Fujita served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshimasa Aoike | R | R | June 22, 1919 | 5'8" | 154 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Kozo Goi | R | R | April 15, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Tsutomu Hattori | R | R | September 12, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | Mie, Mie JP |
| Shoji Hozan | R | R | April 5, 1926 | 5'7" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshio Ito | R | R | May 10, 1922 | 5'7" | 132 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Hidemitsu Kagawa | R | R | June 24, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Hisanori Karita | R | R | January 19, 1910 | 5'7" | 145 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Haruo Kato | R | R | March 25, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Masaichi Kato | L | L | September 3, 1922 | 5'7" | 156 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Shigeaki Kuroo | R | R | July 20, 1926 | 5'7" | 132 | Azabu, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeyoshi Morishita | R | R | April 12, 1920 | 5'9" | 156 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuo Murokawa | R | R | August 8, 1928 | 5'6" | 116 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Takatsugu Nagata | R | R | September 30, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | Aichi, Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Sakamoto | R | R | April 19, 1921 | 5'6" | 127 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuro Sawafuji | R | R | August 10, 1919 | 5'6" | 140 | Morioka, Iwate JP |
| Junzo Sekine | L | L | March 15, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | Sugamo, Tokyo JP |
| Kanenori Shimakata | R | R | January 14, 1918 | 5'8" | 132 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Zenjiro Shishido | R | R | January 10, 1925 | 5'6" | 140 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Yutaka Tagawa | R | R | November 30, 1918 | 5'7" | 136 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Fumio Takechi | R | R | November 4, 1926 | 5'8" | 147 | Inaba-gun, Gifu JP |
| Hisataro Wada | R | R | February 18, 1921 | 5'9" | 151 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shizuo Yamamoto | L | R | December 1, 1921 | 5'6" | 132 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Yuzuru Yamashita | R | R | January 27, 1926 | 5'5" | 140 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Iwao Yoshimura | R | R | April 21, 1920 | 5'6" | 140 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
