1952 Kintetsu Pearls Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 30-78
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Fujita (0-0), Takeo Akuta (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1952 Kintetsu Pearls StatisticsTeam Record: 30-78
Finished 7th in the JPPL
Manager: Shozo Fujita (0-0), Takeo Akuta (0-0)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Kintetsu Pearls of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1952 season with a record of 30 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the JPPL.
The Pearls plated 356 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 568 runs, most in the circuit. Tomoharu Kai drove in 45 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Fumio Takechi paced the team with 9 wins, while Junzo Sekine recorded a 3.53 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Shozo Fujita and Takeo Akuta 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 |
| Seiichiro Fujii | L | L | September 17, 1931 | 5'8" | 132 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Kozo Goi | R | R | April 15, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Masao Haido | R | R | June 22, 1932 | 5'10" | 150 | Sakaiminato, Tottori JP |
| Kiyomi Higashiguchi | R | R | October 26, 1923 | 5'7" | 132 | Mie, Mie JP |
| Sadakazu Higuchi | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'8" | 150 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Shoji Hozan | R | R | April 5, 1926 | 5'7" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Isao Imakurusu | R | R | July 18, 1925 | 5'4" | 132 | TW, TW |
| Hidemitsu Kagawa | R | R | June 24, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Tomoharu Kai | June 22, 1923 | |||||
| Haruo Kato | R | R | March 25, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Masakazu Kito | R | R | February 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 136 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeaki Kuroo | R | R | July 20, 1926 | 5'7" | 132 | Azabu, Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Kusaka | L | L | June 19, 1929 | 5'6" | 140 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeyoshi Morishita | R | R | April 12, 1920 | 5'9" | 156 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Shojiro Nakata | R | R | April 5, 1933 | 5'6" | 140 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Rikuo Nemoto | R | R | November 20, 1926 | 5'7" | 140 | Tokaimura, Ibaraki JP |
| Gen Okuda | R | R | December 2, 1920 | 5'8" | 134 | Tochigi, Tochigi 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 |
| Kohei Sugiyama | L | L | August 7, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka 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 |
| Seisaburo Yamada | R | R | June 17, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Hyogo, Hyogo 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 |
| Yoji Yoshida | L | L | November 1, 1933 | 5'7" | 150 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
