1954 Kintetsu Pearls Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 74-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Takeo Akuta (74-63)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1954 Kintetsu Pearls StatisticsTeam Record: 74-63
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Takeo Akuta (74-63)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium, Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Kintetsu Pearls of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1954 season with a record of 74 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Pearls scored 530 runs and surrendered 473 runs. Osamu Takechi drove in 59 runs. Takashi Kusaka paced all regular batters by hitting .296. Fumio Takechi earned 26 wins on the mound for the team, while Junzo Sekine, too added 15 or more wins, too Mitsuro Sawafuji registered a 2 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Takeo Akuta served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kozo Goi | R | R | April 15, 1925 | 5'9" | 150 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Katsuhiko Hara | R | R | June 3, 1930 | 5'7" | 143 | Yukuhashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Sadakazu Higuchi | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'8" | 150 | Tochigi, Tochigi 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 |
| Tadashi Kagawa | R | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'8" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Len Kasparovich | July 21, 1926 | |||||
| Masatoshi Kato | R | R | May 10, 1935 | 5'9" | 162 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Minoru Kayahara | R | R | April 5, 1930 | 5'7" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kenichi Kimino | R | R | July 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 162 | Shiga, Shiga JP |
| Tsutomu Kimura | R | R | January 12, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Masakazu Kito | R | R | February 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 136 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Akitoshi Kodama | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 154 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Yasuo Nagai | R | R | February 23, 1932 | 5'8" | 145 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Rikuo Nemoto | R | R | November 20, 1926 | 5'7" | 140 | Tokaimura, Ibaraki JP |
| Michio Nitta | R | R | May 8, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
| Takeshi Suzuki | R | R | February 28, 1932 | 5'6" | 145 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Fukuzo Tada | R | R | July 8, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Fumio Takechi | R | R | November 4, 1926 | 5'8" | 147 | Inaba-gun, Gifu JP |
| Osamu Takechi | R | R | August 29, 1925 | 5'7" | 149 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Takatsugu Toguchi | L | R | October 29, 1931 | 5'9" | 187 | Nara, Nara JP |
| Teruaki Wakasugi | L | L | June 10, 1934 | 5'8" | 140 | Tokyo, Tokyo 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 |
| Noboru Yamashita | R | R | December 28, 1934 | 5'9" | 143 | Hyogo, Hyogo JP |
| Yoji Yoshida | L | L | November 1, 1933 | 5'7" | 150 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
