1954 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-73
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Soichi Fujita (55-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1954 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 55-73
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Soichi Fujita (55-73)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1954 season with a record of 55 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 434 runs and conceded 518 runs. Yukihiko Machida led Kokutetsu with 20 home runs and accounted for 66 RBI. Jun Hakota paced all regular batters by connecting at a .323 clip. Masaichi Kaneda earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.63 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Soichi Fujita served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiharu Ai | R | R | June 6, 1935 | 5'4" | 149 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Aoyama | R | R | May 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 158 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masao Chihara | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Norio Furuya | R | R | July 27, 1921 | 5'8" | 132 | Utsonomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Jun Hakota | R | R | February 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Eiji Hatsuoka | L | L | June 22, 1930 | 5'7" | 132 | Makabe-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Yoshiaki Inoue | R | R | September 25, 1932 | 5'6" | 136 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaaki Ishida | L | L | January 13, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | , Tokyo JP |
| Masaichi Kaneda | L | L | August 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Masahiro Kinoshita | R | R | April 30, 1931 | 5'8" | 147 | , Wakayama JP |
| Toshio Kitabatake | R | R | February 24, 1933 | 5'7" | 143 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Kuroiwa | R | R | July 1, 1933 | 5'8" | 154 | Kami Takai-gun, Nagano JP |
| Yukihiko Machida | R | R | March 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 160 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Yoshiki Matsuhashi | R | R | January 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 156 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Seiji Mitsubayashi | R | R | February 9, 1936 | 5'8" | 154 | Ujiyamada, Mie JP |
| Yoshitomo Miyaji | R | R | January 28, 1932 | 5'11" | 156 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Sakae Nakamura | S | R | April 24, 1923 | 5'5" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Ichiro Ohashi | R | R | December 20, 1933 | 5'8" | 156 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hideo Okubo | R | R | September 13, 1932 | 5'6" | 132 | Naruto, Tokushima JP |
| Teruo Owaki | R | R | March 23, 1930 | 5'8" | 138 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Satake | R | R | January 28, 1925 | 5'7" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takao Sato | R | R | August 10, 1931 | 5'7" | 149 | Shiraishi-cho, Miyagi JP |
| Zenjiro Tadokoro | R | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'7" | 145 | Yaizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Takahashi | L | L | September 19, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Saitama JP |
| Terukatsu Tashiro | R | R | June 27, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 8, 1924 | 5'6" | 140 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Tsujii | L | R | April 21, 1917 | 5'7" | 138 | , Kyoto JP |
| Katsumi Ukai | R | R | November 11, 1932 | 5'8" | 156 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Mitsuo Uno | R | R | April 10, 1917 | 5'8" | 149 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Mitsuo Watanabe | R | R | January 10, 1929 | 5'9" | 143 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Reijiro Watanabe | R | R | July 27, 1931 | 5'7" | 147 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Tamaichi Yasui | R | R | October 10, 1922 | 5'8" | 156 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
