1955 Kokutetsu Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-71
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Soichi Fujita (57-71)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1955 Kokutetsu Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 57-71
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Soichi Fujita (57-71)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Kokutetsu Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1955 season with a record of 57 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 424 runs and conceded 428 runs. Yukihiko Machida walloped 31 home runs for Kokutetsu, while Takao Sato swatted 15 or more, too. Yukihiko Machida accounted for 71 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .280 clip. Masaichi Kaneda notched 29 wins on the mound for the team, and Yoshitomo Miyaji and Masaichi Kaneda registered a 1.78 earned run average, tops among qualifying 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 |
| Takehiko Fukazawa | R | R | April 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 140 | Kofu, Yamanashi 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 |
| Shozo Hayashida | R | R | December 25, 1932 | 5'10" | 173 | , Kagoshima 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 |
| Setsujiro Kataoka | R | R | June 14, 1933 | 6'0" | 145 | Kobe, Hyogo 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 |
| Hiroyoshi Komatsubara | R | R | May 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 143 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Teruaki Minami | R | R | July 7, 1935 | 5'7" | 140 | , Kyoto 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 |
| Shigenori Sasaki | R | R | April 21, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Chiba, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
