1940 Lion Roster
Japanese Baseball League (JPBL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 24-76
Finished 9th in the JPBL
Manager: Katsuo Takada (24-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1940 Lion StatisticsTeam Record: 24-76
Finished 9th in the JPBL
Manager: Katsuo Takada (24-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Lion of the Japanese Baseball League ended the 1940 season with a record of 24 wins and 76 losses, finishing ninth in the JPBL.
Katsuo Takada served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isamu Fukushi | R | R | June 14, 1919 | 5'7" | 123 | Aomori, Aomori JP |
| Motoaki Haiyama | R | R | July 17, 1912 | 5'8" | 132 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shuzo Hirota | R | R | August 28, 1914 | 5'6" | 150 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Masumi Isekawa | R | R | June 30, 1921 | 5'7" | 154 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yoshio Ito | R | R | 5'6" | 123 | , Aichi JP | |
| Kenichi Izutsu | R | R | November 28, 1919 | 5'7" | 132 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Kenzaburo Kaji | R | R | , Osaka JP | |||
| Yoshio Kikuya | R | R | August 31, 1915 | 5'7" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Kito | L | L | April 25, 1917 | 5'6" | 132 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masakazu Kito | R | R | February 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 136 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hisashi Kondo | L | L | July 19, 1918 | 5'7" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Satoharu Maeda | R | R | , Osaka JP | |||
| Koji Matsuoka | R | R | 5'5" | 130 | , Hyogo JP | |
| Norikazu Mizutani | R | R | September 1, 1910 | 5'4" | 150 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeo Murakami | R | R | July 3, 1913 | , Aichi JP | ||
| Toshiro Nishibata | R | R | 5'6" | 132 | , Hyogo JP | |
| Takayoshi Nomura | R | R | October 7, 1918 | 5'7" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Tadasumi Sano | R | R | , Kagawa JP | |||
| Hideo Suzuki | S | R | October 9, 1918 | 5'7" | 136 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Katsuo Takada | R | R | , Kyoto JP | |||
| Toshio Tamakoshi | R | R | October 17, 1917 | 5'6" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuo Togawa | R | R | , Osaka JP | |||
| Michinori Tsubochi | R | R | April 17, 1914 | 5'4" | 132 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Hideo Yamamoto | R | R | May 9, 1920 | , Chiba JP | ||
| Hisatoshi Yamamoto | R | R | November 15, 1916 | 5'6" | 123 | , Kanagawa JP |
