1952 Mainichi Dragons Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-45
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (0-0), Kaoru Betto (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1952 Mainichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 75-45
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (0-0), Kaoru Betto (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Dragons of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Dragons scored 554 runs and allowed 441 runs. Takuzo Miyake and Kaoru Betto led Mainichi with 18 home runs apiece. Takeshi Doigaki accounted for 72 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .296. Takeshi Nomura paced the team with 16 wins, while Atsushi Aramaki registered a 1.88 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Yoshio Yuasa and Kaoru Betto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsushi Aramaki | L | L | February 16, 1926 | 5'8" | 134 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kaoru Betto | R | R | August 23, 1920 | 5'11" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Doigaki | R | R | July 1, 1921 | 5'4" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yoshimi Ebara | S | L | September 3, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
| Shosei Go | June 23, 1916 | |||||
| Akira Hagiwara | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | TW, TW |
| Zenzo Hasegawa | R | R | January 6, 1923 | 5'6" | 123 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Yasuya Hondo | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 5'5" | 143 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Sadao Inagaki | R | R | April 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 156 | Kagawa, Kagawa JP |
| Shoshichi Ito | R | R | March 20, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Kaifu | R | R | July 27, 1930 | 5'8" | 140 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Shigejiro Kanbayashi | R | R | January 13, 1917 | 5'7" | 138 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Hirokuni Kataoka | R | R | November 24, 1916 | 5'7" | 145 | Aichi, Aichi JP |
| Shoji Kitamura | June 2, 1928 | |||||
| Takuji Kouchi | R | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takuzo Miyake | R | R | February 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Kazuo Miyazaki | R | R | December 10, 1932 | 5'7" | 136 | Zushi, Kanagawa JP |
| Masato Morita | November 24, 1922 | |||||
| Yukio Nishimoto | L | L | April 25, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Nomura | R | R | April 5, 1919 | 5'6" | 151 | Mino, Gifu JP |
| Teruo Nomura | R | R | September 11, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | Ehime, Ehime JP |
| Isao Odate | April 9, 1917 | |||||
| Heishichi Sato | R | R | July 15, 1917 | 5'6" | 145 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Tsuneyuki Shimada | R | R | February 8, 1934 | 5'7" | 134 | Kishima-gun, Saga JP |
| Hirokazu Shimizu | R | R | April 14, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hajime Shirakawa | R | R | May 25, 1922 | 5'6" | 130 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Toshinobu Sueyoshi | R | R | February 11, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Taki | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeo Ueno | R | R | March 25, 1923 | 5'7" | 136 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Isamu Wada | R | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Toshihide Yamane | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 5'8" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
