1950 Mainichi Orions Roster
Team Record: 81-34
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (81-34)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Japan Series - Mainichi Orions 4 games, Shochiku Robins 2
The Mainichi Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1950 season with a record of 81 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Orions topped the league with 713 runs, ignited by 124 home runs. Mainichi allowed 512 runs. Kaoru Betto walloped 43 home runs for the team, while Takeshi Doigaki and Katsuki Tokura swatted 15 or more also. Kaoru Betto drove in 105 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .335. Atsushi Aramaki recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team, plus Takeshi Nomura and Yoshimi Ebara, too added 15 or more wins, too Atsushi Aramaki registered a 2.07 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Yoshio Yuasa 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 |
| Mamoru Asai | L | L | July 4, 1924 | 5'8" | 150 | Seki, Gifu 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 |
| Yasuya Hondo | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 5'5" | 143 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Takeo Hoshino | R | R | May 20, 1929 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Isao Imakurusu | R | R | July 18, 1925 | 5'4" | 132 | , TW |
| Sunao Imakurusu | R | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'5" | 132 | , TW |
| Shoshichi Ito | R | R | March 20, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hisanori Karita | R | R | January 19, 1910 | 5'7" | 145 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hirokuni Kataoka | R | R | November 24, 1916 | 5'7" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Hideo Komata | R | R | June 27, 1925 | 5'6" | 165 | , Kyoto JP |
| 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 |
| Susumu Nagashima | R | R | July 4, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | , Chiba JP |
| 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 JP |
| Kashiwa Odano | R | R | January 14, 1917 | 5'7" | 145 | Nito-gun, Iwate JP |
| Isao Odate | April 9, 1917 | |||||
| Gen Okuda | R | R | December 2, 1920 | 5'8" | 134 | , Tochigi JP |
| Heishichi Sato | R | R | July 15, 1917 | 5'6" | 145 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Hajime Shirakawa | R | R | May 25, 1922 | 5'6" | 130 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Toichiro Sobue | R | R | November 20, 1922 | 5'10" | 145 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Katsuki Tokura | R | R | November 3, 1914 | 5'7" | 151 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shigeo Ueno | R | R | March 25, 1923 | 5'7" | 136 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | March 1, 1908 | Oahu, HI US | ||||
| Yoshio Yuasa | R | R | October 2, 1902 | 5'8" | 151 | , Tottori JP |
