1950 Mainichi Orions Roster

Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 81-34
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (81-34)
Location: Tokyo, Japan

1950 Mainichi Orions Statistics

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 AramakiLLFebruary 16, 19265'8"134Oita, Oita JP
Mamoru AsaiLLJuly 4, 19245'8"150Seki, Gifu JP
Kaoru BettoRRAugust 23, 19205'11"165Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Takeshi DoigakiRRJuly 1, 19215'4"140Yonago, Tottori JP
Yoshimi EbaraSLSeptember 3, 19245'9"150Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP
Shosei GoJune 23, 1916
Akira HagiwaraRRJanuary 5, 19275'6"132, TW
Yasuya HondoRRMarch 18, 19185'5"143Yao, Osaka JP
Takeo HoshinoRRMay 20, 19295'7"150, Aichi JP
Isao ImakurusuRRJuly 18, 19255'4"132, TW
Sunao ImakurusuRRNovember 15, 19185'5"132, TW
Shoshichi ItoRRMarch 20, 19185'9"165Nagoya, Aichi JP
Hisanori KaritaRRJanuary 19, 19105'7"145Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Hirokuni KataokaRRNovember 24, 19165'7"145, Aichi JP
Hideo KomataRRJune 27, 19255'6"165, Kyoto JP
Takuji KouchiRRApril 26, 19205'8"145Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Takuzo MiyakeRRFebruary 22, 19216'0"165Kurashiki, Okayama JP
Susumu NagashimaRRJuly 4, 19205'7"140, Chiba JP
Yukio NishimotoLLApril 25, 19205'7"140Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Takeshi NomuraRRApril 5, 19195'6"151Mino, Gifu JP
Teruo NomuraRRSeptember 11, 19245'7"136, Ehime JP
Kashiwa OdanoRRJanuary 14, 19175'7"145Nito-gun, Iwate JP
Isao OdateApril 9, 1917
Gen OkudaRRDecember 2, 19205'8"134, Tochigi JP
Heishichi SatoRRJuly 15, 19175'6"145Hakodate, Hokkaido JP
Hajime ShirakawaRRMay 25, 19225'6"130, Kagoshima JP
Toichiro SobueRRNovember 20, 19225'10"145Ichinomiya, Aichi JP
Katsuki TokuraRRNovember 3, 19145'7"151Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP
Shigeo UenoRRMarch 25, 19235'7"136, Kumamoto JP
Tadashi WakabayashiMarch 1, 1908Oahu, HI US
Yoshio YuasaRROctober 2, 19025'8"151, Tottori JP


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