1951 Mainichi Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 54-51
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (54-51)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1951 Mainichi Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 54-51
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshio Yuasa (54-51)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1951 season with a record of 54 wins and 51 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 482 runs and surrendered 463 runs, most in the circuit. Kaoru Betto led Mainichi with 16 home runs and drove in 67 runs, while leading all regular hitters by hitting .309. Takeshi Nomura topped the squad with 13 wins, and Atsushi Aramaki registered a 2.44 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 |
| Kiyomi Higashiguchi | R | R | October 26, 1923 | 5'7" | 132 | , Mie JP |
| 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 |
| Shoshichi Ito | R | R | March 20, 1918 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hirokuni Kataoka | R | R | November 24, 1916 | 5'7" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Keitaro Kitagawa | R | R | May 14, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Shimada, Shizuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Shigeo Ueno | R | R | March 25, 1923 | 5'7" | 136 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | March 1, 1908 | Oahu, HI US | ||||
| Toshihide Yamane | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 5'8" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
