1956 Mainichi Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 84-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (84-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1956 Mainichi Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 84-66
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kaoru Betto (84-66)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Mainichi Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1956 season with a record of 84 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 530 runs and conceded 477 runs. Kazuhiro Yamauchi led Mainichi with 25 home runs, and Kihachi Enomoto walloped 15 or more also. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 72 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .304. Atsushi Aramaki notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Yoshinobu Uemura also added 15 or more victories also Yoshinobu Uemura registered a 2.02 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. Kaoru Betto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Arakawa | L | L | August 6, 1930 | 5'4" | 154 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Masaru Daiku | R | R | June 13, 1936 | 5'8" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo JP |
| Shosei Go | June 23, 1916 | |||||
| Chikara Hashimoto | R | R | October 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 162 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Motoi Hashimoto | R | R | August 18, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | , Oita JP |
| Takeo Hattori | R | R | November 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | Yokkaichi, Mie JP |
| Yasuya Hondo | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 5'5" | 143 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Keiichi Ikeda | R | R | March 3, 1936 | 5'8" | 150 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Noritada Ito | R | R | January 15, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kosei Komori | R | R | November 2, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Yoshiyuki Kunugi | R | R | 5'8" | 151 | , Yamanashi JP | |
| Yukio Kuroda | R | R | April 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 178 | , Shimane JP |
| Haruo Matsumoto | R | R | April 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | , Tottori JP |
| Takuzo Miyake | R | R | February 22, 1921 | 6'0" | 165 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hajime Mizuno | L | R | February 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | , Tokyo JP |
| Teruaki Muto | R | R | August 25, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Isao Nagahira | R | R | October 7, 1937 | 5'7" | 136 | , Aichi JP |
| Takashi Nakagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Katsumi Nakanishi | R | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Nomura | R | R | April 5, 1919 | 5'6" | 151 | Mino, Gifu JP |
| Koichiro Numazawa | R | R | August 15, 1930 | 5'6" | 151 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Morio Okada | R | R | January 12, 1937 | 5'8" | 140 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Shoichi Ono | L | L | September 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Iwaki-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Hitoshi Otake | L | L | August 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 178 | , 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 |
| Yutaka Sudo | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 162 | Aki-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hideyuki Suzuki | R | R | August 1, 1933 | 5'9" | 167 | , Tochigi JP |
| Akitada Tsukuda | R | R | May 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshinobu Uemura | R | R | January 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Akiyuki Ukai | R | R | April 25, 1934 | 5'8" | 158 | , Aichi JP |
| Isamu Wada | R | R | February 6, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | Marugame, Kagawa JP |
| Isao Wada | L | L | June 19, 1933 | 5'6" | 136 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tomoo Wako | R | R | April 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Kakuya Yamamoto | R | R | December 17, 1933 | 5'10" | 173 | , Fukushima 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 |
