1951 Nagoya Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 62-48
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shunichi Amachi (62-48)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1951 Nagoya Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 62-48
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shunichi Amachi (62-48)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Nagoya Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1951 season with a record of 62 wins and 48 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 526 runs and surrendered 523 runs. Satoru Sugiyama paced Nagoya with 18 home runs Tokuzo Harada drove in 68 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Shigeru Sugishita recorded 28 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 2.36 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Shunichi Amachi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokuzo Harada | L | L | August 28, 1919 | 5'6" | 150 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Tsuguhiro Hattori | R | R | February 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 138 | , Aichi JP |
| Itsuro Honda | L | L | May 3, 1931 | 5'9" | 147 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Jiro Hoshida | R | R | September 22, 1919 | 5'5" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Shiro Ito | R | R | November 1, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Akiro Kato | R | R | November 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Susumu Kato | R | R | September 24, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Riichi Kodama | R | R | February 19, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Teiji Kojima | L | L | April 21, 1927 | 5'8" | 136 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Sadao Kondo | R | R | October 2, 1925 | 5'9" | 136 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Teizo Kondo | L | L | April 25, 1930 | 5'7" | 140 | , Aichi JP |
| Toshimichi Kunieda | R | R | June 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Kazuo Matsumoto | R | R | August 18, 1923 | 5'7" | 150 | , Aichi JP |
| Tsuneo Mitomi | L | L | August 14, 1920 | 5'9" | 140 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Nobuaki Miyashita | R | R | August 25, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | L | L | March 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 156 | Chita-gun, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Nakazaki | R | R | May 22, 1926 | 5'7" | 136 | , Mie JP |
| Michio Nishizawa | R | R | September 1, 1921 | 6'0" | 160 | Ebara-gun, Tokyo JP |
| Akira Noguchi | R | R | August 6, 1917 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shigeru Sugishita | R | R | September 17, 1925 | 6'0" | 156 | Kanda Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Satoru Sugiyama | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Suguru Takemoto | R | R | January 3, 1926 | 5'7" | 132 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kikuo Tokunaga | R | R | September 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Michinori Tsubochi | R | R | April 17, 1914 | 5'4" | 132 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Toru Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1923 | 5'6" | 140 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
