1952 Nagoya Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 75-43
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Michinori Tsubochi (75-43)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1952 Nagoya Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 75-43
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Michinori Tsubochi (75-43)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Nagoya Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1952 season with a record of 75 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons tallied 569 runs and allowed 430 runs. Satoru Sugiyama paced Nagoya with 27 home runs, and Michio Nishizawa walloped 15 or more also. Michio Nishizawa accounted for 98 RBI and topped all regular batters by hitting .353. Shigeru Sugishita recorded 32 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.33 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Michinori Tsubochi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsuhisa Fujino | R | R | February 20, 1925 | 5'9" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| 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 |
| Katsuhiko Ishikawa | R | R | September 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 156 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Shiro Ito | R | R | November 1, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Takeo Kanno | R | R | March 7, 1930 | 5'8" | 132 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Yasuhiko Kawai | R | R | October 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Kakamigahara, Gifu JP |
| Hiroshi Kimura | L | L | March 18, 1933 | 5'8" | 136 | , 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 |
| Toshimichi Kunieda | R | R | June 23, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Shigeru Makino | R | R | July 26, 1928 | 5'6" | 132 | Takamatsu, Kagawa 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 |
| 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 |
| Nobuo Oshima | L | L | October 2, 1921 | 5'8" | 140 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Shigemitsu Ozawa | R | R | October 15, 1933 | 5'4" | 123 | , 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 |
| Takashi Suzuki | L | L | December 10, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Kimio Takagi | L | L | October 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Kikuo Tokunaga | R | R | September 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , Aichi JP |
| Shigeki Ukisu | R | R | October 20, 1933 | 5'9" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Zenpei Yamazaki | R | R | April 21, 1926 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tokyo JP |
