1951 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-24
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (72-24)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1951 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 72-24
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (72-24)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1951 season with a record of 72 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Hawks topped the league with 496 runs, spearheaded by 48 home runs. Nankai allowed 322 runs, least in the league. Tokuji Iida paced the team with 15 home runs and drove in 87 runs. Kazuo Kageyama topped all regular batters with a .315 average. Haruyasu Eto recorded 24 wins on the mound for the squad, while Susumu Yuki added 15 or more wins, too Takeo Hattori recorded a 2.03 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Kazuto Tsuruoka served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haruyasu Eto | R | R | May 9, 1922 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takeo Hattori | R | R | November 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 150 | Yokkaichi, Mie JP |
| Kazuo Horii | R | R | December 12, 1923 | 5'10" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tokuji Iida | R | R | April 6, 1924 | 5'8" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuo Kageyama | R | R | January 16, 1927 | 5'5" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Kasahara | L | L | June 3, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Chusuke Kizuka | R | R | April 23, 1924 | 5'7" | 132 | Karatsu, Saga JP |
| Kazuhiro Kuroda | R | R | September 13, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Noboru Matsuba | R | R | March 9, 1922 | 5'6" | 123 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Jun Matsui | R | R | May 2, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | , Ishikawa JP |
| Tadashige Matsumoto | R | R | May 3, 1924 | 5'7" | 136 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Minohara | R | R | September 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuharu Murakami | R | R | March 22, 1917 | 5'7" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Shoji Nagasawa | R | R | February 12, 1918 | 5'8" | 140 | , Oita JP |
| Hiroshi Nakahara | R | R | August 29, 1923 | 5'7" | 143 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Nobuo Nakatani | R | L | May 4, 1920 | 5'8" | 140 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Isami Okamoto | R | R | February 26, 1931 | 5'8" | 162 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kenichi Osaki | R | R | December 20, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Teruo Shimabara | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'8" | 162 | Taichung, TW |
| Tatsuo Tanaka | R | R | June 19, 1927 | 5'7" | 136 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuto Tsuruoka | R | R | July 27, 1916 | 5'8" | 150 | Oshima-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Keizo Tsutsui | R | R | January 1, 1923 | 5'6" | 149 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Masao Yasuda | L | L | December 30, 1930 | 5'7" | 136 | , Kyoto JP |
| Susumu Yuki | R | L | September 28, 1920 | 5'10" | 151 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
