1952 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 76-44
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (76-44)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1952 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 76-44
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (76-44)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1952 season with a record of 76 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Hawks led the league with 594 runs, fueled by 83 home runs. Nankai allowed 420 runs, least in the league. Tokuji Iida paced the squad with 18 home runs and drove in 86 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .323 average. Susumu Yuki topped the team with 19 wins, and Takeo Hattori added 15 or more wins, too Susumu Yuki recorded a 1.91 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. 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 |
| Yoshito Fujino | R | R | October 25, 1926 | 5'10" | 162 | , 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 |
| Hiroyuki Imai | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 5'7" | 140 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Inoue | R | R | July 30, 1930 | 5'9" | 150 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Chiaki Kishimoto | L | L | January 24, 1933 | 5'7" | 132 | , 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 |
| Jun Matsui | R | R | May 2, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | , Ishikawa JP |
| Hiroshi Minohara | R | R | September 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Nobushige Morishita | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | Yawata, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuharu Murakami | R | R | March 22, 1917 | 5'7" | 151 | , Aichi 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 |
| Masaharu Obata | R | R | April 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 147 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Taketoshi Ogami | R | R | November 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 138 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Isami Okamoto | R | R | February 26, 1931 | 5'8" | 162 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Teruo Shimabara | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'8" | 162 | Taichung, TW |
| Ichiro Tanaka | R | R | June 20, 1932 | 5'7" | 160 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kunihisa Taneda | R | R | February 6, 1931 | 5'8" | 140 | , Kyoto 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 |
