1959 Nankai Hawks Roster
Team Record: 88-42
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuto Tsuruoka (88-42)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
Japan Series - Nankai Hawks 4 games, Yomiuri Giants 0
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1959 season with a record of 88 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 574 runs, most in the league. Nankai conceded 408 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Katsuya Nomura led the squad with 21 home runs, while Yoshio Anabuki walloped 15 or more also. Katsuya Nomura accounted for 78 RBI. Kohei Sugiyama paced batters with significant playing time with a .323 average. Tadashi Sugiura earned 38 wins for the team, and Masatoshi Haraigawa as well added 15 or more victories as well Tadashi Sugiura registered a 1.41 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Kazuto Tsuruoka served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Anabuki | R | R | May 6, 1933 | 5'9" | 178 | Kagawa-cho, Kagawa JP |
| Minoru Azuma | L | L | July 17, 1934 | 5'9" | 156 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshimi Ebara | S | L | September 3, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Fukuchiyama, Kyoto JP |
| Masahisa Fukuda | R | R | July 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukushima JP |
| Carlton Hanta | R | April 20, 1931 | 5'6" | 145 | , HI US | |
| Masatoshi Haraigawa | R | R | March 1, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | , Oita JP |
| Shigeo Hasegawa | L | L | October 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 182 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshinori Hirose | R | R | August 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuo Horii | R | R | December 12, 1923 | 5'10" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Kageyama | R | R | January 16, 1927 | 5'5" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Takashige Kanehiko | R | R | January 27, 1937 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Mutsuo Minagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'10" | 162 | Yonezawa, Yamagata JP |
| Kiyohiro Miura | R | R | September 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Nobushige Morishita | R | R | September 4, 1933 | 5'9" | 170 | Yawata, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsugunao Nagamitsu | R | R | August 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 158 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroyuki Nakajima | R | R | December 4, 1939 | 5'9" | 167 | , Kyoto JP |
| Takumi Nomo | L | L | December 13, 1930 | 5'8" | 160 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Isami Okamoto | R | R | February 26, 1931 | 5'8" | 162 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Keiji Osawa | R | R | March 14, 1932 | 5'8" | 170 | Fujisawa, Kanagawa JP |
| John Sardinha | December 21, 1931 | |||||
| Teruo Shimabara | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'8" | 162 | Taichung, TW |
| Kiyomi Shirano | R | R | November 20, 1938 | 5'9" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Yasuo Shirasaki | R | R | July 24, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Takehara, Hiroshima JP |
| Tadashi Sugiura | R | R | September 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Kohei Sugiyama | L | L | August 7, 1927 | 5'8" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Motoji Takuwa | R | R | July 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ichiro Tanaka | R | R | June 20, 1932 | 5'7" | 160 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yoshio Tazawa | R | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'9" | 162 | , Yamagata JP |
| Yosuke Terada | R | R | November 19, 1934 | 5'11" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Goro Tomishima | R | L | July 31, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Sumio Watarai | R | R | September 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Yukiyoshi Yamamoto | R | R | July 1, 1938 | 5'9" | 162 | , Oita JP |
| Kiyoshi Yamasaki | R | R | March 25, 1940 | 5'8" | 140 | , Yamaguchi JP |
