1952 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 67-52
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (67-52)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1952 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 67-52
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (67-52)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1952 season with a record of 67 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 532 runs and allowed 481 runs. Seiji Sekiguchi led Nishitetsu with 21 home runs Futoshi Nakanishi recorded 65 runs batted in. Hiroshi Oshita paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Masaaki Noguchi earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Mamoru Otsu added 15 or more wins, too Masaaki Noguchi registered a 2.6 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Osamu Mihara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagahisa Abe | L | L | December 3, 1933 | 5'10" | 156 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Yuji Ban | R | R | May 20, 1923 | 5'7" | 149 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kumeo Chikami | R | R | December 3, 1922 | 5'4" | 127 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yasuhiro Fukami | R | R | November 26, 1919 | 5'8" | 160 | Nogata, Fukuoka JP |
| Takeshi Hibino | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Sunao Imakurusu | R | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'5" | 132 | , TW |
| Tokuji Kawasaki | R | R | May 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 151 | Tosu-cho, Saga JP |
| Isamu Kinoshita | R | R | April 10, 1920 | 5'8" | 150 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Hatsuo Kiyohara | R | R | November 7, 1917 | 5'6" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Akinobu Kono | R | R | August 22, 1930 | 5'8" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Kyuki | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 5'8" | 140 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Kaname Miyazaki | R | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'5" | 125 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Yukichi Nagatoshi | L | R | December 9, 1920 | 5'7" | 156 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Futoshi Nakanishi | R | R | April 11, 1933 | 5'8" | 205 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Kuniyoshi Niidome | L | L | September 5, 1920 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Masaaki Noguchi | R | R | March 7, 1924 | 5'9" | 150 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kiichiro Nomoto | R | R | May 8, 1922 | 5'6" | 145 | Kita Saitama-gun, Saitama JP |
| Marion O'Neil | September 2, 1930 | |||||
| Kashiwa Odano | R | R | January 14, 1917 | 5'7" | 145 | Nito-gun, Iwate JP |
| Toshiaki Ogata | R | R | April 23, 1922 | 5'7" | 132 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kenji Okamoto | L | L | February 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 140 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Oshita | L | L | December 15, 1922 | 5'8" | 154 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Mamoru Otsu | R | R | March 5, 1931 | 5'8" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Seiji Sekiguchi | R | R | October 9, 1925 | 5'11" | 176 | Taipei, TW |
| Yukio Shimabara | R | R | April 21, 1933 | 5'11" | 156 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Teruo Tabe | R | R | December 19, 1916 | 5'10" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Shisho Takesue | R | R | October 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Etsuro Tsukamoto | R | R | November 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 215 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Billy Wyatt | R | R | September 14, 1929 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Larry Yaji | May 10, 1926 | Honolulu, HI US | ||||
| Tomoyuki Yatsunami | R | R | July 28, 1930 | 5'6" | 143 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
