1955 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Team Record: 90-50
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (90-50)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1955 season with a record of 90 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Lions topped the league with 663 runs, powered by 140 home runs. Nishitetsu allowed 471 runs. Futoshi Nakanishi walloped 35 home runs for the squad, while Teruyuki Takakura, Yasumitsu Toyoda and Akira Ogi each added 15 or more as well. Futoshi Nakanishi recorded 98 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Mamoru Otsu and Hisafumi Kawamura led the squad with 21 wins each, and Tokuji Kawasaki and Sadao Nishimura also contributed 15 or more victories also Hisafumi Kawamura earned a 2.35 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Osamu Mihara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Ariyoshi | June 16, 1936 | |||||
| Junjiro Goto | R | R | January 27, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | , Gunma JP |
| Masao Hashimoto | R | R | May 7, 1936 | 5'8" | 173 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Takeshi Hibino | R | R | April 22, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Aichi JP |
| Takara Hiratsuka | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 5'10" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Sadao Hiyama | L | R | February 1, 1934 | 5'8" | 143 | , Ehime JP |
| Sunao Imakurusu | R | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'5" | 132 | , TW |
| Hisafumi Kawamura | R | R | August 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | , Oita JP |
| Tokuji Kawasaki | R | R | May 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 151 | Tosu-cho, Saga JP |
| Kei Kitahara | R | L | February 28, 1936 | 5'7" | 151 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Akinobu Kono | R | R | August 22, 1930 | 5'8" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Makoto Kuboyama | R | R | April 15, 1934 | 5'6" | 178 | Miyaki-gun, Saga JP |
| Mamoru Nagasaka | R | R | August 8, 1934 | 5'10" | 156 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Junji Nakatani | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'10" | 150 | , Wakayama JP |
| Sadao Nishimura | R | R | November 25, 1934 | 5'10" | 162 | Nakatado-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Ogi | R | R | April 29, 1935 | 5'7" | 156 | Nakama, 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 |
| Akira Owada | R | R | March 21, 1934 | 5'10" | 167 | Nishi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Morikazu Sagawa | L | L | November 11, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kagawa JP |
| Atsushi Sakagami | R | R | October 22, 1934 | 5'11" | 156 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto 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 |
| Teruyuki Takakura | R | R | December 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yasuo Takiuchi | R | R | October 30, 1935 | 5'8" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Haruo Tamaki | R | R | April 14, 1932 | 5'5" | 132 | , Kagawa JP |
| Yoji Tamatsukuri | L | L | August 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Yasumitsu Toyoda | R | R | February 12, 1935 | 5'9" | 180 | Kuji-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Etsuro Tsukamoto | R | R | November 30, 1924 | 5'9" | 215 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Tadao Wako | R | R | August 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 171 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Tomoyuki Yatsunami | R | R | July 28, 1930 | 5'6" | 143 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
