1952 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 79-40
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (79-40)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1952 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 79-40
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (79-40)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1952 season with a record of 79 wins and 40 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 600 runs and allowed 400 runs. Fumio Fujimura led Osaka with 20 home runs and accounted for 95 RBI, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .314 average. Takao Fujimura earned 25 wins on the mound for the team, and Juzo Sanada and Tadayoshi Kajioka, too added 15 or more wins, too Tadayoshi Kajioka earned a 1.71 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers. Kenjiro Matsuki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fumio Fujimura | R | R | August 14, 1916 | 5'8" | 173 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Fujimura | R | R | October 5, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsuguo Goto | R | R | January 15, 1924 | 5'9" | 156 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuo Hoshiba | R | R | April 29, 1924 | 5'7" | 138 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Yoshio Ikeda | R | R | January 1, 1931 | 5'6" | 136 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yoshihiro Iwamura | L | L | November 3, 1932 | 5'8" | 132 | , Osaka JP |
| Tadayoshi Kajioka | R | R | September 26, 1920 | 5'7" | 150 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Masayasu Kaneda | L | L | July 21, 1920 | 5'7" | 150 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Toshio Kawanishi | R | R | April 25, 1920 | 5'4" | 123 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuji Kojima | August 7, 1923 | |||||
| Keiji Komada | R | R | January 30, 1926 | 5'8" | 143 | Fuse, Osaka JP |
| Akira Kusaka | L | L | July 22, 1927 | 5'8" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takeshi Maruoka | L | L | June 25, 1929 | 5'7" | 132 | , Shiga JP |
| Masatoshi Mifune | R | R | July 10, 1931 | 5'8" | 156 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ichiro Nishie | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Osamu Nishimura | L | L | March 1, 1932 | 5'6" | 160 | , Wakayama JP |
| Hiroshi Ohara | R | R | October 19, 1933 | 5'8" | 150 | , Wakayama JP |
| Isao Okada | R | R | June 20, 1931 | 5'9" | 156 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masayoshi Sakata | R | R | April 6, 1928 | 5'6" | 145 | , Osaka JP |
| Juzo Sanada | R | R | May 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Choei Shirasaka | R | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Ninohe-gun, Iwate JP |
| Kenjiro Tamiya | L | L | February 11, 1928 | 5'9" | 178 | Shimodate, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiromi Tanida | R | R | April 22, 1924 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Tokuami | R | R | March 30, 1924 | 5'7" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kiyoshi Uchiyama | R | R | April 22, 1927 | 5'6" | 123 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | R | R | January 1, 1921 | 5'7" | 160 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
