1958 Osaka Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Tanaka (72-58)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1958 Osaka Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Tanaka (72-58)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1958 season with a record of 72 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 444 runs and conceded 387 runs. Hideshi Miyake led Osaka with 21 home runs, while Katsumi Fujimoto walloped 15 or more also. Kenjiro Tamiya accounted for 62 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .320 average. Masaaki Koyama notched 24 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 1.7 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Yoshio Tanaka served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiichi Asagoe | R | R | July 2, 1936 | 5'8" | 180 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama JP |
| Yutaka Doi | L | L | November 1, 1937 | 5'9" | 171 | , Wakayama JP |
| Katsumi Fujimoto | R | R | August 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Wakayama JP |
| Fumio Fujimura | R | R | August 14, 1916 | 5'8" | 173 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaru Honma | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 158 | , Aichi JP |
| Shintoku Hoshiyama | L | L | July 7, 1938 | 5'11" | 167 | , Aichi JP |
| Kazuo Ishigaki | R | R | August 14, 1931 | 5'9" | 167 | Shingu, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiteru Ishikawa | R | R | November 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 176 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Kawazu | R | R | December 4, 1933 | 5'11" | 160 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
| Itsuhito Miyazaki | R | R | August 1, 1935 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kazuomi Nakamura | R | R | September 16, 1935 | 5'5" | 132 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Teruo Namiki | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kazunori Nishimura | R | R | October 11, 1935 | 5'9" | 158 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
| Shuji Nishioka | R | R | November 20, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuo Osaki | R | R | May 9, 1932 | 5'8" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Atsushi Otsu | R | R | January 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 162 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Isao Saino | R | R | May 28, 1938 | 5'8" | 156 | , Ishikawa 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 |
| Kunisuke Tatsuichi | R | R | October 6, 1938 | 5'7" | 132 | , Kyoto JP |
| Goro Toi | L | L | December 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Tokaji | R | R | April 17, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Tokuami | R | R | March 30, 1924 | 5'7" | 143 | , Kyoto JP |
| Masayuki Umemoto | R | R | August 10, 1936 | 5'10" | 162 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Shozo Watanabe | R | R | February 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Tetsuya Yamamoto | R | R | September 26, 1934 | 5'7" | 140 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Mitsutsugu Yokoyama | R | R | June 1, 1933 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
