1959 Osaka Tigers Roster
Team Record: 62-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Tanaka (62-59)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Osaka Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1959 season with a record of 62 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers allowed 362 runs, least in the league. Osaka plated 388 runs. Katsumi Fujimoto paced the team with 24 home runs, while Hideshi Miyake walloped 15 or more also. Katsumi Fujimoto accounted for 81 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .278 average. Masaaki Koyama led the squad with 20 wins, and Minoru Murayama also added 15 or more victories also Minoru Murayama registered a 1.19 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. Yoshio Tanaka served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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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 |
Noboru Fujishige | September 18, 1930 | |||||
Keizo Furukawa | R | R | April 25, 1934 | 5'6" | 165 | , Okayama 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 |
Hirozo Ishida | R | R | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | Kusatu, Shiga 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 |
Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
Kinya Maeoka | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 154 | Kameyama, Mie JP |
Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
Shizuya Mizukami | R | R | February 16, 1932 | 5'8" | 143 | , Fukuoka JP |
Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, 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 |
Shigetaka Nishio | L | L | February 2, 1934 | 5'10" | 154 | , Kyoto JP |
Kazuyoshi Nishiyama | R | R | August 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
Atsushi Otsu | R | R | January 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 162 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
Kazuo Takaira | R | R | April 26, 1940 | 5'10" | 158 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
Isao Wada | L | L | June 19, 1933 | 5'6" | 136 | Kyoto, Kyoto 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 |