1950 Shochiku Robins Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 98-35
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (98-35)
Location: Kyoto-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Kinugasa Stadium
1950 Shochiku Robins StatisticsTeam Record: 98-35
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (98-35)
Location: Kyoto-shi, Japan
Ballpark: Kinugasa Stadium
The Shochiku Robins of the Japan Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 98 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Robins paced the circuit with 908 runs, spearheaded by 179 home runs. Shochiku surrendered 524 runs. Makoto Kozuru crushed 51 homers for the team, while Isao Mimura, Torao Ooka and Yoshiyuki Iwamoto each walloped 15 or more also. Makoto Kozuru drove in 161 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .355. Juzo Sanada notched 39 wins for the team, and Takashi Eda and Nobuo Oshima added 15 or more victories as well Nobuo Oshima recorded a 2.04 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers. Tokuro Konishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoji Arakawa | R | R | April 15, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | , Shiga JP |
| Masao Chihara | R | R | January 1, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Takashi Eda | R | R | March 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kenji Hirano | R | R | September 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | R | R | March 11, 1912 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenichi Izutsu | R | R | November 28, 1919 | 5'7" | 132 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Jiro Kanayama | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 5'6" | 136 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsutomu Kimura | R | R | January 12, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Akiyoshi Kobayashi | R | R | September 22, 1923 | 5'8" | 151 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Tsuneo Kobayashi | L | L | January 1, 1926 | 5'10" | 156 | Ueda, Nagano JP |
| Makoto Kozuru | R | R | December 17, 1922 | 5'9" | 156 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Haruo Medoki | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Ebetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Isao Mimura | R | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'4" | 136 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Jiro Miyazaki | R | R | February 8, 1920 | 5'6" | 118 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Kiichiro Miyazawa | L | L | July 23, 1926 | 5'7" | 136 | , Nagano JP |
| Norikazu Mizutani | R | R | September 1, 1910 | 5'4" | 150 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Torao Ooka | R | R | March 28, 1912 | 5'10" | 173 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Nobuo Oshima | L | L | October 2, 1921 | 5'8" | 140 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Juzo Sanada | R | R | May 27, 1923 | 5'8" | 160 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kazuo Satake | R | R | January 28, 1925 | 5'7" | 156 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuo Shimamoto | R | R | December 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 151 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shinya Tsunashima | R | R | September 2, 1919 | 5'10" | 151 | , Gunma JP |
| Seitaro Watanabe | R | R | February 8, 1922 | 6'0" | 156 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Kazuo Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1915 | 5'9" | 165 | , Kumamoto JP |
