1956 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (58-92)
Location: Setagaya, Japan
1956 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 58-92
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (58-92)
Location: Setagaya, Japan
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1956 season with a record of 58 wins and 92 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Flyers scored 411 runs and conceded 558 runs. Masatoshi Matsuoka recorded 48 runs batted in. Shoichi Busujima paced hitters with significant playing time with a .266 average. Ikuo Fukushima topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.62 earned run average, best among regular hurlers. Yoshiyuki Iwamoto served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junzo Ando | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 5'7" | 151 | Tajimi, Gifu JP |
| Shoichi Busujima | L | R | January 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Masayuki Dobashi | R | R | December 5, 1935 | 5'10" | 171 | Taito Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuneo Fukuoka | R | R | March 28, 1935 | 5'8" | 149 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ikuo Fukushima | R | R | July 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 145 | , Saitama JP |
| Yoshio Hamada | R | R | November 15, 1926 | 5'6" | 132 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Hanabusa | R | R | December 10, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Toshitada Hara | R | L | June 14, 1936 | 5'7" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoshi Harada | R | R | November 18, 1926 | 5'9" | 154 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Shigeru Hayashi | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'8" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Natsuki Higashidani | L | L | July 13, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Goshima-gun, Okayama JP |
| Yasuo Inoue | R | R | January 10, 1931 | 5'10" | 149 | , Wakayama JP |
| Teruo Ishihara | R | R | November 28, 1929 | 5'5" | 145 | Narita, Chiba JP |
| Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | R | R | March 11, 1912 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Sadao Kamiya | R | R | October 11, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsumi Kanayama | R | R | May 22, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | Kiryu, Gifu JP |
| Osamu Kubota | R | R | December 19, 1934 | 5'10" | 158 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Noboru Makino | R | R | June 5, 1937 | 5'9" | 154 | Takefu, Fukui JP |
| Ichiro Masumoto | R | R | June 16, 1934 | 5'7" | 162 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masatoshi Matsuoka | R | R | October 6, 1932 | 5'9" | 143 | , Kagawa JP |
| Sumiya Miyazawa | L | L | May 29, 1926 | 5'7" | 140 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Shizuya Mizukami | R | R | February 16, 1932 | 5'8" | 143 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Ichiro Nishie | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | Iizuka, Fukuoka JP |
| Shosaku Ohata | R | R | April 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Katsuo Onodera | R | R | July 8, 1933 | 5'7" | 136 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hitoshi Saida | R | R | February 17, 1936 | 5'7" | 151 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Keiichiro Suzuki | R | R | November 8, 1922 | 5'8" | 145 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kimio Takagi | L | L | October 1, 1930 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Tomoyoshi Tamura | R | R | January 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 149 | , Tokyo JP |
| Heihachiro Tanaka | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 5'6" | 145 | , Fukui JP |
| Kunihisa Taneda | R | R | February 6, 1931 | 5'8" | 140 | , Kyoto JP |
| Seiichi Tarui | R | R | April 24, 1929 | 5'8" | 136 | , Osaka JP |
| Shoji Terakawa | R | R | May 2, 1930 | 5'7" | 140 | Shimada, Shizuoka JP |
| Toru Terashima | R | R | December 2, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Togashi | R | R | August 6, 1933 | 5'9" | 165 | , Aomori JP |
| Kakuro Tominaga | R | R | May 4, 1937 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kyoto JP |
| Naotake Unno | L | L | May 17, 1935 | 5'7" | 150 | Fukuroi, Shizuoka JP |
| Hachiro Yamamoto | R | R | September 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Nobuo Yana | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 150 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Yasuo Yonekawa | R | R | December 17, 1927 | 5'9" | 154 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
