1953 Taiyo-Shochiku Robins Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 52-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (52-77)
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1953 Taiyo-Shochiku Robins StatisticsTeam Record: 52-77
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (52-77)
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Taiyo-Shochiku Robins of the Japan Central League ended the 1953 season with a record of 52 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Robins plated 467 runs and allowed 622 runs. Isamu Fujii paced Taiyo-Shochiku with 15 home runs and drove in 57 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .299 average. Masatoshi Gondo topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.78 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Tokuro Konishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noboru Aota | R | R | November 22, 1924 | 5'7" | 151 | Miki, Hyogo JP |
| Shoji Arakawa | R | R | April 15, 1924 | 5'7" | 150 | , Shiga JP |
| Ienari Arimura | L | L | July 24, 1914 | 5'5" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Eda | R | R | March 18, 1923 | 5'8" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Isamu Fujii | L | L | October 20, 1916 | 5'8" | 156 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Naoaki Hayashi | R | R | May 22, 1924 | 5'6" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuyuki Hikiji | R | R | November 3, 1930 | 5'6" | 132 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kenji Hirano | R | R | September 16, 1927 | 5'7" | 150 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kikuji Hirayama | R | R | September 23, 1918 | 5'9" | 147 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | R | R | March 11, 1912 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuyoshi Kamamoto | R | R | February 22, 1935 | 5'8" | 150 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Kanda | R | R | November 8, 1933 | 5'6" | 132 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Hisaji Kitagawa | R | R | December 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | , Shimane 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 |
| Shigemasa Masu | R | R | October 13, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Hyogo JP |
| Ichiro Matsuoka | R | R | July 7, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Haruo Medoki | R | R | January 12, 1925 | 5'8" | 160 | Ebetsu, Hokkaido JP |
| Jiro Miyazaki | R | R | February 8, 1920 | 5'6" | 118 | Nagano, Nagano JP |
| Takeshi Miyazaki | R | R | December 17, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | , Nagano JP |
| Masanori Mori | R | R | September 9, 1922 | 5'8" | 150 | , Ehime JP |
| Kunio Nakamura | R | R | February 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 143 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shozo Nakatsu | L | L | October 8, 1926 | 5'9" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Takashi Ogihara | R | R | April 26, 1931 | 5'7" | 140 | , Saitama JP |
| Kimio Sato | R | R | October 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 136 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kazuo Shimamoto | R | R | December 6, 1930 | 5'11" | 151 | , Wakayama JP |
| Hideo Shimizu | L | L | July 8, 1918 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsue, Shimane JP |
| Kikuo Sugikawa | R | R | November 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 173 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaru Sugimoto | R | R | July 1, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | Hagi, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaki Takahashi | R | R | February 24, 1932 | 5'8" | 145 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hiroyoshi Takano | R | R | February 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 150 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shoji Tezawa | R | R | April 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 145 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Shinya Tsunashima | R | R | September 2, 1919 | 5'10" | 151 | , Gunma JP |
| Itsuro Ukita | R | R | March 27, 1932 | 5'7" | 132 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Naofumi Yasui | R | R | January 18, 1920 | 5'7" | 132 | , Wakayama JP |
