1955 Tombo Unions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 42-98
Finished 8th in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (0-0), Kazuo Kasahara (0-0)
1955 Tombo Unions StatisticsTeam Record: 42-98
Finished 8th in the JPPL
Manager: Shinji Hamasaki (0-0), Kazuo Kasahara (0-0)
The Tombo Unions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1955 season with a record of 42 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the JPPL.
The Unions scored 420 runs and allowed 691 runs, most in the circuit. Sal Recca led Tombo with 10 home runs Kazuhiro Kuroda accounted for 37 RBI. Toshiaki Yamada paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .296 average. Yoshihiko Taki topped the team with 9 wins, while Takao Nakano recorded a 2.82 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Shinji Hamasaki and Kazuo Kasahara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aizawa | R | R | June 9, 1930 | 5'8" | 151 | , PW |
| Jun Aoki | R | R | May 29, 1936 | 5'7" | 145 | Ashigara Shimo-gun, Kanagawa JP |
| Don Bussan | June 13, 1933 | |||||
| Akira Hagiwara | R | R | January 5, 1927 | 5'6" | 132 | , TW |
| Yasuaki Harada | R | R | November 17, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | R | R | July 7, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Natsuki Higashidani | L | L | July 13, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | Goshima-gun, Okayama JP |
| Sadakazu Higuchi | R | R | September 17, 1932 | 5'8" | 150 | , Tochigi JP |
| Tadashi Hyodo | L | L | August 9, 1934 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Haruhiko Ichikawa | R | R | July 30, 1935 | 5'9" | 154 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Susumu Ishikawa | L | L | April 28, 1932 | 5'9" | 140 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masakatsu Ishizaki | R | R | May 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 150 | , Okayama JP |
| Shiro Ito | R | R | November 1, 1932 | 5'10" | 165 | Yokaichi, Mie JP |
| Kazuo Kasahara | L | L | June 3, 1920 | 5'8" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Akiro Kato | R | R | November 7, 1930 | 5'10" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Yukio Kawada | R | R | June 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 160 | , Tochigi JP |
| Takuji Kouchi | R | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'8" | 145 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takayuki Kuriki | R | R | October 3, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Gifu JP |
| Kazuhiro Kuroda | R | R | September 13, 1924 | 5'9" | 160 | Sasebo, Nagasaki JP |
| Tadao Maekawa | R | R | January 18, 1929 | 5'8" | 143 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yukichi Matsuda | R | R | June 23, 1935 | 5'7" | 145 | , Tokyo JP |
| Ichiro Matsuoka | R | R | July 7, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | , Osaka JP |
| Masayasu Mise | R | R | April 23, 1929 | 5'7" | 132 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | L | L | March 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 156 | Chita-gun, Aichi JP |
| Takao Nakano | R | R | June 2, 1932 | 5'8" | 140 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Minoru Nishikura | R | R | January 20, 1929 | 5'8" | 150 | , Shimane JP |
| Takeshi Nomura | R | R | April 5, 1919 | 5'6" | 151 | Mino, Gifu JP |
| Hiroshi Oba | R | R | March 31, 1937 | 5'9" | 165 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Tsuneto Okazaki | R | R | March 29, 1936 | 5'8" | 150 | , Okayama JP |
| Mamoru Oki | R | R | September 15, 1934 | 5'9" | 156 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Fumio Ozawa | L | L | December 5, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | , Aichi JP |
| Sal Recca | R | R | November 8, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Kozo Shibahara | R | L | November 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 160 | , Tochigi JP |
| Victor Starfin | May 1, 1916 | |||||
| Kazuo Takahashi | R | R | February 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 150 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Shisho Takesue | R | R | October 4, 1922 | 5'7" | 143 | Tsukushi-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Taki | R | R | June 30, 1929 | 5'8" | 140 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Teruo Tanaka | R | R | April 16, 1933 | 5'6" | 145 | , Gifu JP |
| Toshiaki Yamada | L | L | January 15, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Shizuma Yamagishi | R | R | April 2, 1934 | 5'7" | 150 | Kamiminochi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Naofumi Yasui | R | R | January 18, 1920 | 5'7" | 132 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shiro Yoshioka | L | L | July 18, 1935 | 5'10" | 156 | Tsukubo-gun, Okayama JP |
