1952 Taiyo Whales Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-62
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (58-62)
Location: Shimonoseki, Japan
Ballpark: Shimonoseki Municipal Stadium
1952 Taiyo Whales StatisticsTeam Record: 58-62
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Tokuro Konishi (58-62)
Location: Shimonoseki, Japan
Ballpark: Shimonoseki Municipal Stadium
The Taiyo Whales of the Japan Central League ended the 1952 season with a record of 58 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Whales tallied 519 runs and conceded 548 runs. Yoshiyuki Iwamoto paced Taiyo with 16 home runs and recorded 81 runs batted in. Tamaichi Yasui topped all regular batters with a .291 average. Hiroyoshi Takano led the team with 17 wins, while Naoaki Hayashi registered a 2.54 earned run average, leading regularly-used 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 |
| Shigeru Araki | R | R | July 1, 1925 | 5'8" | 140 | Ikeda, Osaka 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 |
| Akikazu Fujimichi | R | R | December 11, 1930 | 5'6" | 140 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Kikuji Hirayama | R | R | September 23, 1918 | 5'9" | 147 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Rentaro Imanishi | R | R | September 14, 1924 | 5'6" | 127 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | R | R | March 11, 1912 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Masao Kanda | R | R | November 8, 1933 | 5'6" | 132 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Toshikazu Kanki | R | R | March 24, 1926 | 5'7" | 150 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Tsutomu Kimura | R | R | January 12, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhisa Kimura | R | R | May 29, 1924 | 5'7" | 132 | , Aichi JP |
| Hisaji Kitagawa | R | R | December 22, 1931 | 5'10" | 165 | , Shimane 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 |
| Shojiro Muramatsu | R | R | November 30, 1927 | 5'8" | 151 | , Saitama JP |
| Shozo Nakatsu | L | L | October 8, 1926 | 5'9" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Kaoru Ogura | R | R | October 30, 1932 | 5'7" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Hideo Shimizu | L | L | July 8, 1918 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsue, Shimane JP |
| Hiroyoshi Takano | R | R | February 24, 1924 | 5'8" | 150 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Naofumi Yasui | R | R | January 18, 1920 | 5'7" | 132 | , Wakayama JP |
| Tamaichi Yasui | R | R | October 10, 1922 | 5'8" | 156 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takeo Yoshinari | L | R | July 20, 1932 | 5'4" | 136 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
