1950 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 82-54
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (82-54)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1950 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 82-54
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (82-54)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1950 season with a record of 82 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the league with just 522 runs allowed. Yomiuri scored 724 runs. Noboru Aota walloped 33 home runs for the team, while Tetsuharu Kawakami swatted 15 or more as well. Noboru Aota drove in 134 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .332. Hideo Fujimoto recorded 26 wins on the mound for the team, and Takehiko Bessho added 15 or more victories also Hideo Fujimoto registered a 2.45 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers. Shigeru Mizuhara 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 |
| Takehiko Bessho | R | R | October 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Chiba | R | R | May 10, 1919 | 5'6" | 140 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Hideo Fujimoto | R | R | May 10, 1918 | 5'7" | 143 | Pusan, KR |
| Tetsunosuke Fujiwara | R | R | October 7, 1924 | 5'4" | 140 | Tsukishima, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshi Hagiwara | R | R | January 8, 1924 | 5'7" | 140 | , TW |
| Tatsuma Igarashi | L | L | August 10, 1930 | 5'7" | 136 | , Saga JP |
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | L | L | March 23, 1920 | 5'8" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroyoshi Komatsubara | R | R | May 24, 1924 | 5'9" | 143 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kiyoshi Kuboki | L | L | July 31, 1921 | 5'10" | 151 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kiyoshi Matsuda | L | L | December 11, 1930 | 5'7" | 145 | Hatsudai, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeru Mizuhara | R | R | January 19, 1909 | 5'7" | 140 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Hirofumi Naito | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 143 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Mamoru Nakajima | L | L | October 20, 1930 | 5'6" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Nakao | L | L | December 1, 1919 | 5'9" | 156 | , Mie JP |
| Takumi Otomo | R | R | February 1, 1925 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Fukuzo Tada | R | R | July 8, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Toshiaki Takemiya | R | R | November 25, 1921 | 5'7" | 140 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Tetsuharu Teramoto | R | R | September 18, 1929 | 5'6" | 140 | , Wakayama JP |
| Meiji Tezuka | R | R | October 10, 1921 | 5'10" | 156 | Azumi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Tamotsu Uchibori | R | R | March 12, 1917 | 5'7" | 140 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Mitsuo Uno | R | R | April 10, 1917 | 5'8" | 149 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takenori Yamakawa | R | R | August 25, 1922 | 5'7" | 156 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Eishiro Yoshie | R | R | July 9, 1922 | 5'9" | 156 | Vancouver, BC CA |
