1952 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 83-37
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (83-37)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1952 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 83-37
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (83-37)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Nankai Hawks 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1952 season with a record of 83 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 650 runs, best in the league. Yomiuri gave up 389 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Noboru Aota led the team with 18 home runs Tetsuharu Kawakami recorded 82 runs batted in. Wally Yonamine paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .344. Takehiko Bessho earned 33 wins for the squad, while Takumi Otomo and Hideo Fujimoto added 15 or more wins, too Takehiko Bessho registered a 1.94 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers. 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 |
| Hiroshi Hagiwara | R | R | January 8, 1924 | 5'7" | 140 | , TW |
| Kazuo Higasa | R | R | March 20, 1920 | 5'9" | 149 | Sakade, Kagawa JP |
| Saburo Hirai | R | R | September 4, 1923 | 5'6" | 132 | , Tokushima JP |
| Jun Hirota | August 3, 1925 | |||||
| Masanori Iritani | R | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 136 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Yasuo Kusunoki | R | R | June 21, 1920 | 5'9" | 154 | , Kagawa JP |
| Kiyoshi Matsuda | L | L | December 11, 1930 | 5'7" | 145 | Hatsudai, Tokyo JP |
| Yuko Minamimura | R | R | April 17, 1917 | 5'9" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Masayoshi Miura | R | R | August 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Sannohe, Aomori JP |
| Hirofumi Naito | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 143 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Hiroshi Nakao | L | L | December 1, 1919 | 5'9" | 156 | , Mie JP |
| Bill Nishita | R | R | July 1, 1930 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| 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 |
| Meiji Tezuka | R | R | October 10, 1921 | 5'10" | 156 | Azumi-gun, Nagano JP |
| Mitsuo Uno | R | R | April 10, 1917 | 5'8" | 149 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Wally Yonamine | L | L | June 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Olowalu, HI US |
