1953 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 87-37
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (87-37)
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 1953 season with a record of 87 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the circuit with 667 runs, powered by 80 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 392 runs, least in the league. Shigeru Chiba and Kazuo Higasa paced the squad with 12 home runs apiece. Shigeru Chiba drove in 80 runs. Tetsuharu Kawakami topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .347. Takumi Otomo notched 27 wins on the mound for the team, while Takehiko Bessho and Hideo Fujimoto also added 15 or more wins also Takumi Otomo recorded a 1.86 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shigeru Fujio | R | R | October 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| 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 | |||||
| Yasuo Inoue | R | R | January 10, 1931 | 5'10" | 149 | , Wakayama JP |
| Masanori Iritani | R | R | October 15, 1928 | 5'9" | 136 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Iwamoto | R | R | April 20, 1930 | 5'7" | 160 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Masayuki Kasahara | R | R | October 9, 1932 | 5'9" | 143 | Hakodate, Hokkaido JP |
| Bunji Kashiwaeda | February 20, 1925 | |||||
| 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 |
| Onpei Minami | R | R | January 6, 1930 | 5'5" | 132 | Nishi Muro-gun, Wakayama 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 |
| 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 |
| Minoru Suzuki | R | R | October 15, 1929 | 5'7" | 151 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Fukuzo Tada | R | R | July 8, 1921 | 5'9" | 156 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
