1957 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 74-53
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (74-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1957 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 74-53
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (74-53)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1957 season with a record of 74 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the league with 471 runs, fueled by 93 home runs. Yomiuri surrendered 393 runs. Toshio Miyamoto paced the squad with 21 home runs, while Tatsuro Hiroka walloped 15 or more also. Toshio Miyamoto accounted for 78 RBI. Wally Yonamine topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .343. Yoshinori Kido and Motoshi Fujita paced the team with 17 wins each, and Taketoshi Yoshiwara earned a 1.47 ERA, best among regular hurlers. Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Baba | R | R | January 23, 1938 | 6'6" | 198 | Sanjo, Niigata JP |
| Takehiko Bessho | R | R | October 1, 1922 | 5'11" | 187 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shin Fujimoto | R | R | March 31, 1938 | 5'8" | 140 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shigeru Fujio | R | R | October 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Motoshi Fujita | R | R | August 7, 1931 | 5'8" | 140 | Ochi-gun, Ehime JP |
| Osamu Goto | L | L | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 171 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Tatsuro Hiroka | R | R | February 9, 1932 | 5'11" | 154 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Sho Horiuchi | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Higashi Chikuma-gun, Nagano JP |
| Takashi Iwamoto | R | R | April 20, 1930 | 5'7" | 160 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Morimichi Iwashita | L | L | December 9, 1931 | 5'9" | 160 | Kita Saku-gun, Nagano JP |
| Minoru Kakurai | L | L | June 29, 1934 | 5'9" | 151 | Mito, Ibaraki JP |
| Katsumi Kato | R | R | June 13, 1935 | 5'8" | 151 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tetsuharu Kawakami | L | L | March 23, 1920 | 5'8" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshinori Kido | R | R | September 18, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kakogawa, Hyogo JP |
| Yuko Minamimura | R | R | April 17, 1917 | 5'9" | 140 | , Osaka JP |
| Toshio Miyamoto | R | R | April 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Susumu Munesue | R | R | November 2, 1932 | 5'7" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Hirofumi Naito | R | R | January 20, 1931 | 5'8" | 143 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Minoru Nakamura | R | R | September 28, 1938 | 5'9" | 165 | Ise, Mie 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 |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | L | L | January 5, 1938 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Tokito Soejima | R | R | September 18, 1936 | 5'9" | 147 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masakatsu Takahashi | L | L | February 26, 1938 | 5'10" | 151 | , Mie JP |
| Keishi Totoki | L | L | April 25, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagano JP |
| Tatsuyoshi Yasuhara | R | R | March 5, 1936 | 5'10" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Wally Yonamine | L | L | June 24, 1925 | 5'9" | 180 | Olowalu, HI US |
| Taketoshi Yoshiwara | L | L | July 29, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | Yasugi, Shimane JP |
