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1959 Japan Pacific League Batting Leaders

1958 Season 1960 Season

Classification: Foreign

Overall: 408 games, 6 teams, approx. 136 games in season

Attendance: n/a

See also: 1959 Japan Central League

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League Player Batting

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Kohei Sugiyama*	31	NAK	Fgn	115	451	418	67	135	20	7	9	67	5	2	25	38	.323	.360	.469	.829	196	3	1	4	3	3
2	Kazuhiro Yamauchi	27	DAM	Fgn	112	481	425	72	136	32	6	25	74	4	4	51	31	.320	.395	.600	.995	255	13	3	0	2	10
3	Yoshinori Hirose	22	NAK	Fgn	126	526	507	86	157	27	6	8	45	17	11	16	24	.310	.330	.434	.764	220	5	0	2	1	0
4	Takao Katsuragi	23	DAM	Fgn	132	559	526	73	163	22	7	24	95	7	2	28	44	.310	.345	.515	.861	271	28	2	0	3	4
5	Teruyuki Takakura	24	NSU	Fgn	121	474	434	60	132	16	6	5	34	17	5	27	62	.304	.344	.403	.747	175	3	1	9	3	1
6	Hiroshi Oshita*	36	NSU	Fgn	90	277	254	20	77	10	0	3	27	1	3	14	31	.303	.341	.378	.719	96	6	2	4	3	2
7	Shigeo Hasegawa*	26	NAK	Fgn	115	385	341	52	103	22	5	8	43	5	2	39	51	.302	.375	.466	.841	159	6	2	1	2	1
8	Akio Saionji	21	FLY	Fgn	122	516	460	68	138	25	8	11	49	11	5	49	75	.300	.370	.461	.831	212	10	3	3	1	2
9	Yasumitsu Toyoda	24	NSU	Fgn	133	534	447	61	134	18	4	17	81	13	11	78	68	.300	.403	.472	.875	211	17	2	3	4	18
10	Futoshi Nakanishi	26	NSU	Fgn	59	181	153	21	45	10	1	7	29	2	3	24	24	.294	.387	.510	.897	78	6	1	0	3	7
11	Akitoshi Kodama	24	KSU	Fgn	131	522	482	54	141	23	2	12	47	12	6	37	38	.293	.342	.423	.766	204	23	0	2	1	5
12	Junzo Sekine*	32	KSU	Fgn	116	451	412	49	120	17	9	5	38	4	3	30	32	.291	.345	.413	.758	170	5	4	5	0	1
13	Yoshio Anabuki	26	NAK	Fgn	127	446	408	51	117	20	5	15	66	0	4	33	75	.287	.339	.471	.809	192	11	1	0	4	1
14	Kenjiro Tamiya*	31	DAM	Fgn	124	511	454	72	130	32	1	9	54	21	7	40	41	.286	.357	.421	.778	191	17	12	1	4	5
15	Stanley Hashimoto?	26	FLY	Fgn	116	436	405	46	114	13	4	4	36	13	4	21	47	.282	.320	.363	.683	147	3	3	5	2	2
16	Carlton Hanta?	28	NAK	Fgn	122	501	441	57	123	25	2	5	43	18	6	36	44	.279	.335	.379	.714	167	6	3	18	3	0
17	Tadashi Hatta	22	DAM	Fgn	126	530	489	54	136	21	4	5	37	20	7	34	53	.278	.327	.368	.695	180	2	2	4	1	0
18	Masatoshi Matsuoka	26	FLY	Fgn	81	264	241	23	67	17	1	2	20	4	2	15	21	.278	.317	.382	.698	92	3	0	5	3	0
19	Kihachi Enomoto*	22	DAM	Fgn	136	581	496	68	137	23	2	11	49	8	6	69	47	.276	.368	.397	.765	197	8	5	7	4	1
20	Minoru Tanimoto	22	DAM	Fgn	105	346	326	29	90	14	3	10	46	2	2	14	28	.276	.311	.429	.740	140	13	3	2	1	0
21	Isao Harimoto*	19	FLY	Fgn	125	454	418	48	115	18	5	13	57	10	5	29	54	.275	.328	.435	.764	182	2	5	0	2	6
22	Noboru Aota	34	HAU	Fgn	64	151	141	9	38	5	0	3	17	2	0	6	15	.270	.305	.369	.673	52	6	2	0	2	0
23	Kosei Komori	27	DAM	Fgn	64	196	180	12	48	9	2	4	16	6	1	12	32	.267	.316	.406	.722	73	8	2	0	2	0
24	Katsuya Nomura	24	NAK	Fgn	132	526	472	71	124	18	5	21	78	7	5	45	98	.263	.327	.456	.783	215	18	3	0	6	2
25	Masaharu Takita*	32	HAU	Fgn	112	391	350	34	92	15	5	2	38	7	7	38	37	.263	.338	.351	.689	123	8	2	0	1	4
26	Isami Okamoto	28	NAK	Fgn	120	425	380	44	99	21	3	10	51	5	4	33	40	.261	.321	.411	.732	156	5	2	8	2	2
27	Yosuke Terada	24	NAK	Fgn	129	476	440	55	115	13	3	13	61	3	1	26	72	.261	.302	.393	.695	173	12	2	2	6	1
28	Akiteru Kono	24	HAU	Fgn	113	426	383	40	99	15	6	6	42	27	18	30	88	.259	.315	.376	.691	144	7	3	7	3	2
29	Tadatoshi Saida	25	KSU	Fgn	81	248	217	27	56	9	1	4	21	2	5	26	38	.258	.346	.364	.710	79	3	3	2	0	2
30	Norifumi Kido	20	NSU	Fgn	117	364	339	35	87	13	9	2	25	6	5	22	84	.257	.303	.366	.669	124	6	1	1	1	0
31	Katsutoyo Yoshida	24	FLY	Fgn	124	392	358	47	92	21	6	11	44	2	3	23	76	.257	.301	.441	.743	158	9	1	7	3	3
32	Yu Hanai*	27	NSU	Fgn	123	326	291	34	74	8	1	3	29	5	2	22	43	.254	.311	.320	.631	93	5	3	8	2	0
33	Masahiro Nakata	24	HAU	Fgn	131	514	464	54	118	18	3	23	75	2	2	41	97	.254	.313	.455	.768	211	8	2	0	7	0
34	Yoji Tamatsukuri*	22	NSU	Fgn	134	369	347	36	88	12	4	3	26	5	7	18	48	.254	.290	.337	.628	117	3	0	4	0	1
35	Shoichi Busujima	23	FLY	Fgn	103	370	335	46	84	15	7	5	26	10	1	34	25	.251	.320	.382	.702	128	3	0	1	0	4
36	Hirofumi Naito	28	KSU	Fgn	67	273	248	33	62	5	1	4	15	1	2	16	40	.250	.314	.327	.640	81	3	7	2	0	1
37	Hiroshi Masuda	24	HAU	Fgn	78	221	204	22	50	7	2	3	14	6	6	11	36	.245	.294	.343	.637	70	0	3	3	0	1
38	Takeo Hitomi	24	HAU	Fgn	100	335	316	22	77	5	3	4	25	5	3	13	29	.244	.278	.317	.594	100	2	2	4	0	1
39	Keiji Osawa	27	NAK	Fgn	107	260	242	18	59	6	1	0	23	4	4	11	23	.244	.278	.277	.555	67	12	1	5	1	1
40	Jack Ladra?	26	FLY	Fgn	111	330	296	37	72	10	7	5	35	8	2	24	74	.243	.304	.375	.679	111	1	2	8	0	2
41	Hiromi Wada	22	NSU	Fgn	97	257	244	24	59	6	3	3	19	3	2	8	39	.242	.266	.328	.594	80	6	0	5	0	0
42	Takeshi Suzuki	27	KSU	Fgn	121	399	380	26	91	7	4	0	23	15	4	8	41	.240	.259	.279	.538	106	6	3	5	3	2
43	Takao Yato	25	DAM	Fgn	124	423	391	55	94	21	4	14	49	16	3	18	71	.240	.271	.422	.693	165	7	1	6	7	1
44	Ron Bottler	25	KSU	Fgn	103	377	346	31	81	15	0	8	45	2	2	28	58	.234	.289	.347	.636	120	10	0	0	3	0
45	Roberto Barbon	26	HAU	Fgn	132	524	481	66	112	11	3	2	23	38	11	32	51	.233	.284	.281	.565	135	13	3	7	1	2
46	Teruo Ishihara	29	FLY	Fgn	110	318	280	28	65	5	2	1	16	5	2	9	20	.232	.270	.275	.545	77	5	6	22	1	0
47	Mamoru Tanaka	24	HAU	Fgn	75	170	164	7	38	6	2	1	15	0	1	5	30	.232	.259	.311	.570	51	9	1	0	0	0
48	Masao Inagaki	23	FLY	Fgn	105	265	250	20	57	6	3	4	29	3	3	9	36	.228	.261	.324	.585	81	7	3	1	2	0
49	Hachiro Yamamoto	21	FLY	Fgn	66	255	241	26	55	13	0	6	32	7	6	8	44	.228	.253	.357	.610	86	4	1	2	3	2
50	Nobushige Morishita	25	NAK	Fgn	94	286	260	26	59	12	0	0	19	5	1	16	34	.227	.283	.273	.556	71	7	5	3	2	2
51	Masatoshi Kato	24	KSU	Fgn	91	291	269	18	60	13	0	3	16	3	2	19	43	.223	.274	.305	.579	82	6	0	3	0	0
52	Teruo Iko*	25	KSU	Fgn	94	284	257	28	57	10	2	1	17	6	3	23	29	.222	.293	.288	.581	74	3	3	1	0	2
53	Akira Ogi	24	NSU	Fgn	128	316	281	38	62	11	2	7	31	8	6	16	52	.221	.268	.349	.617	98	8	3	14	2	0
54	Kusuo Tanaka	24	NSU	Fgn	90	277	260	20	57	7	4	3	27	3	3	12	44	.219	.265	.312	.576	81	7	4	1	0	0
55	Seiji Sekiguchi	33	NSU	Fgn	120	344	318	24	69	10	0	2	25	4	0	18	43	.217	.256	.267	.523	85	13	0	4	4	1
56	Kingo Motoyashiki	23	HAU	Fgn	134	474	440	31	95	7	3	0	15	28	5	21	44	.216	.257	.246	.502	108	3	3	10	0	2
57	Hiroyuki Watanabe	38	KSU	Fgn	98	266	248	12	53	6	1	2	30	0	1	15	36	.214	.257	.270	.527	67	8	0	1	2	0
58	Kenichiro Okamoto*	26	HAU	Fgn	88	278	249	13	53	6	0	4	27	2	6	22	51	.213	.276	.285	.562	71	7	1	3	3	0
59	Takeo Daigo	20	DAM	Fgn	85	189	169	15	35	4	2	4	23	1	0	16	50	.207	.283	.325	.609	55	3	2	2	0	0
60	Kazuhisa Inao	22	NSU	Fgn	77	161	150	18	31	7	0	2	12	0	0	6	44	.207	.236	.293	.529	44	4	0	4	1	0
61	Masaharu Sekimori	22	KSU	Fgn	107	361	331	32	68	10	1	8	33	5	4	25	87	.205	.261	.314	.575	104	5	0	4	1	0
62	Tadayuki Inoue	23	NSU	Fgn	69	203	188	14	38	4	0	4	18	1	1	10	43	.202	.243	.287	.530	54	7	1	1	3	0
63	Taisuke Kobuchi	24	NSU	Fgn	105	297	258	29	51	8	5	4	28	9	3	30	52	.198	.297	.314	.611	81	5	7	1	1	1
64	Shinya Sasaki	25	DAM	Fgn	69	155	143	17	28	6	1	1	6	8	2	11	20	.196	.253	.273	.526	39	2	0	1	0	0
65	Yasuhiko Kawai	25	NSU	Fgn	94	228	194	15	36	9	2	2	13	1	2	25	55	.186	.284	.284	.567	55	4	2	6	1	2
66	Koji Shimada	23	KSU	Fgn	83	214	194	17	36	7	1	0	7	5	1	17	43	.186	.251	.232	.483	45	6	0	3	0	1
67	Junzo Ando	24	FLY	Fgn	130	438	408	26	75	11	1	4	33	1	0	17	55	.184	.217	.245	.462	100	9	1	9	3	6
68	Takeyoshi Kiori	26	HAU	Fgn	65	152	144	8	26	4	0	0	2	1	0	5	26	.181	.213	.208	.422	30	3	1	2	0	0
69	Hiroshi Tomiyama	23	HAU	Fgn	63	143	136	4	23	1	0	1	14	3	0	5	25	.169	.196	.199	.394	27	4	0	0	2	0
70	Akinobu Kono	28	NSU	Fgn	78	145	136	11	20	10	0	0	6	0	2	7	25	.147	.189	.221	.409	30	3	0	2	0	0