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Saturday, October 31st , 1959
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Zaijiro Terada
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent SP
Seiichi Matsuda
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,520.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent RP
Benkei Nakao
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,920.
Vesutan Bees
: Released RP
Seiryo Matsubara
.
Vesutan Bees
: Released 2B
Katsunan Kon
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released CL
Hyotaru Saito
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RP
Botan Kawamoto
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Zaijiro Terada
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent 2B
Katsunan Kon
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 30th , 1959
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Kouichi Hiramatsu
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,760.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released CF
Tanyu Watanabe
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Okitsugu Tamura
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released SP
Kento Okada
.
Kobe Bulls
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Teizo Hasegawa
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RP
Botan Kawamoto
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent 2B
Katsunan Kon
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 29th , 1959
Vesutan Bees
: Released SP
Sessue Yamamoto
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Zenichiro Tsuji
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Okitsugu Tamura
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RP
Yoshino Ikeda
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released SP
Kento Okada
.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent CF
Tanyu Watanabe
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Yugo Imoto
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Kento Okada
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Okitsugu Tamura
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, October 28th , 1959
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RP
Otoya Maehara
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,520.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Tadanao Kawai
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Okitsugu Tamura
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent RP
Naizen Sano
to a minor league contract with a $240 signing bonus.
Osaka Sailors
: Released 3B
Tsuyohi Kimura
.
Vesutan Bees
: Released 2B
Katsunan Kon
.
Hosho Reliables
: Released RP
Naizen Sano
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Okitsugu Tamura
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RP
Michito Yanagi
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Tadanao Kawai
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent SP
Sessue Yamamoto
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent SP
Kento Okada
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Okitsugu Tamura
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent RP
Yoshino Ikeda
to a minor league contract.
The
Nagasaki Stars
traded 26-year old 2B
Yasunori Smith
to the
Hosho Reliables
, getting 26-year old RHP
Mikiyasu Sakata
in return.
Tuesday, October 27th , 1959
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent SP
Eisei Sato
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,400.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released SP
Eisei Sato
.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent 3B
Tsuyohi Kimura
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent 2B
Katsunan Kon
to a minor league contract.
Monday, October 26th , 1959
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent SP
Etsuji Tsruta
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,740.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Murai Nakata
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released SP
Etsuji Tsruta
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released SP
Botan Kawamoto
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released SP
Fujio Kanazawa
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released LF
Masataka Kawai
.
Sunday, October 25th , 1959
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RP
Masanori Suyama
.
Kobe Bulls
: Released RP
Ryotaro Takaki
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Murai Nakata
.
Kobe Bulls
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Botan Kawamoto
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Murai Nakata
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent LF
Masataka Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent SP
Fujio Kanazawa
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
The
Yokohama Kingfishers
traded 30-year old SS
Yukio Smith
to the
Fukuoka Falcons
, getting 26-year old LHP
Toshinori Osada
in return.
Saturday, October 24th , 1959
Osaka Sailors
: Released RP
Ryotaro Takaki
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Rakisuta Rams
: Released RP
Masanori Suyama
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released SP
Fujio Kanazawa
.
Rakisuta Rams
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released SP
Kento Okada
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Murai Nakata
to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed free agent RP
Ryotaro Takaki
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RP
Masanori Suyama
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 23rd , 1959
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Ienari Takagi
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,740.
Osaka Sailors
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released CF
Toshifumi Koyanagi
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released SP
Fujio Kanazawa
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Yugo Imoto
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released CF
Tanyu Watanabe
.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Fujio Kanazawa
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Ryotaro Takaki
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent SP
Kento Okada
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent RP
Masanori Suyama
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 22nd , 1959
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Yoshino Ikeda
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Takeshi Miyazaki
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Ryotaro Takaki
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released CF
Tanyu Watanabe
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent CF
Tanyu Watanabe
to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Fujio Kanazawa
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent CF
Toshifumi Koyanagi
to a minor league contract.
Wednesday, October 21st , 1959
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Yoshino Ikeda
.
Vesutan Bees
: Released RP
Kento Okada
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RP
Naruki Shimada
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent LF
Ikumasa Yasuhara
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent CF
Tanyu Watanabe
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Ryotaro Takaki
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Yoshino Ikeda
to a minor league contract.
Tuesday, October 20th , 1959
Kobe Bulls
: Released RP
Masanori Suyama
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Sessue Yamamoto
.
Rakisuta Rams
: Released RP
Yoshino Ikeda
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Teppei Kaneko
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released LF
Masataka Kawai
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Sadakazu Minami
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent RP
Kento Okada
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Yoshino Ikeda
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Monday, October 19th , 1959
Rakisuta Rams
: Released RP
Masanori Suyama
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Tadanao Kawai
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released SP
Fujio Kanazawa
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Yugo Imoto
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed Manager
Eddie Roseman
to a 3-year, $3,235 per year contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent RP
Yoshino Ikeda
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent LF
Masataka Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent SP
Nobuhisa Ogata
to a minor league contract.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed free agent RP
Masanori Suyama
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RP
Michito Yanagi
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Yugo Imoto
to a minor league contract.
Sunday, October 18th , 1959
Vesutan Bees
: Released RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
.
Vesutan Bees
: Released SP
Fujio Kanazawa
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released LF
Ikumasa Yasuhara
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Nobuhisa Ogata
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed Manager
Tommy McDonell
to a 3-year, $4,855 per year contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Fujimaro Taira
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Fujio Kanazawa
to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent 3B
Toshimichi Yamada
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Yugo Imoto
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Saturday, October 17th , 1959
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released CF
Tanyu Watanabe
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released 1B
Unpei Takemoto
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released 2B
Katsunan Kon
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released LF
Masataka Kawai
.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed Manager
Joe Davis
to a 3-year, $5,810 per year contract.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Michihiko Yamasaki
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent LF
Ikumasa Yasuhara
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Nobuhisa Ogata
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent SP
Fujio Kanazawa
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 16th , 1959
Vesutan Bees
: Released RF
Shinta Sasaki
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Okitsugu Tamura
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released LF
Masataka Kawai
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released RF
Katsuhiko Fujisawa
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Yugo Imoto
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Rakisuta Rams
: Released RP
Koshi Sugimoto
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RP
Michihiko Yamasaki
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent CF
Kimitada Taira
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent 1B
Unpei Takemoto
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent CF
Tanyu Watanabe
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent LF
Masataka Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 15th , 1959
Yokohama Kingfishers
: 1B
Higashikuni Kato
retired from professional baseball.
Osaka Sailors
: LF
Akiho Sugimoto
retired from professional baseball.
Rakisuta Rams
: RP
Niou Yokota
retired from professional baseball.
Nagasaki Stars
: RP
Hideyasu Hara
retired from professional baseball.
Fukuoka Falcons
: RF
Ben Tamura
retired from professional baseball.
Vesutan Bees
: 1B
Toshihisa Yamamoto
retired from professional baseball.
Sapporo Bears
: 3B
Kuniyasu Ishii
retired from professional baseball.
Kyoto Owls
: SP
Itsuya Takahashi
retired from professional baseball.
Nagasaki Stars
: C
Hidero Yamagata
retired from professional baseball.
Sapporo Bears
: SP
Steve Noel
retired from professional baseball.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Activated 1B
Kimiyasu Aoki
from the injured list.
Kinboshi Kites
: Activated LF
Taketoshi Shimabukuro
from the 60-day injured list.
Denki Dynamics
: Activated SP
Yoshimatsu Shiina
from the 60-day injured list.
Hosho Reliables
: Activated LF
Hiroshi Ishikawa
from the injured list.
Hosho Reliables
: Scouting Director
Shoshichi Hirata
retires.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Scouting Director
Joe Spicer
retires.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed Scouting Director
Paul Cloutier
to a 2-year contract extension.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed General Manager
Babe Lewis
to a 1-year contract extension.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed Bench Coach
Matsuta Fujimori
to a 2-year contract extension.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed 3B Coach
Ron Steele
to a 1-year contract extension.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed 1B Coach
James Wright
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed Team Trainer
Joe Bailey
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed 3B Coach
Buddy Wesling
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed Pitching Coach
Hub Busby
to a 1-year contract extension.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed Scouting Director
Sid Payne
to a 2-year contract extension.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Fired Manager
Hiroaki Shimada
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed Pitching Coach
Taira Tokunaga
to a 2-year contract extension.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed Scouting Director
Karl Carpenter
to a 2-year contract extension.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed General Manager
Nariaki Matsumoto
to a 2-year contract extension.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed Hitting Coach
Dick Rice
to a 2-year contract extension.
Rakisuta Rams
: Bench Coach
Satomu Kono
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed Manager
Hal Entwhistle
to a 2-year contract extension.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed 3B Coach
Isaburo Fukushima
to a 2-year contract extension.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed Hitting Coach
Gene Smith
to a 2-year contract extension.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed Scouting Director
Katsunosuki Inoue
to a 2-year contract extension.
Denki Dynamics
: Fired 3B Coach
Ayahito Ueda
.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed Bench Coach
Randy Hohlt
to a 2-year contract extension.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed 1B Coach
Andy McLeod
to a 2-year contract extension.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed General Manager
Eddie Olivares
to a 2-year contract extension.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed Hitting Coach
Walter Slagle
to a 1-year contract extension.
Hosho Reliables
: Hitting Coach
Tim DeCola
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Hosho Reliables
: Fired 1B Coach
Hal Spain
.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed General Manager
Jeff Hewitt
to a 2-year contract extension.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed Team Trainer
Al Lloyd
to a 2-year contract extension.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed Bench Coach
Mike Murphy
to a 2-year contract extension.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed Pitching Coach
Dan Mason
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Fired Manager
Yusuke Kimura
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Fired Bench Coach
Bill Armstrong
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed General Manager
Hidenosuke Okumura
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed Team Trainer
Frank Myers
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed Scouting Director
Keiichi Sakamoto
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed Pitching Coach
Takushi Fujimoto
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed 1B Coach
Charlie Evans
to a 2-year contract extension.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed 3B Coach
John Wyche
to a 1-year contract extension.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed General Manager
Alberto Acevedo
to a 2-year contract extension.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed Manager
Motoki Kagawa
to a 2-year contract extension.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed Bench Coach
Johnny Lucas
to a 2-year contract extension.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed 1B Coach
Jim Shamburger
to a 2-year contract extension.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed Hitting Coach
Bob Elder
to a 2-year contract extension.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed Team Trainer
Shigem Ichikawa
to a 2-year contract extension.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed 1B Coach
Dave Bradley
to a 2-year contract extension.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed Pitching Coach
Artie Thurston
to a 2-year contract extension.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed Scouting Director
Takayuri Mukai
to a 2-year contract extension.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed General Manager
Monzaemon Ueno
to a 1-year contract extension.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed 1B Coach
Jack Manzella
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kobe Bulls
: Manager
Keito Yamashita
leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Kobe Bulls
: Signed Scouting Director
Dutch Connolly
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed Pitching Coach
Pete Papenfus
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed Bench Coach
Katsutoshi Masuda
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed Team Trainer
Hisatoshi Saga
to a 2-year contract extension.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed Hitting Coach
Doc Allen
to a 1-year contract extension.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed Bench Coach
Shojiro Tasaka
to a 1-year contract extension.
Hosho Reliables
: Activated CF
Tomohiko Hamano
from the 60-day injured list.
Kyoto Owls
: Activated RF
Shoyo Miyazawa
from the injured list.
Hosho Reliables
: Released CF
Yutaka Abe
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released SP
Sadakazu Minami
.
Hosho Reliables
: Released RP
Kijuro Shimizu
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released SP
Seiichi Matsuda
.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent RP
Masanori Suyama
to a minor league contract.
Rakisuta Rams
: Signed free agent RP
Koshi Sugimoto
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent 1B
Naruhiko Smith
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent RF
Shinta Sasaki
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent 2B
Katsunan Kon
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Teppei Kaneko
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent SP
Robun Wada
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent RP
Michihiko Yamasaki
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent LF
Masataka Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Yugo Imoto
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Okitsugu Tamura
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Tadanao Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent SP
Hirokatsu Yamada
to a minor league contract.
The
Kyoto Owls
traded 25-year old 2B
Kazuya Nemoto
to the
Hosho Reliables
, getting 32-year old 3B
Chikao Tokunaga
and 22-year old SS
Masu Osaki
in return.
Wednesday, October 7th , 1959
LF
Mitsuzuka Anzai
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Norm McGarvey
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Takito Tanabe
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Neil Williams
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Ollie Allen
retired from professional baseball.
C
Yoshisada Kojima
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Tadaatsu Ota
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Bill Blanchard
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Ed Robinson
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Masahisa Ishii
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Waki Morikawa
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Hiroharu Hoshino
retired from professional baseball.
C
Kikuichi Nakashima
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Ssekien Ikeda
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Ryouta Takahashi
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Koudo Takara
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Isei Yamaguchi
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Takamitsu Kawamoto
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Yasuomi Daidoji
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Yoshitaka Date
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Ginjiro Kano
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Kunimichi Yagi
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Totaro Nakashima
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Ryouya Yamasaki
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Taigo Nishikawa
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Hideiichi Nagata
retired from professional baseball.
SS
Matsuo Iwai
retired from professional baseball.
C
Umito Fukushima
retired from professional baseball.
2B
Saemon Yamashita
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Hiromu Yokoyama
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Yorihiko Takita
retired from professional baseball.
CF
Jimon Komatsu
retired from professional baseball.
SP
Mugito Matsumura
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Tarozaemon Kimura
retired from professional baseball.
Vesutan Bees
: RF
Narihari Morimoto
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Yuta Kawai
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Teruo Ono
retired from professional baseball.
3B
Hidetsugu Ninomiya
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Shiro Sawada
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Bobby Aumann
retired from professional baseball.
C
Genjo Ishii
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Hiroaki Kikuchi
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Onpei Umeda
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Mark Martin
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Kanenori Suto
retired from professional baseball.
LF
Yukitaka Kajiyama
retired from professional baseball.
SS
Manzo Shimabukuro
retired from professional baseball.
C
Kyozo Kanno
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Ryoichi Watanabe
retired from professional baseball.
RF
Mineto Akahoshi
retired from professional baseball.
1B
Osamu Nakamura
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Kesaharu Takagi
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Aki Yamane
retired from professional baseball.
C
Tsumemasa Shiba
retired from professional baseball.
C
Joben Yanagisawa
retired from professional baseball.
RP
Mitsuhisa Okamoto
retired from professional baseball.
First Base Coach
Tom Pike
retires.
Manager
Kazuyuki Kamiichi
retires.
Manager
Akira Smith
retires.
First Base Coach
Toyohiro Yamaguchi
retires.
Manager
Kameji Akutagawa
retires.
Bench Coach
Kenko Ito
retires.
Manager
Kenichi Hiramatsu
retires.
Manager
Teruyoshi Endo
retires.
Manager
Yuu Hasegawa
retires.
First Base Coach
Harry Carr
retires.
General Manager
Bucky Leonard
retires.
First Base Coach
Jack Schomaker
retires.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Activated 1B
Shinsei Hashimoto
from the injured list.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RP
Otoya Maehara
.
Monday, October 5th , 1959
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Maris Kaneko
to a minor league contract with a major league option.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Activated 3B
Jotaro Murakami
from the injured list.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Maris Kaneko
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RP
Niou Nagao
.
Sunday, October 4th , 1959
Kyoto Owls
: Placed RF
Shoyo Miyazawa
on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/01/1959.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent RP
Naizen Sano
to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released SP
Yasuo Saito
.
Hosho Reliables
: Released RP
Naizen Sano
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Kobe Bulls
: Released RP
Botan Kawamoto
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released LF
Masataka Kawai
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Teppei Kaneko
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Yugo Imoto
.
Saturday, October 3rd , 1959
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Sadao Arai
to a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,640.
Vesutan Bees
: Released 2B
Katsunan Kon
.
Osaka Sailors
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Osaka Sailors
: Released RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
.
Kyoto Owls
: Released SP
Shinjiro Kondo
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released SP
Hirokatsu Yamada
.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Released RP
Teppei Kaneko
.
Denki Dynamics
: Released RP
Kouichi Hiramatsu
.
Kobe Bulls
: Signed free agent RP
Botan Kawamoto
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent SP
Yasuo Saito
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Yugo Imoto
to a minor league contract.
Denki Dynamics
: Signed free agent RP
Teppei Kaneko
to a minor league contract.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Sessue Yamamoto
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent LF
Masataka Kawai
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Friday, October 2nd , 1959
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent RP
Naizen Sano
to a minor league contract with a $48 signing bonus.
Hosho Reliables
: Released RP
Naizen Sano
.
Kyoto Owls
: Signed free agent SP
Shinjiro Kondo
to a minor league contract.
Vesutan Bees
: Signed free agent 2B
Katsunan Kon
to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
to a minor league contract.
Osaka Sailors
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent RP
Teppei Kaneko
to a minor league contract.
Yokohama Kingfishers
: Signed free agent SP
Hirokatsu Yamada
to a minor league contract.
Thursday, October 1st , 1959
Sapporo Bears
: Signed free agent RP
Yoshino Ikeda
to a minor league contract.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Signed free agent RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Ushio Noguchi
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Signed free agent RP
Botan Kawamoto
to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent SP
Toshio Yamamoto
to a minor league contract.
Hosho Reliables
: Signed free agent RP
Teppei Kaneko
to a minor league contract.
Kinboshi Kites
: Signed free agent RP
Okitsugu Tamura
to a minor league contract.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Ushio Noguchi
.
Nagasaki Stars
: Released RP
Botan Kawamoto
.
Hosho Reliables
: Released RP
Teppei Kaneko
.
Hosho Reliables
: Released SP
Robun Wada
.
Sapporo Bears
: Released RP
Yoshino Ikeda
.
Kinboshi Kites
: Released RP
Okitsugu Tamura
.
Fukuoka Falcons
: Released RP
Kikugoro Fujiyama
.
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