12/31/1961
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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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