Wednesday, December 9th , 1959 | LF Kanzaburo Sakai was injured when his car hit a deer late at night. The Diagnosis: sprained ankle. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last one week. | Saturday, September 19th , 1959 | RF Akihito Otani was injured being hit by a pitch. The Diagnosis: bruised wrist. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 days. | Monday, September 14th , 1959 | RP Alexis Perales was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: back tightness. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 4 days. | Monday, August 24th , 1959 | 1B Shinsei Hashimoto was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: intercostal strain. He's expected to miss about 5-6 weeks. | Friday, August 21st , 1959 | 3B Jotaro Murakami was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: sprained knee. He's expected to miss about 6-7 weeks. | Wednesday, July 15th , 1959 | CF Akihito Otani was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: hamstring strain. He's expected to miss about 4 weeks. | Friday, May 29th , 1959 | SS Yoringa Ueda was injured. The Diagnosis: dizziness and nausea. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days. | Monday, May 11th , 1959 | RF Shinsei Hashimoto was injured while throwing the ball. The Diagnosis: finger blister. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 weeks. | | |