1971 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-60
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (65-60)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1971 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 65-60
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (65-60)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1971 season with a record of 65 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Dragons plated 437 runs and yielded 425 runs. John Miller paced Chunichi with 28 home runs, while Tatsuhiko Kimata, Kenichi Yazawa and Kinji Shimatani each walloped 15 or more, too. Tatsuhiko Kimata and John Miller each drove in 71 runs. Tatsuhiko Kimata topped all regular batters by hitting .280. Hisatoshi Ito led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.41 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Bart Shirley and John Miller both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yozaburo Chihara | L | L | March 30, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Shozo Eto | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Hino | R | R | January 11, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Akira Hishikawa | R | R | January 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hidetaka Hoshino | L | L | November 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | , Gunma JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Ide | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Inaba | R | R | October 2, 1948 | 5'8" | 147 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hisatoshi Ito | R | L | June 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuto Kawabata | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 154 | Kawachi, Kagoshima JP |
| Yasuo Kawauchi | R | R | November 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Fujitsu, Saga JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tsunemi Koizumi | L | L | July 5, 1942 | 5'10" | 158 | , Nagano JP |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Yukitsura Matsumoto | L | L | June 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| John Miller | R | R | March 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Shinichi Miyoshi | R | R | June 2, 1950 | 5'9" | 156 | , Ehime JP |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshiya Morita | S | R | August 21, 1947 | 5'8" | 138 | , Aichi JP |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Toru Nishida | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Masato Osumi | L | L | February 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Susumu Sato | R | R | November 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Yukiharu Shibuya | R | R | April 15, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | , Tokushima JP |
| Kinji Shimatani | R | R | January 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Shintaku | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'9" | 176 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Bart Shirley | R | R | January 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 183 | Corpus Christi, TX US |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tokio Takagi | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 147 | , Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Takeuchi | R | R | October 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Shinzaburo Tsuboi | R | R | February 27, 1946 | 5'6" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuchiya | R | R | July 10, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Nagano JP |
| Tsukasa Watabe | R | R | June 6, 1950 | 5'9" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
