1973 Chunichi Dragons Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium

1973 Chunichi Dragons Statistics

The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.

The Dragons scored 441 runs and surrendered 433 runs. Kinji Shimatani led Chunichi with 21 home runs, while Hiroaki Inoue walloped 15 or more, too. Kinji Shimatani accounted for 58 RBI. Kenichi Yazawa paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Senichi Hoshino topped the team with 16 wins, and Yukitsura Matsumoto earned a 2.38 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Taylor played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Chunichi Dragons to do so.

Wally Yonamine served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shozo EtoRRApril 29, 19425'8"154, Kumamoto JP
Osamu HiroseRRFebruary 20, 19475'9"154Saeki, Oita JP
Hidetaka HoshinoLLNovember 26, 19495'10"154, Gunma JP
Senichi HoshinoRRJanuary 22, 19475'11"176Kurashiki, Okayama JP
Takashi IdeRRFebruary 13, 19445'9"143Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP
Yukio IidaRRApril 9, 19475'9"176Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Mitsuo InabaRROctober 2, 19485'8"147Shimizu, Shizuoka JP
Hiroaki InoueRRMay 21, 19445'9"190Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP
Hisatoshi ItoRLJune 19, 19445'9"151, Fukuoka JP
Yasunori ItoRRSeptember 25, 19525'10"176Hisai, Mie JP
Takuji KanayamaRROctober 30, 19515'10"173Nagoya, Aichi JP
Katsumi KanekoRRMay 31, 19495'9"165, Saitama JP
Tatsuhiko KimataRRJuly 7, 19445'8"165Okazaki, Aichi JP
Shinji MasaokaRRAugust 15, 19495'9"143Imabari, Ehime JP
Yukitsura MatsumotoLLJune 5, 19476'0"176Osaka, Osaka JP
Jun MisawaLROctober 1, 19526'0"187Mino-gun, Shimane JP
Shinichi MiyoshiRRJune 2, 19505'9"156, Ehime JP
Hisanobu MizutaniRRJanuary 3, 19415'10"180Nagoya, Aichi JP
Norihiro MizutaniLLApril 27, 19505'10"167Nagoya, Aichi JP
Yoshiya MoritaSRAugust 21, 19475'8"138, Aichi JP
Toru NishidaRRNovember 2, 19445'8"156, Tokyo JP
Naoya OkudaRRJune 21, 19536'1"173, Osaka JP
Yasunori OshimaRROctober 16, 19506'0"187Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP
Masato OsumiLLFebruary 17, 19486'0"176, Shizuoka JP
Masao SatoRLDecember 8, 19505'9"175Sendai, Miyagi JP
Yukiharu ShibuyaRRApril 15, 19475'9"170, Tokushima JP
Kinji ShimataniRRJanuary 23, 19456'0"195Takamatsu, Kagawa JP
Hiroshi ShintakuRRDecember 19, 19435'9"176Hamada, Shimane JP
Masataka ShiratakiRRJanuary 11, 19495'9"160, Nara JP
Takamasa SuzukiRRJuly 3, 19545'10"171Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP
Morimichi TakagiRRJuly 17, 19415'8"158Nagoya, Aichi JP
Tokio TakagiRRApril 21, 19375'8"147, Saitama JP
Masafumi TakedaLLJuly 4, 19505'11"167, Hyogo JP
Kyohei TanikiLLNovember 12, 19455'9"165Sapporo, Hokkaido JP
Toshio TanokuraRRApril 3, 19545'9"165Mitaka, Tokyo JP
Bob TaylorLRMarch 20, 19445'9"170Leland, MS US
Shinzaburo TsuboiRRFebruary 27, 19465'6"143, Osaka JP
Tetsuya TsujiLLJanuary 19, 19495'10"167, Osaka JP
Tsukasa WatabeRRJune 6, 19505'9"162, Miyazaki JP
Jimmy WilliamsRRMay 3, 19465'11"170
Kenichi YazawaLLSeptember 22, 19475'10"165Kashiwa, Chiba JP



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