1974 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (69-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1974 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 69-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (69-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Japan Series - Lotte Orions 4 games, Chunichi Dragons 2
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1974 season with a record of 69 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Orions tallied 539 runs and allowed 462 runs. Michiyo Arito paced Lotte with 25 home runs, and George Altman walloped 15 or more, too. George Altman drove in 67 runs. Takahiro Tokutsu topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .309 average. Tomehiro Kaneda led the team with 16 wins, while Choji Murata recorded a 2.7 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jim Lefebvre and George Altman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Masaichi Kaneda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenichi Abe | R | R | December 25, 1948 | 5'7" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| George Altman | L | R | March 20, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Shuzo Aono | R | R | October 13, 1939 | 5'7" | 151 | , Ehime JP |
| Masanori Arai | R | R | June 23, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Michiyo Arito | R | R | December 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Usa-cho, Kochi JP |
| Takeo Daigo | R | R | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yasuji Date | R | R | March 3, 1951 | 5'10" | 176 | , Nara JP |
| Kenji Doi | R | R | May 17, 1950 | 5'7" | 171 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Iizuka | L | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shigeki Ikeda | R | R | May 1, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Yukihiro Ikeda | R | R | June 22, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Kunio Jonouchi | R | R | February 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Tomehiro Kaneda | R | R | November 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Shigeo Kondo | R | R | October 15, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukushima JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Jim Lefebvre | S | R | January 7, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Mitsuyasu Matsuda | R | R | September 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 176 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Masaharu Mitsui | R | R | September 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Taketoyo, Aichi JP |
| Norihiro Mizutani | L | L | April 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Haruo Narishige | R | R | April 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Nobuyuki Sasaki | R | R | May 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Motoyoshi-gun, Miyagi JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hiroshi Tsuchiya | R | R | July 10, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Nagano JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
