1975 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-65
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kimio Takagi (0-0), Masaichi Kaneda (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1975 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 59-65
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kimio Takagi (0-0), Masaichi Kaneda (0-0)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1975 season with a record of 59 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 514 runs and surrendered 494 runs. Michiyo Arito led Lotte with 21 home runs, while Hiroyuki Yamazaki walloped 15 or more also. Michiyo Arito drove in 59 runs. Sumio Hirota and Takahiro Tokutsu paced batters with significant playing time with a .301 average. Fumio Narita topped the team with 15 wins, and Choji Murata recorded a 2.21 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1975 Lotte Orions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Lefebvre, Bill McNulty and Jimmy Rosario.
Kimio Takagi and Masaichi Kaneda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rafael Batista | October 20, 1947 | |||||
| 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 |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Tomehiro Kaneda | R | R | November 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba 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 |
| Bill McNulty | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 205 | Sacramento, CA US |
| 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 |
| Masayoshi Moriyama | R | R | September 14, 1950 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyoshina-cho, Nagano 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 |
| Sumiaki Nagamatsu | R | R | June 4, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Nakatsu, Oita 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 |
| Seiichi Ogawa | R | R | July 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Jimmy Rosario | S | R | May 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 155 | Bayamon, PR |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Kiyotake Suzuki | R | R | February 6, 1941 | 5'7" | 143 | Uma-gun, Ehime JP |
| Fumihiro Tojo | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 151 | , TW |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Toshiaki Yoshioka | R | R | April 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
