1974 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-55
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (59-55)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1974 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 59-55
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (59-55)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1974 season with a record of 59 wins and 55 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Hawks led the league with just 460 runs allowed. Nankai scored 504 runs. Hiromitsu Kadota and Ron Lolich paced the team with 27 home runs apiece. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 76 RBI. Wes Parker topped hitters with significant playing time with a .301 average. Takenori Emoto paced the squad with 13 wins, while Michiro Sato recorded a 1.92 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1974 Nankai Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ron Lolich, Masanori Murakami and Wes Parker.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Aiba | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 169 | Obu, Aichi JP |
| Takenori Emoto | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hiroaki Fukushi | R | R | December 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Toshihiro Hayashi | S | L | April 6, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshinori Hirose | R | R | August 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuto Horii | R | R | March 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Junichi Kashiwabara | R | R | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 182 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Koike | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 5'6" | 154 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Kuroda | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Ron Lolich | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Masanori Matsui | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiyuki Matsumoto | R | R | February 13, 1952 | 5'9" | 167 | Yawata-machi, Gifu JP |
| Yojiro Miyamoto | R | R | April 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | Tottori, Tottori JP |
| Masanori Murakami | L | L | May 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Koichi Nakayama | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 162 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Sanshiro Nishioka | R | R | April 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 176 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Tsuneo Nozaki | R | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 173 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Toru Otsuka | R | R | April 18, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Wes Parker | S | L | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Sakata | S | R | July 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Michiro Sato | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Shibata | R | R | August 11, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Kohei Shimamoto | L | L | January 11, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Yoshiaki Toyama | L | L | July 30, 1947 | 5'7" | 165 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Shigeki Tsurusaki | R | R | July 25, 1953 | 5'7" | 158 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Takuzo Ueda | L | L | July 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Umemura | R | R | May 11, 1946 | 5'11" | 187 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
