1972 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-60
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Takashi Iwamoto (64-60)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1972 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 64-60
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Takashi Iwamoto (64-60)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1972 season with a record of 64 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes surrendered 453 runs, least in the league. Osaka plated 486 runs. Masahiro Doi walloped 30 home runs for the squad, while Yozo Nagabuchi swatted 15 or more also. Masahiro Doi drove in 84 runs. Masahiro Doi and Yozo Nagabuchi led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .300. Toshihiko Sei topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.36 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Jim Qualls played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Takashi Iwamoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Minoru Handa | R | R | November 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Terry Hankins | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Mitsuyasu Hirano | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka JP |
| Hideo Igarashi | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Toshio Kanbe | L | L | March 24, 1943 | 5'9" | 171 | Takasuna, Hyogo JP |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka JP |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyoshi Kodama | R | R | March 13, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | Tsuna-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Mikizo Manabe | R | R | November 23, 1945 | 5'11" | 182 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Hideaki Miyahara | L | L | September 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 170 | , Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Mizutani | R | R | April 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 151 | , Mie JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Haruo Nakazawa | R | R | April 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 154 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Masataka Nashida | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Shunji Nishimura | R | R | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takahiro Oba | L | L | June 23, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | , Oita JP |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Mitsuo Okada | R | R | April 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shimane JP |
| Koji Ota | R | R | January 23, 1952 | 5'9" | 167 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Jim Qualls | S | R | October 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 158 | Exeter, CA US |
| Katsutoshi Sano | R | R | June 25, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Kyosuke Sasaki | R | R | December 28, 1949 | 5'9" | 171 | Hikami-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Takehide Sato | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Tomoo Sekine | R | R | March 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Hiroaki Shibaike | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenji Tachibana | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 198 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Toshitaka Tameike | R | R | April 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Tsuji | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
