1975 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (71-50)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1975 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 71-50
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (71-50)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1975 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes conceded 448 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Osaka plated 498 runs. Clarence Jones paced the team with 29 home runs, and Koichi Hada walloped 15 or more, too. Clarence Jones accounted for 73 RBI. Kyosuke Sasaki topped all regular hitters by hitting .305. Keishi Suzuki led the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.26 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Mike Andrews and Clarence Jones both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yukio Nishimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narihiro Abe | L | L | March 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Iwate JP |
| Shigeo Akiyama | R | R | May 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Mike Andrews | R | R | July 9, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Yasuo Fukui | R | R | November 12, 1952 | 5'11" | 176 | , Okayama JP |
| Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| 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 |
| Takashi Imoto | R | R | November 21, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Ishiwata | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhide Ishiyama | R | R | December 13, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | , Kyoto JP |
| Clarence Jones | L | L | November 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Toshio Kanbe | L | L | March 24, 1943 | 5'9" | 171 | Takasuna, Hyogo JP |
| Hideo Kato | R | R | May 18, 1948 | 5'8" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsumi Murata | L | L | July 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokote, Akita JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Masahiro Nakane | L | R | September 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 198 | Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Ota | R | R | January 23, 1952 | 5'9" | 167 | Misawa, Aomori 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 |
| Hiroaki Shibaike | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kohei Shimamoto | L | L | January 11, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama 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 |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
