1971 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 44-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Tamiya (44-74)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1971 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 44-74
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Tamiya (44-74)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1971 season with a record of 44 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Flyers plated 477 runs and conceded 587 runs. Katsuo Osugi walloped 41 home runs for Toei, while Bob Christian and Isao Harimoto swatted 15 or more, too. Katsuo Osugi drove in 104 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .315 average. Tomehiro Kaneda led the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.99 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Bob Christian played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Toei Flyers to do so.
Kenjiro Tamiya served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoichi Busujima | L | R | January 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | Kiryu, Gunma JP |
| Bob Christian | R | R | October 17, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Takenori Emoto | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Chiaki Hagiwara | R | R | December 1, 1938 | 5'10" | 171 | Shioyama, Yamanashi JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Masahiko Hidaka | S | R | August 19, 1952 | 5'9" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsutomu Imai | L | L | April 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Koichi Iwashita | R | R | March 4, 1940 | 5'7" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tomehiro Kaneda | R | R | November 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Ken Kataoka | R | R | January 23, 1947 | 5'10" | 171 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Masaharu Matsumura | R | R | October 1, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuo Minagawa | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Kesaharu Misawa | L | L | January 3, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Shoji Miyazaki | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saga JP |
| Isamu Nakahara | L | L | September 12, 1950 | 5'10" | 138 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Katsutoshi Nakahara | R | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yutaka Ohashi | R | R | May 29, 1946 | 5'9" | 171 | Himi, Toyama JP |
| Katsuhiko Oishi | R | R | March 10, 1945 | 5'7" | 165 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Tsutomu Osawa | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Noshiro, Akita JP |
| Tsuyoshi Oshita | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 5'7" | 138 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Kenichi Oyamada | R | R | September 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Yamagata, Yamagata JP |
| Yukio Ozaki | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'9" | 183 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Susumu Sakudo | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | , Ehime JP |
| Ken Sakurai | R | R | April 9, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Norio Suzuki | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'10" | 171 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Mitsugu Tanaka | L | L | June 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masayuki Tanemo | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kenichi Yaezawa | R | R | September 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 162 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Tsuneyoshi Yamamoto | R | R | March 20, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Makoto Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | , Saitama JP |
