1971 Yakult Atoms Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 52-72
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (52-72)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1971 Yakult Atoms StatisticsTeam Record: 52-72
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (52-72)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Atoms of the Japan Central League ended the 1971 season with a record of 52 wins and 72 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Atoms plated 427 runs and allowed 451 runs, most in the league. Dave Roberts walloped 33 home runs for Yakult, while Shiro Takegami swatted 15 or more also. Dave Roberts drove in 76 runs. Shiro Takegami paced batters with significant playing time with a .272 average. Hiromu Matsuoka topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.53 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Dave Roberts and Jarvis Tatum both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teruo Aida | R | R | June 5, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Mitsuaki Akasaka | R | R | May 10, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Miyagi JP |
| Takashi Arakawa | R | R | May 3, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Saku, Nagano JP |
| Keishi Asano | R | R | February 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Makoto Fujiwara | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Eisuke Fukunaga | R | R | April 16, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kunio Fukutomi | L | L | April 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Kozo Ishioka | R | R | April 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | R | R | July 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 151 | Tachimi, Gifu JP |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiaki Kushiro | R | R | August 14, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Kanji Maruyama | R | R | January 5, 1940 | 5'9" | 162 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Toyoo Mitsuhashi | L | L | April 29, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Hideaki Miyahara | L | L | September 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 170 | , Chiba JP |
| Minoru Murakoshi | R | R | July 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | , Chiba JP |
| Shigeo Nagai | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Kuniaki Nakamura | R | R | February 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | , Oita JP |
| Takayuki Nakano | R | R | June 14, 1944 | 5'7" | 160 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Masaru Ogata | R | R | June 21, 1940 | 5'8" | 151 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Katsutoshi Oki | R | R | March 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Togane, Chiba JP |
| Taneo Okumiya | R | R | April 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Otsuka | R | R | April 18, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Akihiko Oya | R | R | December 20, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Dave Roberts | L | L | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Yoshiaki Shinohara | R | R | June 30, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Masao Sunouchi | R | R | May 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | , Akita JP |
| Shiro Takegami | R | R | April 8, 1941 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Toshitaka Tameike | R | R | April 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Jarvis Tatum | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Fresno, CA US |
| Fumihiro Tojo | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 151 | , TW |
| Yoshiaki Toyama | L | L | July 30, 1947 | 5'7" | 165 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Junzo Uchida | L | L | September 10, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Shuhei Uehara | R | R | April 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Wakamatsu | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'6" | 162 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Yukio Yaegashi | R | R | June 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 198 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yoshinori Yamashita | R | R | April 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
