1971 Yomiuri Giants Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-52
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (70-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium

1971 Yomiuri Giants Statistics

Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Hankyu Braves 1

The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1971 season with a record of 70 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.

The Giants paced the circuit with 538 runs, fueled by 123 home runs. Yomiuri surrendered 434 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 39 home runs for the squad, and Shigeo Nagashima added 15 or more also. Sadaharu Oh drove in 101 runs. Shigeo Nagashima topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .320. Kazumi Takahashi and Tsuneo Horiuchi led the team with 14 wins each, while Mitsuhiro Sekimoto earned a 2.15 ERA, leading regular hurlers. Tetsuharu Kawakami served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Narihiro AbeLLMarch 27, 19475'8"154, Iwate JP
Yoshihiro AibaRRDecember 8, 19435'8"169Obu, Aichi JP
Koji AnoRRJanuary 1, 19485'10"170Sakai, Osaka JP
Kenji AwaguchiLRApril 5, 19525'8"167Itano-gun, Tokushima JP
Shozo DoiRRJune 28, 19425'8"136Kobe, Hyogo JP
Hiroaki FukushiRRDecember 27, 19506'0"200, Tottori JP
Yasuhiro HagiwaraLLNovember 17, 19475'9"171Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Takashi HamamuraRRApril 26, 19475'11"158Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP
Isao HironoLROctober 16, 19436'0"182Tokushima, Tokushima JP
Tsuneo HoriuchiRRJanuary 16, 19485'10"160Kofu, Yamanashi JP
Kunio JonouchiRRFebruary 3, 19405'10"173Sahara, Chiba JP
Kazumasa KonoRRNovember 7, 19515'11"170Yawatahama, Ehime JP
Toshihiko KosakaLLSeptember 17, 19475'8"151Kida-gun, Kagawa JP
Makoto KurataRRJune 3, 19466'1"182Minato Ward, Tokyo JP
Yukinobu KuroeRRDecember 12, 19385'6"165, Kagoshima JP
Masahiko MoriLRJanuary 9, 19375'8"185Toyonaka, Osaka JP
Shigeo NagashimaRRFebruary 20, 19365'10"167Sakura, Chiba JP
Hisao NiuraLLMay 11, 19516'0"176Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP
Sadaharu OhLLMay 20, 19405'10"173Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP
Kenji OtakeRRJuly 31, 19515'10"170Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP
Toshiro SaishoRRApril 7, 19425'10"178, Fukuoka JP
Mitsuhiro SekimotoRRMay 1, 19496'0"165Itoigawa, Niigata JP
Isao ShibataSRFebruary 8, 19445'9"162Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Osamu ShimanoRRJune 2, 19505'10"162Yokohama, Kanagawa JP
Toshimitsu SuetsuguRRMarch 2, 19425'9"170Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP
Katsuya SugawaraRRApril 4, 19455'10"171Odate, Akita JP
Shigeru SugiyamaRRApril 23, 19505'10"156Choshi, Chiba JP
Shigeru TakadaRRJuly 24, 19455'8"154, Kagoshima JP
Kazumi TakahashiLLJune 9, 19465'10"171Fuchu, Hiroshima JP
Yasuharu TakiRRFebruary 11, 19415'8"165, Shizuoka JP
Makoto TsuchidaRRJune 12, 19435'8"165, Okayama JP
Keiichi UchidaRRJuly 13, 19465'11"165Higashi Murayama, Tokyo JP
Takeshi UedaRRMarch 16, 19466'0"170Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Hidetake WatanabeRRSeptember 16, 19416'0"190, Shizuoka JP
Tsukasa YamashitaRRJuly 8, 19485'9"158Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP
Shinichi YamauchiRRDecember 3, 19475'11"178Ota, Shimane JP
Masahiro YanagidaLLMay 21, 19485'9"176, Kumamoto JP
Tadashi YazawaRRAugust 2, 19485'7"154, Aichi JP
Takashi YoshidaRRJune 23, 19465'10"173Kobe, Hyogo JP



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