1972 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 74-52
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (74-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1972 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 74-52
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (74-52)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Hankyu Braves 1
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1972 season with a record of 74 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the circuit with 587 runs, spearheaded by 158 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 492 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 48 home runs for the team, while Shigeo Nagashima, Toshimitsu Suetsugu and Shigeru Takada each added 15 or more also. Sadaharu Oh drove in 120 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .296. Tsuneo Horiuchi notched 26 wins on the mound for the team, and Katsuya Sugawara registered a 2.44 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers. Tetsuharu Kawakami served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Aiba | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 169 | Obu, Aichi JP |
| Yusaku Akimoto | R | R | June 30, 1935 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Koji Ano | R | R | January 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shozo Doi | R | R | June 28, 1942 | 5'8" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroaki Fukushi | R | R | December 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | , Tottori JP |
| Yasuhiro Hagiwara | L | L | November 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Isao Hirono | L | R | October 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Toshihiko Kosaka | L | L | September 17, 1947 | 5'8" | 151 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Makoto Kurata | R | R | June 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 182 | Minato Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukinobu Kuroe | R | R | December 12, 1938 | 5'6" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Shigeo Nagashima | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | Sakura, Chiba JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Otake | R | R | July 31, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuhiro Sekimoto | R | R | May 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Itoigawa, Niigata JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshimitsu Suetsugu | R | R | March 2, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuya Sugawara | R | R | April 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 171 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuharu Taki | R | R | February 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Makoto Tsuchida | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Takeshi Ueda | R | R | March 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hidetake Watanabe | R | R | September 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yuichi Yabe | R | R | August 24, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Fukushima JP |
| Tsukasa Yamashita | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Masahiro Yanagida | L | L | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadao Yokoyama | R | R | January 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
