1974 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-63
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Arakawa (60-63)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1974 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 60-63
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Arakawa (60-63)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1974 season with a record of 60 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Swallows paced the circuit with just 458 runs allowed. Yakult scored 453 runs. Roger Repoz led the squad with 25 home runs, and Tsutomu Wakamatsu walloped 15 or more also. Tsutomu Wakamatsu recorded 74 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .312. Hiromu Matsuoka paced the team with 17 wins, while Keishi Asano recorded a 2.39 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Roger Repoz played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yakult Swallows to do so.
Hiroshi Arakawa 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 |
| 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 |
| Naoki Enomoto | L | L | July 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | , Mie JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Keiichi Ikuta | L | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Aichi 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 |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kunio Kobayashi | L | L | October 3, 1950 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Yoshiaki Kushiro | R | R | August 14, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Mitsuyoshi Masukawa | R | R | October 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Osaka JP |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Shintaro Mizutani | L | R | December 7, 1953 | 5'9" | 162 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Shigeo Nagai | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Kuniaki Nakamura | R | R | February 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | , Oita JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshihito Oda | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Taneo Okumiya | R | R | April 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Akihiko Oya | R | R | December 20, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Roger Repoz | L | L | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Bellingham, WA US |
| Hiroshi Sato | R | R | May 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 187 | , Yamagata JP |
| Toru Sugiura | L | L | June 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 206 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Shigeo Sugiyama | L | L | July 9, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | Komoro, Nagano 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 |
| Fumihiro Tojo | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 151 | , TW |
| 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 |
| Susumu Watanabe | R | R | August 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Takahiro Watanabe | R | R | July 21, 1946 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Takeshi Yasuda | L | L | April 25, 1947 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
