1970 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 55-70
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (55-70)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1970 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 55-70
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeru Mizuhara (55-70)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1970 season with a record of 55 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 435 runs and allowed 462 runs. Tatsuhiko Kimata walloped 30 home runs for Chunichi, while John Miller swatted 15 or more, too. John Miller drove in 70 runs. Tatsuhiko Kimata paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .283. Osamu Tanabe topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.99 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jim Barbieri and John Miller both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeru Mizuhara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barbieri | L | R | September 15, 1941 | 5'7" | 155 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Yozaburo Chihara | L | L | March 30, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Shozo Eto | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Hino | R | R | January 11, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Akira Hishikawa | R | R | January 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka JP |
| Takashi Ide | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirokazu Ikuma | L | L | May 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | , Aichi JP |
| Hisatoshi Ito | R | L | June 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuhiko Ito | R | R | October 19, 1940 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kadooka | R | R | September 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Kazuto Kawabata | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 154 | Kawachi, Kagoshima JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Yukitsura Matsumoto | L | L | June 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| John Miller | R | R | March 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 195 | Alhambra, CA US |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Toshio Naka | L | R | April 28, 1936 | 5'6" | 160 | Maebashi, Gunma JP |
| Toru Nishida | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kentaro Ogawa | R | R | January 12, 1934 | 5'8" | 145 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoichi Ono | L | L | September 30, 1933 | 6'1" | 185 | Iwaki-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Susumu Sato | R | R | November 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Yukiharu Shibuya | R | R | April 15, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | , Tokushima JP |
| Kinji Shimatani | R | R | January 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Shintaku | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'9" | 176 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Tokio Takagi | R | R | April 21, 1937 | 5'8" | 147 | , Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Takeuchi | R | R | October 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Osamu Tanabe | R | R | April 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | , Tokushima JP |
| Sadayuki Tokutake | R | R | June 9, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Gonohe-machi, Aomori JP |
| Shinzaburo Tsuboi | R | R | February 27, 1946 | 5'6" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Kazuya Wako | R | R | November 16, 1944 | 5'8" | 173 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
