1973 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1973 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 441 runs and surrendered 433 runs. Kinji Shimatani led Chunichi with 21 home runs, while Hiroaki Inoue walloped 15 or more, too. Kinji Shimatani accounted for 58 RBI. Kenichi Yazawa paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Senichi Hoshino topped the team with 16 wins, and Yukitsura Matsumoto earned a 2.38 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Taylor played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Chunichi Dragons to do so.
Wally Yonamine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shozo Eto | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Osamu Hirose | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 5'9" | 154 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Hidetaka Hoshino | L | L | November 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | , Gunma JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Takashi Ide | R | R | February 13, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Mitsuo Inaba | R | R | October 2, 1948 | 5'8" | 147 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hisatoshi Ito | R | L | June 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yasunori Ito | R | R | September 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Hisai, Mie JP |
| Takuji Kanayama | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Katsumi Kaneko | R | R | May 31, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Yukitsura Matsumoto | L | L | June 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Jun Misawa | L | R | October 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Mino-gun, Shimane JP |
| Shinichi Miyoshi | R | R | June 2, 1950 | 5'9" | 156 | , Ehime JP |
| Hisanobu Mizutani | R | R | January 3, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Norihiro Mizutani | L | L | April 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshiya Morita | S | R | August 21, 1947 | 5'8" | 138 | , Aichi JP |
| Toru Nishida | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Naoya Okuda | R | R | June 21, 1953 | 6'1" | 173 | , Osaka JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Masato Osumi | L | L | February 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi 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 |
| Masataka Shirataki | R | R | January 11, 1949 | 5'9" | 160 | , Nara JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba 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 |
| Masafumi Takeda | L | L | July 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kyohei Taniki | L | L | November 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Bob Taylor | L | R | March 20, 1944 | 5'9" | 170 | Leland, MS US |
| Shinzaburo Tsuboi | R | R | February 27, 1946 | 5'6" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Tsuji | L | L | January 19, 1949 | 5'10" | 167 | , Osaka JP |
| Tsukasa Watabe | R | R | June 6, 1950 | 5'9" | 162 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Jimmy Williams | R | R | May 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
