1972 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Morinaga (0-0), Rikuo Nemoto (0-0)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1972 Hiroshima Toyo Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 49-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Morinaga (0-0), Rikuo Nemoto (0-0)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1972 season with a record of 49 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp scored 482 runs and allowed 522 runs. Sachio Kinugasa led Hiroshima with 29 home runs, while Koji Yamamoto and Kazuyoshi Yamamoto walloped 15 or more also. Sachio Kinugasa accounted for 99 RBI. Toshiyuki Mimura paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .308 clip. Yoshiro Sotokoba and Yataro Oishi topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Yataro Oishi recorded a 2.79 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Zoilo Versalles and Tony González both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Katsuya Morinaga and Rikuo Nemoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Tetsuzo Arita | October 21, 1949 | |||||
| Tsuyoshi Chiba | R | R | April 25, 1948 | 6'1" | 173 | , Miyagi JP |
| Kazuhiro Fujimoto | L | L | November 28, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Shuichi Fukazawa | R | R | June 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Tony González | L | R | August 28, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Central Cunagua, CU |
| Masayoshi Hayase | L | L | April 11, 1940 | 5'6" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Reiji Iishi | L | L | September 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Mitsuo Imazu | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 5'6" | 149 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Masao Ishikawa | L | R | April 19, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Kamigochi | R | R | June 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Motoyasu Kaneshiro | R | R | October 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Sachio Kinugasa | R | R | January 18, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto JP |
| Masayuki Kobayashi | R | R | February 5, 1947 | 5'7" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Shoji Kubo | R | R | November 27, 1941 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshimi Kubo | R | R | June 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasuhiro Kunisada | R | R | January 1, 1944 | 5'5" | 158 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Saburo Maeda | R | R | May 30, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroyuki Michihara | R | R | May 30, 1949 | 5'10" | 166 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Toshiyuki Mimura | R | R | September 19, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yojiro Miyamoto | R | R | April 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 154 | , Tottori JP |
| Yukio Miyoshi | R | R | September 24, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Shiro Mizunuma | R | R | February 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 162 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Jitsuo Mizutani | R | R | November 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 187 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Shigeki Morioka | L | L | March 5, 1953 | 5'6" | 160 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Hiroaki Nagamoto | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuhiro Nishikawa | R | R | May 19, 1944 | 5'10" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Akikazu Nishimoto | R | R | October 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Masaji Nishizawa | R | R | May 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 202 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yoshiaki Oka | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 5'7" | 147 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Kazushi Saeki | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Miwa, Yamaguchi JP |
| Toru Shibuya | L | L | May 14, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Yamagata JP |
| Shizuo Shiraishi | L | L | May 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 184 | , Tokushima JP |
| Toshihiko Sonoda | R | R | February 23, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiro Sotokoba | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 5'9" | 171 | Izumi, Kagoshima JP |
| Seiji Suyama | R | R | January 4, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | R | R | April 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Terufumi Uchida | R | R | June 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Zoilo Versalles | R | R | December 18, 1939 | 5'10" | 146 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
