1974 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 54-72
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsuya Morinaga (54-72)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1974 season with a record of 54 wins and 72 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp plated 448 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 487 runs. Sachio Kinugasa walloped 32 home runs for Hiroshima, while Koji Yamamoto and Jim Hicks swatted 15 or more also. Sachio Kinugasa accounted for 86 RBI. Koji Yamamoto led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .275 clip. Motoyasu Kaneshiro topped the squad with 20 wins, and Yoshiro Sotokoba also added 15 or more victories also Yoshiro Sotokoba registered a 2.82 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Mickey McGuire and Jim Hicks both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Katsuya Morinaga 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 |
| 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 |
| Jim Hicks | R | R | May 18, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Kojiro Ikegaya | R | R | June 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Michio Irie | R | R | September 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Kazuto Kawabata | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 154 | Kawachi, Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shigemi Kimoto | R | R | April 7, 1954 | 6'0" | 187 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tomio Kinoshita | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Kurashiki-gun, Saitama 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 |
| 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 |
| Shigeru Matsubayashi | R | R | August 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Mickey McGuire | R | R | January 18, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hiroaki Nagamoto | R | R | November 5, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshikuni Nagashima | R | R | October 21, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Masaji Nishizawa | R | R | May 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 202 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Toshiyoshi Norikae | L | L | November 15, 1950 | 5'8" | 165 | , Fukui 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 |
| Susumu Omata | L | L | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kazushi Saeki | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Miwa, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kunimitsu Sato | L | L | July 11, 1945 | 5'9" | 147 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazunori Seto | R | R | August 17, 1950 | 5'11" | 176 | Kamaishi, Iwate 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 |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Fukuo Toiya | L | L | September 3, 1950 | 6'0" | 191 | , Tokyo JP |
| 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 |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
