1975 Hiroshima Toyo Carp Roster
Team Record: 72-47
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Takeshi Koba (0-0), Joe Lutz (0-0), Hirokazu Nozaki (0-0)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1975 season with a record of 72 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Toyo Carp led the league with just 421 runs allowed. Hiroshima scored 510 runs. Gail Hopkins walloped 33 home runs for the squad, while Koji Yamamoto and Sachio Kinugasa swatted 15 or more, too. Gail Hopkins drove in 91 runs. Koji Yamamoto paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .319 clip. Yoshiro Sotokoba topped the squad with 20 wins, plus Kojiro Ikegaya and Kazushi Saeki, too added 15 or more wins, too Kazushi Saeki recorded a 2.91 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Richie Scheinblum and Gail Hopkins both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Takeshi Koba, Joe Lutz and Hirokazu Nozaki served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuichi Fukazawa | R | R | June 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Kita Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Gail Hopkins | L | R | February 19, 1943 | 5'10" | 198 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Kojiro Ikegaya | R | R | June 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Masao Ishikawa | L | R | April 19, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshihiro Kodama | R | R | February 13, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Toshimi Kubo | R | R | June 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Satoru Miwa | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'10" | 145 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Yukinobu Miyamoto | R | R | June 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | , Hyogo 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 |
| 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 |
| Tsuyoshi Oshita | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 5'7" | 138 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazushi Saeki | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Miwa, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Richie Scheinblum | S | R | November 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| 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 |
| Tomoo Wako | R | R | April 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroki Watanabe | L | L | October 26, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka 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 |
| Tetsuo Yoneyama | R | R | April 27, 1948 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
