1972 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 59-68
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (59-68)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
1972 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 59-68
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (59-68)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Tokyo Stadium
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1972 season with a record of 59 wins and 68 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Orions scored 583 runs and allowed 621 runs, most in the circuit. Michiyo Arito led Lotte with 29 home runs, while Hiroyuki Yamazaki, George Altman and Takenori Ikebe each walloped 15 or more, too. George Altman drove in 90 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .328 average. Osamu Nomura paced the team with 14 wins, and Masaaki Kitaru registered a 3.88 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Frank Johnson and George Altman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Keiji Ozawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Altman | L | R | March 20, 1933 | 6'4" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Masanori Arai | R | R | June 23, 1948 | 5'8" | 156 | Osato-gun, Saitama JP |
| Michiyo Arito | R | R | December 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | Usa-cho, Kochi JP |
| Takeo Daigo | R | R | November 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 176 | Kita Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kenji Doi | R | R | May 17, 1950 | 5'7" | 171 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Nobuyuki Fujii | R | R | January 20, 1949 | 5'11" | 176 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Osamu Hirose | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 5'9" | 154 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shigeki Ikeda | R | R | May 1, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Frank Johnson | R | R | July 22, 1942 | 6'1" | 155 | El Paso, TX US |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Shigeo Kondo | R | R | October 15, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukushima JP |
| Masaaki Koyama | R | R | July 28, 1934 | 6'0" | 160 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Kosuke Maeda | L | L | February 21, 1945 | 5'8" | 147 | , Ehime JP |
| Masuho Maeda | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Takamamura, Kumamoto JP |
| Satoshi Miyawaki | R | R | June 13, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kagawa JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Choji Murata | R | R | November 27, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | Toyoda-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Haruo Narishige | R | R | April 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takayuki Nishida | R | R | August 2, 1940 | 5'8" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Yasuo Otsuka | R | R | September 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Susumu Satomi | R | R | August 21, 1943 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Fukuo Toiya | L | L | September 3, 1950 | 6'0" | 191 | , Tokyo JP |
| Takahiro Tokutsu | L | L | April 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 180 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshiaki Toyama | L | L | July 30, 1947 | 5'7" | 165 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Yozo Ueda | L | L | June 14, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | , Nara JP |
| Soroku Yagisawa | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Imaichi, Tochigi JP |
| Masao Yamada | L | L | September 6, 1944 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Kojiro Yokoyama | R | R | July 23, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
