1973 Lotte Orions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 70-49
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (70-49)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1973 Lotte Orions StatisticsTeam Record: 70-49
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Masaichi Kaneda (70-49)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
The Lotte Orions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1973 season with a record of 70 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Orions allowed 491 runs, least in the league. Lotte plated 548 runs. Jim Lefebvre paced the team with 29 home runs, while Michiyo Arito and George Altman walloped 15 or more, too. George Altman drove in 80 runs and topped all regular batters with a .307 average. Fumio Narita led the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.64 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Lefebvre and George Altman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Masaichi Kaneda served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenichi Abe | R | R | December 25, 1948 | 5'7" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Yasuji Date | R | R | March 3, 1951 | 5'10" | 176 | , Nara JP |
| Kenji Doi | R | R | May 17, 1950 | 5'7" | 171 | Takaoka, Toyama JP |
| Takumi Ejima | R | R | November 24, 1949 | 5'9" | 180 | Mizuma, Fukuoka JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Yoshihiro Iizuka | L | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi 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 |
| Yukihiro Ikeda | R | R | June 22, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Keiichi Inoue | R | R | October 4, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Kazuo Kai | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Masaaki Kitaru | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Kito | L | L | April 18, 1943 | 5'10" | 171 | Ise, Mie JP |
| Mitsuru Koganemaru | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 171 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shigeo Kondo | R | R | October 15, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukushima JP |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Jim Lefebvre | S | R | January 7, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Inglewood, CA US |
| 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 |
| Mitsuyasu Matsuda | R | R | September 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 176 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Satoshi Miyawaki | R | R | June 13, 1952 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kagawa JP |
| Norihiro Mizutani | L | L | April 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 167 | Nagoya, Aichi 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 |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Naoya Okuda | R | R | June 21, 1953 | 6'1" | 173 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Sakaki | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Keisuke Senda | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'7" | 158 | Matsuyama, Ehime 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 |
| Kazuya Wako | R | R | November 16, 1944 | 5'8" | 173 | , Miyagi 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 |
| Yasukazu Yasuda | R | R | March 24, 1950 | 5'10" | 180 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
