1974 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 49-75
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (49-75)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1974 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 49-75
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Futoshi Nakanishi (49-75)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1974 season with a record of 49 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 472 runs and gave up 569 runs, most in the circuit. Katsuo Osugi led Nippon with 22 home runs, while In-cheon Paek walloped 15 or more, too. Katsuo Osugi drove in 90 runs. Isao Harimoto paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .340 clip. Satoshi Niimi topped the squad with 12 wins, and Naoki Takahashi registered a 3.22 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Terry Ley and Mike Kekich both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Futoshi Nakanishi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazunori Aimoto | R | R | April 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Koichi Eda | October 31, 1947 | |||||
| Makoto Fujiwara | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masao Funada | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Eiji Hosaka | L | L | November 29, 1953 | 5'6" | 154 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Mike Kekich | R | L | April 2, 1945 | 6'1" | 196 | San Diego, CA US |
| Toshihiko Kosaka | L | L | September 17, 1947 | 5'8" | 151 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Terry Ley | L | L | February 21, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Yasuo Minagawa | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Kesaharu Misawa | L | L | January 3, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Shoji Miyazaki | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saga JP |
| Chikara Morinaka | S | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'9" | 162 | , Nara JP |
| Hideshi Murai | R | R | January 9, 1950 | 5'8" | 162 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Isamu Nakahara | L | L | September 12, 1950 | 5'10" | 138 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Katsutoshi Nakahara | R | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Satoshi Niimi | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Yamaga, Kunamoto JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhiko Okaji | L | L | September 9, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Katsumi Omuro | S | R | December 12, 1950 | 5'5" | 134 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Tsutomu Osawa | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Noshiro, Akita JP |
| Tsuyoshi Oshita | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 5'7" | 138 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Kenichi Oyamada | R | R | September 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Yamagata, Yamagata JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Toshizo Sakamoto | R | R | July 13, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | Fushimi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroshige Saruwatari | R | R | April 28, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Mikio Sendo | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Keiichi Shimazu | R | R | July 29, 1948 | 5'10" | 171 | Hita, Oita JP |
| Akira Shinya | R | R | February 1, 1955 | 5'7" | 151 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Toshoku Uda | R | R | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsuo Ukai | L | L | October 20, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Hidetake Watanabe | R | R | September 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Kenichi Yaezawa | R | R | September 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 162 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Makoto Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | , Saitama JP |
