1970 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 69-57
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (69-57)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1970 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 69-57
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (69-57)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1970 season with a record of 69 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Hawks tallied 589 runs and allowed 510 runs. Katsuya Nomura walloped 42 home runs for Nankai, while Masaru Tomita and Clarence Jones swatted 15 or more, too. Katsuya Nomura accounted for 114 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .295 average. Michiro Sato led the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.06 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Masanori Murakami and Clarence Jones both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Katsuya Nomura served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuzo Aono | R | R | October 13, 1939 | 5'7" | 151 | , Ehime JP |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Toshihiro Hayashi | S | L | April 6, 1944 | 5'9" | 191 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shozo Higuchi | L | L | September 26, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | , Osaka JP |
| Yoshinori Hirose | R | R | August 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 158 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuto Horii | R | R | March 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshiro Izumi | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 5'9" | 170 | Asahi-machi, Mie JP |
| Clarence Jones | L | L | November 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Nobuo Karasaki | R | R | April 21, 1942 | 5'6" | 150 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takeshi Koba | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kenji Koike | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 5'6" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Tsunemi Koizumi | L | L | July 5, 1942 | 5'10" | 158 | , Nagano JP |
| Mutsuo Minagawa | R | R | July 3, 1935 | 5'10" | 162 | Yonezawa, Yamagata JP |
| Kiyohiro Miura | R | R | September 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Masanori Murakami | L | L | May 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Koichi Nakayama | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 162 | , Chiba JP |
| Sanshiro Nishioka | R | R | April 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 176 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Michiro Sato | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takeshi Shibata | R | R | August 11, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Tadashi Sugiura | R | R | September 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 156 | Toyoda, Aichi JP |
| Yasumasa Takabatake | L | L | January 18, 1944 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Yoshiyasu Tanebe | R | R | January 21, 1938 | 5'9" | 145 | , Tottori JP |
| Takashi Teraoka | R | R | September 13, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | Higashi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Masaru Tomita | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Takuzo Ueda | L | L | July 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshihiko Umemura | R | R | May 11, 1946 | 5'11" | 187 | , Kyoto JP |
| Kenneth Washington | L | L | September 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Taisuke Watanabe | R | R | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Sumio Watarai | R | R | September 4, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | , Oita JP |
| Haruyuki Yamada | R | R | January 31, 1946 | 5'9" | 171 | , Aichi JP |
| Tadao Yamamoto | R | R | June 28, 1944 | 5'9" | 156 | , Kyoto JP |
| Toshio Yanagida | R | R | August 18, 1936 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukushima JP |
