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 Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shuzo AonoRROctober 13, 19395'7"151, Ehime JP
Mitsuru FujiwaraRRSeptember 18, 19465'10"170Matsuyama, Ehime JP
Toshihiro HayashiSLApril 6, 19445'9"191Nagoya, Aichi JP
Shozo HiguchiLLSeptember 26, 19395'9"160, Osaka JP
Yoshinori HiroseRRAugust 27, 19365'9"158Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP
Kazuto HoriiRRMarch 15, 19486'0"165Osaka, Osaka JP
Yoshiro IzumiRRNovember 16, 19455'9"170Asahi-machi, Mie JP
Clarence JonesLLNovember 7, 19406'2"185Zanesville, OH US
Hiromitsu KadotaLLFebruary 26, 19485'7"178Onoda, Yamaguchi JP
Nobuo KarasakiRRApril 21, 19425'6"150, Fukuoka JP
Takeshi KobaRRApril 22, 19365'7"154Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP
Kenji KoikeRRFebruary 5, 19395'6"154, Shizuoka JP
Tsunemi KoizumiLLJuly 5, 19425'10"158, Nagano JP
Mutsuo MinagawaRRJuly 3, 19355'10"162Yonezawa, Yamagata JP
Kiyohiro MiuraRRSeptember 2, 19385'11"180Beppu, Oita JP
Masanori MurakamiLLMay 6, 19446'0"180Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP
Koichi NakayamaRRAugust 12, 19485'11"162, Chiba JP
Sanshiro NishiokaRRApril 27, 19496'0"176Sumoto, Hyogo JP
Katsuya NomuraRRJune 29, 19355'9"187Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP
Teruhide SakuraiRRApril 12, 19485'8"158Sumoto, Hyogo JP
Michiro SatoRRMay 5, 19475'11"191Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP
Takeshi ShibataRRAugust 11, 19445'10"165Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Ikuo ShimanoRRMarch 30, 19445'9"165Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP
Tadashi SugiuraRRSeptember 17, 19355'9"156Toyoda, Aichi JP
Yasumasa TakabatakeLLJanuary 18, 19445'7"162Okayama, Okayama JP
Hiroshi TakahashiRRMarch 10, 19465'7"167, Miyazaki JP
Satoshi TakahashiRRMay 17, 19485'10"167Tsuruga, Fukui JP
Yoshiyasu TanebeRRJanuary 21, 19385'9"145, Tottori JP
Takashi TeraokaRRSeptember 13, 19425'9"165Higashi Morokata-gun, Miyazaki JP
Masaru TomitaRROctober 11, 19465'10"165, Osaka JP
Takuzo UedaLLJuly 12, 19485'9"160, Fukuoka JP
Yoshihiko UmemuraRRMay 11, 19465'11"187, Kyoto JP
Kenneth WashingtonLLSeptember 4, 19415'11"185
Taisuke WatanabeRRJuly 13, 19425'10"167, Kanagawa JP
Sumio WataraiRRSeptember 4, 19385'10"165, Oita JP
Haruyuki YamadaRRJanuary 31, 19465'9"171, Aichi JP
Tadao YamamotoRRJune 28, 19445'9"156, Kyoto JP
Toshio YanagidaRRAugust 18, 19365'10"158, Fukushima JP



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