1972 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-61
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (65-61)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1972 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 65-61
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (65-61)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1972 season with a record of 65 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 512 runs and allowed 511 runs. Katsuya Nomura walloped 35 home runs for Nankai, while Clarence Jones and Willie Smith added 15 or more, too. Katsuya Nomura accounted for 101 RBI. Hiromitsu Kadota paced hitters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Takenori Emoto topped the team with 16 wins, and Michiro Sato recorded a 2.51 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1972 Nankai Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masanori Murakami, Clarence Jones and Willie Smith.
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 |
| Tsuneo Daigo | R | R | November 22, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Takenori Emoto | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | Kochi, Kochi 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 |
| 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 |
| Yutaka Ikeuchi | R | R | April 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa 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 |
| Sumiyoshi Kadota | R | R | April 5, 1951 | 6'2" | 178 | , Ehime JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Koike | R | R | February 5, 1939 | 5'6" | 154 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Kuroda | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Masanori Matsui | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama 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 |
| Tsuneo Nozaki | R | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 173 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Toru Otsuka | R | R | April 18, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Takashi Sakata | S | R | July 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiyuki Sano | R | R | April 1, 1944 | 5'7" | 158 | Koma-gun, Yamanashi 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 |
| Willie Smith | L | L | February 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 182 | Anniston, AL US |
| Yasumasa Takabatake | L | L | January 18, 1944 | 5'7" | 162 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui 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 |
| Taisuke Watanabe | R | R | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 167 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Seizo Yamamoto | R | R | April 6, 1948 | 5'8" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tadao Yamamoto | R | R | June 28, 1944 | 5'9" | 156 | , Kyoto JP |
