1975 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-65
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (57-65)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1975 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 57-65
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Katsuya Nomura (57-65)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1975 season with a record of 57 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 524 runs and conceded 478 runs. Katsuya Nomura led Nankai with 28 home runs, while Hiromitsu Kadota and Ron Lolich walloped 15 or more, too. Katsuya Nomura accounted for 92 RBI. Mitsuru Fujiwara paced batters with significant playing time with a .281 average. Hiroaki Fukushi and Takenori Emoto topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Michiro Sato recorded a 2.52 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Nettles and Ron Lolich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Arai | L | R | April 26, 1952 | 5'9" | 145 | Higashinari Ward, Osaka 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 |
| Hiroaki Fukushi | R | R | December 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | , Tottori JP |
| Tsutomu Hasegawa | R | R | September 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Futtsu, Chiba 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 |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Junichi Kashiwabara | R | R | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 182 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Takayuki Kono | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Ron Lolich | R | R | September 19, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Koichi Nakayama | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 162 | , Chiba JP |
| Jim Nettles | L | L | March 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 186 | San Diego, CA US |
| Sanshiro Nishioka | R | R | April 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 176 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Toshio Nogami | L | L | August 3, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima 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 |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu 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 |
| Yoshiaki Toyama | L | L | July 30, 1947 | 5'7" | 165 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Shigeki Tsurusaki | R | R | July 25, 1953 | 5'7" | 158 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Takuzo Ueda | L | L | July 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Wada | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'10" | 193 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Nobuo Yonetani | R | R | May 3, 1950 | 5'9" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
