1970 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 43-78
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (43-78)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1970 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 43-78
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (43-78)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1970 season with a record of 43 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Lions plated 417 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 576 runs. Carl Boles paced Nishitetsu with 28 home runs, while Mitsuo Motoi, Aaron Pointer and Masashi Takenouchi each walloped 15 or more, too. Aaron Pointer drove in 67 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .260. Akira Kawahara led the squad with 13 wins, and Satoru Miwa recorded a 2.92 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Carl Boles and Aaron Pointer both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Kazuhisa Inao served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Abe | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ishinomaki, Miyagi JP |
| Keizo Akiba | R | R | November 11, 1946 | 5'8" | 156 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yasuhiro Aratake | R | R | September 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Carl Boles | R | R | October 31, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | Center Point, AR US |
| Eisuke Fukunaga | R | R | April 16, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tetsumi Furuya | R | R | January 7, 1945 | 5'10" | 145 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Goto | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 147 | , Gifu JP |
| Takashi Hamamura | R | R | April 26, 1947 | 5'11" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shonan Hashino | L | L | April 18, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Masayoshi Higashida | R | R | August 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 193 | , Nara JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Seiichi Hirai | R | R | August 8, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Hirono | L | R | October 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tokushima, Tokushima JP |
| Goji Hisano | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaaki Ikenaga | R | R | August 18, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | Toyoura-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Isamu Ito | L | L | September 6, 1948 | 6'0" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Koshiro Ito | L | L | July 28, 1937 | 5'8" | 154 | Hikawa-gun, Shimane JP |
| Akira Izumisawa | R | R | August 23, 1945 | 5'8" | 170 | Kamaishi, Iwate JP |
| Kazuo Kai | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 154 | Nichinan, Miyazaki JP |
| Ippei Kasuga | R | R | March 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 195 | , Oita JP |
| Akira Kawahara | R | R | June 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | , Oita JP |
| Yuichi Kawano | R | R | December 6, 1950 | 5'10" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Akira Kurata | R | R | April 14, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Akio Masuda | R | L | January 15, 1938 | 5'9" | 156 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Satoru Miwa | R | R | September 18, 1945 | 5'10" | 145 | Niigata, Niigata JP |
| Katsutoshi Miyadera | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Meguro Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kimiyasu Murakami | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Etsuo Nakai | R | R | June 24, 1943 | 5'11" | 191 | , Osaka JP |
| Toshiyoshi Norikae | L | L | November 15, 1950 | 5'8" | 165 | , Fukui JP |
| Yoshinori Okamura | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 5'1" | 160 | , Shimane JP |
| Yasutoshi Ono | L | R | September 26, 1946 | 5'7" | 154 | , Oita JP |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Aaron Pointer | R | R | April 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Kunimitsu Sato | L | L | July 11, 1945 | 5'9" | 147 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoichi Shimosusaki | R | R | September 8, 1944 | 5'8" | 167 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | August 29, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Masashi Takenouchi | R | R | March 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 198 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Terufumi Uchida | R | R | June 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita JP |
| Hideki Yamamoto | R | R | July 19, 1951 | 5'10" | 176 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshinobu Yoda | R | R | October 3, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
