1971 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 38-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (38-84)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1971 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 38-84
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (38-84)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1971 season with a record of 38 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 425 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 623 runs, most in the circuit. Masayoshi Higashida paced Nishitetsu with 23 home runs and recorded 58 runs batted in, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .284. Akira Takahashi topped the team with 14 wins, and Osamu Higashio registered a 3.74 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1971 Nishitetsu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Aaron Pointer, Carl Boles and José Vidal.
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 |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Kiyoshi Goto | R | R | June 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 147 | , Gifu 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 |
| Goji Hisano | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Haruki Ihara | R | R | January 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Konu-gun, Hiroshima 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 |
| Shinnosuke Kataoka | R | R | November 5, 1947 | 5'9" | 180 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Akira Kawahara | R | R | June 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | , Oita JP |
| Shojiro Kikukawa | R | R | February 7, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Tokio Komatsu | L | L | September 26, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | , Tokyo 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 |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 158 | Naruto, Tokushima 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 |
| Tadaaki Sakaguchi | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 178 | , Osaka JP |
| 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 | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | August 29, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Fumio Takahashi | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'5" | 145 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Masashi Takenouchi | R | R | March 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 198 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Akira Tanaka | R | R | July 20, 1944 | 5'7" | 140 | Kisarazu, Chiba JP |
| Koji Toyokura | R | R | May 10, 1951 | 5'9" | 147 | , Chiba JP |
| Terufumi Uchida | R | R | June 3, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| José Vidal | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Batey Lechuga, El Seibo DO |
| 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 |
| Tetsuo Yoneyama | R | R | April 27, 1948 | 5'7" | 154 | , Kanagawa JP |
