1972 Nishitetsu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 47-80
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (47-80)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1972 Nishitetsu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 47-80
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Kazuhisa Inao (47-80)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Nishitetsu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1972 season with a record of 47 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Lions tallied 439 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 598 runs. Mitsuo Motoi paced Nishitetsu with 20 home runs, while Masashi Takenouchi walloped 15 or more as well. Masashi Takenouchi recorded 46 runs batted in. Mitsuo Motoi led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .301. Osamu Higashio topped the team with 18 wins, plus Hajime Kato, too added 15 or more wins, too Akira Tanaka recorded a 2.39 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Aaron Pointer played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Nishitetsu Lions to do so.
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 |
| Kihachi Enomoto | L | L | December 5, 1936 | 5'8" | 156 | Fushimidai, Tokyo 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 |
| Shigeru Hino | R | R | January 11, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | Matsumoto, Nagano 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 |
| Ippei Kasuga | R | R | March 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 195 | , Oita JP |
| Shinnosuke Kataoka | R | R | November 5, 1947 | 5'9" | 180 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Hirokazu Kato | S | L | October 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Taku, Saga 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 |
| Tokio Komatsu | L | L | September 26, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | , Tokyo JP |
| Akira Kurata | R | R | April 14, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Hikoo Mochizuki | L | L | January 15, 1943 | 5'10" | 162 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiromi Nawata | R | R | August 12, 1946 | 5'9" | 143 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hirofumi Ogawa | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'8" | 158 | Naruto, Tokushima 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 |
| Toshiro Saisho | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'10" | 178 | , Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Takashi Takagi | L | L | June 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Kenji Toyoda | R | R | August 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Hiromi Wada | R | R | March 26, 1937 | 5'8" | 165 | Usuki, Oita 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 |
