1970 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-59
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (65-59)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1970 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 65-59
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (65-59)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1970 season with a record of 65 wins and 59 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes paced the league with just 442 runs allowed. Osaka scored 424 runs. Yoshinori Tsuji led the team with 19 home runs Toru Ogawa and Yoshinori Tsuji each drove in 49 runs. Yozo Nagabuchi topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Keishi Suzuki paced the squad with 21 wins, while Koichiro Sasaki also added 15 or more victories also Koichiro Sasaki registered a 2.05 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Osamu Mihara served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Aikawa | R | R | February 12, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | Katsurashiki, Tokyo JP |
| Shigeo Akiyama | R | R | May 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Junro Anan | R | R | September 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 145 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Minoru Handa | R | R | November 26, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Takashi Hashimoto | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideo Igarashi | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Masashi Ino | R | R | March 21, 1944 | 5'8" | 150 | , Ehime JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Toshio Kanbe | L | L | March 24, 1943 | 5'9" | 171 | Takasuna, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuo Kawauchi | R | R | November 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Fujitsu, Saga JP |
| Takaomi Kimura | R | R | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | , Osaka JP |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroyoshi Kodama | R | R | March 13, 1942 | 5'8" | 167 | Tsuna-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshiaki Matsubara | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 171 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Hiroshi Mizutani | R | R | April 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 151 | , Mie JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Shunji Nishimura | R | R | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Mitsuo Okada | R | R | April 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | , Shimane JP |
| Kiyoshi Onozaka | L | L | July 13, 1942 | 5'10" | 156 | , Osaka JP |
| Koji Ota | R | R | January 23, 1952 | 5'9" | 167 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Narihide Sugi | R | R | May 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Juan Tejada | March 8, 1943 | |||||
| Yoshinori Tsuji | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Katsukuni Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
