1974 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-66
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (56-66)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
1974 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes StatisticsTeam Record: 56-66
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (56-66)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1974 season with a record of 56 wins and 66 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes scored 472 runs and surrendered 503 runs. Clarence Jones walloped 38 home runs for Osaka, and Masahiro Doi added 15 or more, too. Clarence Jones accounted for 90 RBI. Masahiro Doi led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .277. Toshio Kanbe and Keishi Suzuki topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Toshio Kanbe recorded a 2.38 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Clarence Jones played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes to do so.
Yukio Nishimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narihiro Abe | L | L | March 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Iwate JP |
| Shigeo Akiyama | R | R | May 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | , Okayama JP |
| Fumio Arita | April 10, 1955 | |||||
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi 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 |
| Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Mitsuyasu Hirano | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hidehiko Ichihashi | R | R | January 10, 1953 | 6'0" | 184 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hideo Igarashi | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Takashi Imoto | R | R | November 21, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Ishiwata | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhide Ishiyama | R | R | December 13, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | , Kyoto JP |
| Yasuro Iwaki | R | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | Nishinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Clarence Jones | L | L | November 7, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US |
| Toshio Kanbe | L | L | March 24, 1943 | 5'9" | 171 | Takasuna, Hyogo JP |
| Hideo Kato | R | R | May 18, 1948 | 5'8" | 162 | , Aichi JP |
| Koji Kawamoto | L | R | September 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | , Kyoto JP |
| Koichi Kitagawa | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 5'10" | 158 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Masahiro Nakane | L | R | September 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 198 | Shibuya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masataka Nashida | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Shunji Nishimura | R | R | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takahiro Oba | L | L | June 23, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | , Oita JP |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| Kyosuke Sasaki | R | R | December 28, 1949 | 5'9" | 171 | Hikami-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Takehide Sato | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Tomoo Sekine | R | R | March 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 154 | , Chiba JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenji Tachibana | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 198 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Toshitaka Tameike | R | R | April 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Tomonori Yasui | R | R | January 25, 1943 | 5'10" | 145 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Asakichi Yoda | L | L | July 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | , Kanagawa JP |
