1972 Toei Flyers Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 63-61
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Tamiya (63-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1972 Toei Flyers StatisticsTeam Record: 63-61
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Kenjiro Tamiya (63-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Toei Flyers of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1972 season with a record of 63 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Flyers scored 595 runs, most in the league. Toei yielded 546 runs. Katsuo Osugi walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Isao Harimoto, In-cheon Paek and Toshizo Sakamoto each swatted 15 or more as well. Katsuo Osugi drove in 101 runs. Isao Harimoto led all regular batters with a .358 average. Tomehiro Kaneda topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.24 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Bob Christian played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Toei Flyers to do so.
Kenjiro Tamiya served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Christian | R | R | October 17, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Makoto Fujiwara | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Eiji Hosaka | L | L | November 29, 1953 | 5'6" | 154 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Tsutomu Imai | L | L | April 29, 1945 | 5'8" | 162 | , Nagano JP |
| Yutaka Kamano | R | R | August 12, 1947 | 5'8" | 149 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Tomehiro Kaneda | R | R | November 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 176 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Ken Kataoka | R | R | January 23, 1947 | 5'10" | 171 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Yasuo Minagawa | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Kesaharu Misawa | L | L | January 3, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Matsumoto, Nagano JP |
| Shoji Miyazaki | R | R | April 16, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | , Saga JP |
| Chikara Morinaka | S | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'9" | 162 | , Nara JP |
| Isamu Nakahara | L | L | September 12, 1950 | 5'10" | 138 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Katsutoshi Nakahara | R | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Susumu Oba | L | L | September 19, 1940 | 5'8" | 150 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Toshifumi Ogata | R | R | August 5, 1948 | 5'10" | 165 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Okamura | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 176 | Tientsin, CN |
| Tsutomu Osawa | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Noshiro, Akita JP |
| Tsuyoshi Oshita | R | R | November 29, 1944 | 5'7" | 138 | Aki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Kenichi Oyamada | R | R | September 13, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Yamagata, Yamagata JP |
| Yukio Ozaki | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'9" | 183 | Minami Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Toshizo Sakamoto | R | R | July 13, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | Fushimi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Susumu Sakudo | R | R | June 28, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | , Ehime JP |
| Hiroshige Saruwatari | R | R | April 28, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Mikio Sendo | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Yoshiyuki Suenaga | L | R | January 3, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | Yukihashi, Fukuoka JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Toshoku Uda | R | R | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Kenichi Yaezawa | R | R | September 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 162 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Tsuneyoshi Yamamoto | R | R | March 20, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Takeaki Yamasaki | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | Agawa-gun, Kochi JP |
| Haruhisa Yokoyama | R | R | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 193 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Makoto Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | , Saitama JP |
