1975 Taiheiyo Club Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-62
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shinichi Eto (58-62)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
1975 Taiheiyo Club Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 58-62
Finished 3rd in the JPPL
Manager: Shinichi Eto (58-62)
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Ballpark: Heiwadai Stadium
The Taiheiyo Club Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1975 season with a record of 58 wins and 62 losses, finishing third in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 530 runs and surrendered 563 runs. Masahiro Doi walloped 34 home runs for Taiheiyo Club, while Don Buford, Masashi Takenouchi and In-cheon Paek each swatted 15 or more as well. Masahiro Doi drove in 82 runs. In-cheon Paek led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .319 clip. Osamu Higashio earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 2.38 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Don Buford and Matty Alou both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shinichi Eto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Alou | L | L | December 22, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO |
| Don Buford | S | R | February 2, 1937 | 5'7" | 160 | Linden, TX US |
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Shinichi Eto | R | R | October 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 176 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Toru Hamaura | R | R | August 22, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Haruki Ihara | R | R | January 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Konu-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Shigeo Ishii | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | , Okayama JP |
| Hisatoshi Ito | R | L | June 19, 1944 | 5'9" | 151 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Yoshitaka Kihara | R | R | July 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 162 | , Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhiro Kunisada | R | R | January 1, 1944 | 5'5" | 158 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Toru Kusuki | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Shigeru Matsubayashi | R | R | August 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Akinobu Mayumi | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Kiyohiro Miura | R | R | September 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Mitsuo Motoi | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'8" | 180 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masaji Nishizawa | R | R | May 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 202 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| In-cheon Paek | R | R | November 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 180 | , KR |
| Tadaaki Sakaguchi | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 178 | , Osaka JP |
| Masanori Shinobu | R | R | January 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 154 | , Nara JP |
| Haruhiko Suzuki | L | L | July 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Urawa, Saitama 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 |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yoshiharu Wakana | R | R | December 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Yamamura | R | R | April 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Izuma, Osaka JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
| Makoto Yoshida | R | R | July 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | , Saitama JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
