1972 Yakult Atoms Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 60-67
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (60-67)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1972 Yakult Atoms StatisticsTeam Record: 60-67
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Osamu Mihara (60-67)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Atoms of the Japan Central League ended the 1972 season with a record of 60 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Atoms scored 530 runs and surrendered 543 runs, most in the circuit. Dave Roberts led Yakult with 22 home runs, while Takashi Arakawa walloped 15 or more also. Dave Roberts drove in 63 runs. Tsutomu Wakamatsu topped hitters with significant playing time with a .329 average. Hiromu Matsuoka paced the team with 17 wins, and Takeshi Yasuda registered a 2.09 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dave Roberts and Art López both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Osamu Mihara served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teruo Aida | R | R | June 5, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Takashi Arakawa | R | R | May 3, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Saku, Nagano JP |
| Keishi Asano | R | R | February 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Naoki Enomoto | L | L | July 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | , Mie JP |
| Kunio Fukutomi | L | L | April 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Yoichi Inoue | R | R | February 5, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | Koganei, Tokyo JP |
| Kozo Ishioka | R | R | April 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | , Chiba JP |
| Osamu Katsumata | R | R | April 30, 1952 | 5'9" | 171 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Norifumi Kido | R | R | March 5, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshiaki Kushiro | R | R | August 14, 1942 | 5'8" | 158 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Art López | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Noriaki Matsumura | R | R | May 3, 1951 | 5'10" | 154 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Minoru Murakoshi | R | R | July 22, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | , Chiba JP |
| Shigeo Nagai | R | R | January 4, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Kuniaki Nakamura | R | R | February 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | , Oita JP |
| Takayuki Nakano | R | R | June 14, 1944 | 5'7" | 160 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Katsutoshi Oki | R | R | March 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Togane, Chiba JP |
| Taneo Okumiya | R | R | April 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Akihiko Oya | R | R | December 20, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Kameshige Ozaki | R | R | October 12, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Ikitsuki, Nagasaki JP |
| Dave Roberts | L | L | June 30, 1933 | 6'0" | 172 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Toru Sugiura | L | L | June 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 206 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Shigeo Sugiyama | L | L | July 9, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | Komoro, Nagano JP |
| Masao Sunouchi | R | R | May 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | , Akita JP |
| Shiro Takegami | R | R | April 8, 1941 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Mitsugu Tanaka | L | L | June 17, 1944 | 5'9" | 143 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Fumihiro Tojo | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'8" | 151 | , TW |
| Junzo Uchida | L | L | September 10, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tsutomu Wakamatsu | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'6" | 162 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Susumu Watanabe | R | R | August 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Takahiro Watanabe | R | R | July 21, 1946 | 5'9" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Yukio Yaegashi | R | R | June 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 198 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Katsukuni Yamada | R | R | February 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshinori Yamashita | R | R | April 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Takeshi Yasuda | L | L | April 25, 1947 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Shoji Yasuki | L | L | November 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 167 | Oku-gun, Okayama JP |
