1970 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 79-47
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (79-47)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Lotte Orions 1
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1970 season with a record of 79 wins and 47 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants topped the circuit with 499 runs, powered by 131 home runs. Yomiuri yielded 365 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 47 home runs for the squad, and Shigeo Nagashima added 15 or more also. Shigeo Nagashima accounted for 105 RBI. Sadaharu Oh led all regular batters by hitting .325. Hidetake Watanabe notched 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Tsuneo Horiuchi also contributed 15 or more victories also Shinichi Yamauchi earned a 1.78 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound. Tetsuharu Kawakami served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Aiba | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'8" | 169 | Obu, Aichi JP |
| Koji Ano | R | R | January 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Shozo Doi | R | R | June 28, 1942 | 5'8" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Hiroaki Fukushi | R | R | December 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 200 | , Tottori JP |
| Yasuhiro Hagiwara | L | L | November 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Kunio Jonouchi | R | R | February 3, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sahara, Chiba JP |
| Ryunosuke Kawato | L | L | August 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Toshihiko Kosaka | L | L | September 17, 1947 | 5'8" | 151 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Akira Kunimatsu | L | L | September 14, 1934 | 5'11" | 170 | , Shiga JP |
| Makoto Kurata | R | R | June 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 182 | Minato Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukinobu Kuroe | R | R | December 12, 1938 | 5'6" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Masahiko Mori | L | R | January 9, 1937 | 5'8" | 185 | Toyonaka, Osaka JP |
| Katsuya Morinaga | L | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Shigeo Nagashima | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | Sakura, Chiba JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masato Osumi | L | L | February 17, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Toshiro Saisho | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'10" | 178 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Toshimitsu Suetsugu | R | R | March 2, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Katsuya Sugawara | R | R | April 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 171 | Odate, Akita JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Akira Takahashi | R | R | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 162 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Yasuharu Taki | R | R | February 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Tanaka | R | R | July 20, 1944 | 5'7" | 140 | Kisarazu, Chiba JP |
| Makoto Tsuchida | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Takeshi Ueda | R | R | March 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Tadao Wako | R | R | August 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 171 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hidetake Watanabe | R | R | September 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Yuichi Yabe | R | R | August 24, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Fukushima JP |
| Tsukasa Yamashita | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Masahiro Yanagida | L | L | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadashi Yazawa | R | R | August 2, 1948 | 5'7" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
