1974 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-50
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1974 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 71-50
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Tetsuharu Kawakami (71-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1974 season with a record of 71 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Giants topped the circuit with 589 runs, spearheaded by 159 home runs. Yomiuri allowed 460 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 49 home runs for the team, while Shigeo Nagashima and Masahiro Yanagida added 15 or more as well. Sadaharu Oh drove in 107 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .332. Tsuneo Horiuchi paced the team with 19 wins, and Mitsuhiro Sekimoto earned a 2.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Ano | R | R | January 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shozo Doi | R | R | June 28, 1942 | 5'8" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yasuhiro Hagiwara | L | L | November 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Haruaki Harada | L | R | July 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Shigeru Kobayashi | R | R | November 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 150 | Tohaku-gun, Tottori JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime 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 |
| Shigeo Nagashima | R | R | February 20, 1936 | 5'10" | 167 | Sakura, Chiba JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kunikazu Ogawa | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Mitsuhiro Sekimoto | R | R | May 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Itoigawa, Niigata JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Osamu Shimano | R | R | June 2, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Toshimitsu Suetsugu | R | R | March 2, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Sugiyama | R | R | April 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 156 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Nobuhiro Tamai | R | R | September 7, 1949 | 5'10" | 173 | , Ehime JP |
| Masaru Tomita | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka 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 |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | R | R | September 30, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tsukasa Yamashita | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi 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 |
| Tadao Yokoyama | R | R | January 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
