1975 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 47-76
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (47-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1975 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 47-76
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (47-76)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1975 season with a record of 47 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 473 runs and allowed 510 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 33 home runs for Yomiuri and drove in 96 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .285. Tsuneo Horiuchi topped the squad with 10 wins, and Shigeru Kobayashi earned a 3.31 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Davey Johnson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yomiuri Giants to do so.
Shigeo Nagashima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Davey Johnson | R | R | January 30, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Orlando, FL US |
| 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 |
| Toshiyuki Nakayama | R | R | June 25, 1951 | 5'8" | 147 | , Hokkaido 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 |
| Kenji Otake | R | R | July 31, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | Shinagawa 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 |
| Katsuyoshi Shiotsuki | R | R | August 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Minami Kaifu-gun, Oita 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 |
| Takaaki Taniyama | R | R | October 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 160 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi 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 |
