1975 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-64
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Arakawa (57-64)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1975 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 57-64
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Hiroshi Arakawa (57-64)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1975 season with a record of 57 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 437 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 470 runs. Roger Repoz paced Yakult with 27 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .292. Takeshi Yasuda topped the team with 16 wins, and Hiromu Matsuoka registered a 2.33 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Roger Repoz played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yakult Swallows to do so.
Hiroshi Arakawa 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 |
| Keiichi Ikuta | L | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Aichi 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 |
| Kunio Kobayashi | L | L | October 3, 1950 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Mitsuyoshi Masukawa | R | R | October 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Osaka JP |
| Masanori Matsui | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Shintaro Mizutani | L | R | December 7, 1953 | 5'9" | 162 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Kuniaki Nakamura | R | R | February 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | , Oita JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Taneo Okumiya | R | R | April 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Akihiko Oya | R | R | December 20, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Roger Repoz | L | L | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Bellingham, WA US |
| Kenji Sera | R | R | January 26, 1952 | 5'8" | 176 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Toru Sugiura | L | L | June 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 206 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Masao Sunouchi | R | R | May 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | , Akita JP |
| Yasujiro Suzuki | R | R | April 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 176 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Shiro Takegami | R | R | April 8, 1941 | 5'7" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| 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 |
