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| Tuesday, October 29th , 1974 |
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| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent C Youhei Kobuchii to a minor league contract. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent RF Ken Matsui to a minor league contract. |
| Sunday, October 27th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent 1B Takemi Nishizawa to a minor league contract. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent 2B Takuo Yagi to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, October 25th , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent 3B Toshio Hamada to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,800. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Hyuuga Murata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,000. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent SP Ed Knight to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent SP Bill Knox to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,000. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent SP Herm Brooks to a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,200. |
| Sunday, October 20th , 1974 |
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| RP Tokiya Kitagawa retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Masato Kojima retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Jun Kurihara retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Shinji Maeda retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Katzumi Tanigawa retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Hideo Nakagawa retired from professional baseball. |
| SS Yuji Nakamura retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Shunji Sakai retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Yoshiaga Kano retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Kenjirou Tani retired from professional baseball. |
| 2B Takahashi Inouye retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Kazumi Takahashi retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Michitake Matsui retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Nobuyuki Ueda retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Takekazu Aoki retired from professional baseball. |
| C Tatsuhiko Anzai retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Heisuke Goto retired from professional baseball. |
| RF Manabu Muraoka retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Nissho Inada retired from professional baseball. |
| SP Masanao Saito retired from professional baseball. |
| C Takashi Hayase retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Michitake Nishimoto retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Keiichi Matsuda retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Sadaaki Watanabe retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Kyuji Morioka retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Atsushi Shimizu retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Shigetaka Nishikawa retired from professional baseball. |
| C Ken Sparks retired from professional baseball. |
| C Yosuke Onizuka retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Touta Matsumoto retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Tsuneari Shintani retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Toyo Nakashima retired from professional baseball. |
| RP Gaho Yamazaki retired from professional baseball. |
| 3B Tekkan Hasegawa retired from professional baseball. |
| LF Bud Haussler retired from professional baseball. |
| Vesutan Bees: SP Tadaatsu Sunada retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Toshinori Ito retired from professional baseball. |
| CF Toshifumi Koyanagi retired from professional baseball. |
| Hosho Reliables: Retired #4 in honor of Shinki Kimura. |
| SP Shinki Kimura retired from professional baseball. |
| Manager Kikugoro Tanaka retires. |
| First Base Coach Jesse Murphy retires. |
| Manager Akahito Takizawa retires. |
| Manager Jock Stone retires. |
| Pitching Coach Bernie Snodgrass retires. |
| Bench Coach Katsuji Shimizu retires. |
| Pitching Coach Hideiichi Nagai retires. |
| Manager Joe Lowry retires. |
| Bench Coach Pat Thompson retires. |
| Hitting Coach Red Ellis retires. |
| Pitching Coach Jim Handrich retires. |
| Hitting Coach Haruhisa Nakagawa retires. |
| Friday, October 18th , 1974 |
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| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Masayoshi Murata to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Koji Mizuno to a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,800. |
| Wednesday, October 16th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 1B Kagetoki Taira to a minor league contract. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent RF Yoshihiro Watanabe to a minor league contract. |
| Tuesday, October 15th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Signed General Manager Takayuki Taniguchi to a 2-year, $8,650 per year contract. |
| Monday, October 14th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Signed Manager Ikuhiko Murata to a 3-year, $10,850 per year contract. |
| Sunday, October 13th , 1974 |
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| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent 1B Hiromori Yanada to a minor league contract. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent RF Yoshiaki Takeda to a minor league contract. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent LF Tetsuya Takemoto to a minor league contract. |
| Saturday, October 12th , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed Manager Johnny Ruby to a 3-year, $22,900 per year contract. |
| Thursday, October 10th , 1974 |
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| Rakisuta Rams: C Hiroshi Wada retired from professional baseball. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: 3B Fujimaro Sonoda retired from professional baseball. |
| Kinboshi Kites: 1B Yohachi Hiramoto retired from professional baseball. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: LF Yuigo Fukunaga retired from professional baseball. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: 3B Michihiro Kobashi retired from professional baseball. |
| Hosho Reliables: SP Ryunosuke Saito retired from professional baseball. |
| Rakisuta Rams: 3B Shunsuke Murata retired from professional baseball. |
| Vesutan Bees: 3B Shuuhei Yamashita retired from professional baseball. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: SP Minoru Yamamoto retired from professional baseball. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Retired #20 in honor of Sadato Hayakawa. |
| Rakisuta Rams: SP Sadato Hayakawa retired from professional baseball. |
| Kinboshi Kites: 2B Kitahachi Masuda retired from professional baseball. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: 2B Ray Auerbach retired from professional baseball. |
| Vesutan Bees: SP Hank Walker retired from professional baseball. |
| Nagasaki Stars: RP Dick Champ retired from professional baseball. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: 2B Torai Yamamoto retired from professional baseball. |
| Denki Dynamics: SP Tom Hodges retired from professional baseball. |
| Vesutan Bees: Activated CF Kazuo Kawano from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Activated 2B Jin Kaji from the injured list. |
| Kobe Bulls: Manager Shojiro Tasaka retires. |
| Vesutan Bees: Team Trainer Shigem Ichikawa retires. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Team Trainer Masateru Nomura retires. |
| Sapporo Bears: 1B Coach Jesse Murphy leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Sapporo Bears: Signed General Manager Matabei Mizusawa to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Sapporo Bears: Signed 3B Coach Ernie Brown to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kyoto Owls: Fired Hitting Coach Tommy Wolle. |
| Kyoto Owls: Signed 3B Coach Raymond Miller to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kyoto Owls: Signed Pitching Coach Bob Hendricks to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Kyoto Owls: Signed Bench Coach Billy West to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Fired Manager Masayoshi Nozawa. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Fired 3B Coach Katsuji Shimizu. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Fired Hitting Coach Haruhisa Nakagawa. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed Pitching Coach Ace Adams to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed Bench Coach Harry Davis to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed 3B Coach Jack Kohl to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed 1B Coach Ray Pearce to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Signed Manager Kinzo Yoshimura to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed Team Trainer Asuya Sato to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed 3B Coach George Smith to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed General Manager Victor Hernandez to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed Bench Coach Doc Smith to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Hosho Reliables: Signed Manager Shun Kawamura to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Hosho Reliables: Signed Scouting Director Troy Crockett to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Hosho Reliables: Signed Bench Coach Jack Weaver to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Hosho Reliables: Signed 3B Coach Bob Lewiston to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Hosho Reliables: Signed 1B Coach Kikuma Kanai to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed General Manager Willard Harris to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed Scouting Director Roy Barberio to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed Bench Coach Tsutomu Fujimoto to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed 1B Coach George Gibbs to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed 3B Coach Roland Hawe to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed Pitching Coach Doi Iwasaki to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed Hitting Coach Gene Hunt to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed General Manager Akira Inagaki to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Vesutan Bees: Hitting Coach Red Ellis leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Vesutan Bees: Fired Pitching Coach Hideiichi Nagai. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed General Manager Jack Gaydos to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed 1B Coach Yukiyoshi Honda to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed Bench Coach Keita Yamanaka to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Osaka Sailors: Fired General Manager Hiraku Hirose. |
| Osaka Sailors: Pitching Coach Bernie Snodgrass leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Osaka Sailors: Fired 3B Coach Joe Lowry. |
| Osaka Sailors: Fired Hitting Coach Yosuke Smith. |
| Osaka Sailors: Signed Bench Coach John Rutter to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Osaka Sailors: Signed 1B Coach Kyotaka Takayama to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Osaka Sailors: Signed Team Trainer Hirotoshi Takita to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kobe Bulls: Signed General Manager Matsuo Machida to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kobe Bulls: Signed Pitching Coach Toyotomi Fujimoto to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kobe Bulls: Signed Team Trainer Keiju Sugawara to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kobe Bulls: Signed 3B Coach Del Hill to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Pitching Coach Jim Handrich leaves the team, his contract was not renewed |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed Scouting Director Phil McKenna to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed Team Trainer Yukinori Miyake to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed Bench Coach Billy Frisbee to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed General Manager Shinsei Hashimoto to a 2-year contract extension. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed Hitting Coach Kenyu Takemura to a 1-year contract extension. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Activated SS Michiki Ichikawa from the 60-day injured list. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Activated CL Yoisuke Nishizawa from the 60-day injured list. |
| Sunday, October 6th , 1974 |
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| Fukuoka Falcons: Activated SS Itaru Nakamura from the injured list. |
| Friday, October 4th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Released RP Norm Evans. |
| Thursday, October 3rd , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Tenshou Hirata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,400. |
| Osaka Sailors: Activated SP Kinnosuke Shimabukuro from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, October 2nd , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed 3B Fujimaro Sonoda on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 10/01/1974. |
| Kobe Bulls: Activated 2B Takaki Smith from the injured list. |
| Monday, September 30th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Placed CF Kazuo Kawano on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/29/1974. |
| Saturday, September 28th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Spider Munson to a 2-year contract worth a total of $29,600. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released RP Tenshou Hirata. |
| Thursday, September 26th , 1974 |
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| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent 1B Sadao Horimoto to a minor league contract. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed free agent LF Harunobu Horii to a minor league contract. |
| Osaka Sailors: Activated 2B Jiro Koda from the injured list. |
| Sapporo Bears: Released 1B Kagetoki Taira. |
| Wednesday, September 25th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Activated SP Tomochika Takada from the 60-day injured list. |
| Monday, September 23rd , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Placed SS Michiki Ichikawa on the 60-day injured list. |
| Saturday, September 21st , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated SP Tsuneo Oda from the injured list. |
| Friday, September 20th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Placed 2B Takaki Smith on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/19/1974. |
| Thursday, September 19th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Placed SP Kinnosuke Shimabukuro on the 14-day injured list. |
| Wednesday, September 18th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated CF Sukeichi Jimbo from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released RP Spider Munson. |
| Tuesday, September 17th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Joe Neff to a 2-year contract worth a total of $30,000. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Signed LF Ayato Sugiura to a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $144,400. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed CL Yoisuke Nishizawa on the 60-day injured list. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released 1B Sadao Horimoto. |
| Monday, September 16th , 1974 |
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| Rakisuta Rams: Activated RF Seisuke Kamo from the injured list. |
| Saturday, September 14th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated SS Shigeru Ishida from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released LF Harunobu Horii. |
| Friday, September 13th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Activated SP John Moss from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released RP Shinichi Kanehara. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released SP John Moss. |
| Thursday, September 12th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated 1B Kinnojo Hirao from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, September 11th , 1974 |
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| Fukuoka Falcons: Placed SS Itaru Nakamura on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/10/1974. |
| Tuesday, September 10th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Activated CF Masahiko Yamamoto from the injured list. |
| Osaka Sailors: Released 1B Hiromori Yanada. |
| Sunday, September 8th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent 2B Satoshi Furuta to a minor league contract. |
| Osaka Sailors: Signed free agent 1B Hiromori Yanada to a minor league contract. |
| Wednesday, September 4th , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Activated 2B Tamotsu Endo from the injured list. |
| Tuesday, September 3rd , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Placed SP Tsuneo Oda on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/02/1974. |
| Friday, August 30th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent 1B Hiroshi Yamada to a minor league contract. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Tadashige Nakai to a minor league contract. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent CF Yoshihiko Ohshiro to a minor league contract. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Placed RF Seisuke Kamo on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1974. |
| Osaka Sailors: Placed 2B Jiro Koda on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/29/1974. |
| Thursday, August 29th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Placed SS Shigeru Ishida on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/28/1974. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Activated CL Yoisuke Nishizawa from the injured list. |
| Saturday, August 24th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated RP Tadaatsu Sunada from the injured list. |
| Vesutan Bees: Released RP Tadaatsu Sunada. |
| Friday, August 23rd , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated RP Taku Doi from the injured list. |
| Vesutan Bees: Released C Mototomi Yamamoto. |
| Thursday, August 22nd , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Activated C Yoshihiko Murakami from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, August 21st , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Activated 3B Fumisato Muramoto from the injured list. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released CF Nissho Inada. |
| Monday, August 19th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Placed 1B Kinnojo Hirao on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/18/1974. |
| Sunday, August 18th , 1974 |
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| Hosho Reliables: Activated 2B Rkuemon Endo from the injured list. |
| Kobe Bulls: Released 2B Takuo Yagi. |
| Saturday, August 17th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Akiyo Kawakami to a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,000. |
| Friday, August 16th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Placed CF Masahiko Yamamoto on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/15/1974. |
| Thursday, August 15th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Spider Munson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,800. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed CL Yoisuke Nishizawa on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/14/1974. |
| Wednesday, August 14th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Activated 3B Shingen Fukui from the injured list. |
| Monday, August 12th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent 3B Hironobu Hanada to a minor league contract. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent CF Hozumi Eto to a minor league contract. |
| Friday, August 9th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Placed 2B Jin Kaji on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/08/1974. |
| Thursday, August 8th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent C Ichiro Hirano to a minor league contract. |
| Vesutan Bees: Signed free agent 2B Kaemon Yoshida to a minor league contract. |
| Denki Dynamics: Placed CF Sukeichi Jimbo on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/07/1974. |
| Wednesday, August 7th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Placed 3B Fumisato Muramoto on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 08/06/1974. |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Activated SS Itaru Nakamura from the injured list. |
| Monday, August 5th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Released SP Spider Munson. |
| Osaka Sailors: Released RP Akiyo Kawakami. |
| Saturday, August 3rd , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated SP Tom Hodges from the injured list. |
| Thursday, August 1st , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Activated 2B Takaki Smith from the injured list. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Activated 2B Teruo Kamiya from the injured list. |
| Wednesday, July 31st , 1974 |
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| The Fukuoka Falcons traded 24-year old RHP Tousei Ishibashi and 22-year old 3B Jun Suzuki to the Osaka Sailors, getting 30-year old RHP Tsuneteru Fujiwara in return. |
| Osaka Sailors: Activated 2B Jiro Koda from the 60-day injured list. |
| Osaka Sailors: Released 1B Hiroshi Yamada. |
| Tuesday, July 30th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated C Kenji Ihara from the injured list. |
| Vesutan Bees: Placed RP Taku Doi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/1974. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released RF Yoshihiro Watanabe. |
| Thursday, July 25th , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Placed 2B Tamotsu Endo on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/24/1974. |
| Wednesday, July 24th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Activated 3B Tsutomu Takahashi from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released 1B Hiromori Yanada. |
| Kyoto Owls: Released RP Yamashita Takimoto. |
| Tuesday, July 23rd , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Harry Caltagirone to a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,000. |
| Sunday, July 21st , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Placed SP John Moss on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/20/1974. |
| Thursday, July 18th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Placed 2B Takaki Smith on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1974. |
| Vesutan Bees: Placed RP Tadaatsu Sunada on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1974. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed 2B Teruo Kamiya on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1974. |
| Kyoto Owls: Released RP Joe Neff. |
| Wednesday, July 17th , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Joe Neff to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,200. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed C Yoshihiko Murakami on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/16/1974. |
| Tuesday, July 16th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated 1B Shougo Iwai from the 60-day injured list. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Activated C Naota Nagashima from the injured list. |
| Vesutan Bees: Released SP Hanshiro Migita. |
| Friday, July 12th , 1974 |
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| Fukuoka Falcons: Placed SS Itaru Nakamura on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/11/1974. |
| Wednesday, July 10th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated RF Kazuo Kawano from the injured list. |
| Saturday, July 6th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent C Kiyoji Sakata to a minor league contract. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent 3B Yodo Otsuki to a minor league contract. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent LF Harunobu Horii to a minor league contract. |
| Thursday, July 4th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Placed 3B Shingen Fukui on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/03/1974. |
| Denki Dynamics: Placed SP Tom Hodges on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/03/1974. |
| Sunday, June 30th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent SP Norm Evans to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,600. |
| Kobe Bulls: Released RF Shigeto Ishida. |
| Thursday, June 27th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Released LF Katsumi Ryu. |
| Wednesday, June 26th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Signed free agent RP Masayuki Umetsu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,200. |
| Denki Dynamics: Placed 3B Tsutomu Takahashi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/25/1974. |
| Saturday, June 22nd , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Activated SP Kakuya Izumi from the injured list. |
| Denki Dynamics: Placed C Kenji Ihara on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/21/1974. |
| Kobe Bulls: Released SP Billy Rutherford. |
| Wednesday, June 19th , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent RP Michinaga Sekiguchi to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,400. |
| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Tenshou Hirata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,800. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released SP Masayuki Umetsu. |
| Kyoto Owls: Released SP Herm Brooks. |
| Tuesday, June 18th , 1974 |
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| Denki Dynamics: Signed free agent RP Spider Munson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,800. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released C Katsunosuki Izumi. |
| Sunday, June 16th , 1974 |
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| Hosho Reliables: Placed 2B Rkuemon Endo on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/15/1974. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Masayoshi Murata. |
| Saturday, June 15th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent SP Masayoshi Murata to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Friday, June 14th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Yutaka Kameda to a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,800. |
| Kyoto Owls: Signed free agent SP Yamashita Takimoto to a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,400. |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Placed C Naota Nagashima on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/13/1974. |
| Kyoto Owls: Released RP Michinaga Sekiguchi. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Released SP Koji Mizuno. |
| Thursday, June 13th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Satoshi Yamashita to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,800. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent RP Matoba Miwa to a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,800. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released RP Tenshou Hirata. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released 2B Takahashi Inouye. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released SP Wen-bin Ono. |
| Wednesday, June 12th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Signed free agent SP Yuta Miyazaki to a minor league contract with a $200 signing bonus. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Haruo Kawamoto to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,200. |
| Vesutan Bees: Placed RF Kazuo Kawano on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/11/1974. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Eito Shimabukuro. |
| Sunday, June 9th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Activated LF Yoritomo Toyota from the injured list. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Released 2B Kiyonobu Miura. |
| Wednesday, June 5th , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Drafted RF Toyoji Iwamoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick). |
| Kinboshi Kites: Drafted 2B Shigeta Arakaki in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
| Osaka Sailors: Drafted RF Naganori Yamada in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
| Sapporo Bears: Drafted SS Kazuma Sato in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). |
| Vesutan Bees: Drafted 2B Kazunori Nishimura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). |
| Nagasaki Stars: Drafted RF Kodai Takamatsu in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
| Denki Dynamics: Drafted SP Sessue Saeki in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick). |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Drafted SS Shinsaku Okamoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick). |
| Hosho Reliables: Drafted 2B Micho Nakajima in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick). |
| Rakisuta Rams: Drafted RF Kiyoyuki Matsumoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick). |
| Kyoto Owls: Drafted CF Mitsutsugu Fujimoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). |
| Kobe Bulls: Drafted SS Rikyu Yamaguchi in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Drafted SP Kakuro Watanabe in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 13th overall pick). |
| Kinboshi Kites: Drafted SP Masayoshi Murata in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 14th overall pick). |
| Osaka Sailors: Drafted SS Tetsuaki Kido in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 15th overall pick). |
| Sapporo Bears: Drafted 3B Gus Davis in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 16th overall pick). |
| Vesutan Bees: Drafted C Kiyoji Ikeda in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 17th overall pick). |
| Nagasaki Stars: Drafted C Kiyoji Sakata in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 18th overall pick). |
| Denki Dynamics: Drafted SP Shizuma Komada in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 19th overall pick). |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Drafted SP Katsumasa Ikeda in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 20th overall pick). |
| Hosho Reliables: Drafted SP Nobuo Kimura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 21st overall pick). |
| Rakisuta Rams: Drafted SP Ryuta Kai in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 22nd overall pick). |
| Kyoto Owls: Drafted SP Shigeya Smith in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 23rd overall pick). |
| Kobe Bulls: Drafted 3B Yodo Otsuki in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 24th overall pick). |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Drafted 2B Kazuo Hoshino in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 25th overall pick). |
| Kinboshi Kites: Drafted SP Iemochi Ryu in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). |
| Osaka Sailors: Drafted SS Yukitoshi Okamura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 27th overall pick). |
| Sapporo Bears: Drafted C Yasunori Hori in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). |
| Vesutan Bees: Drafted CF Sofu Tanaka in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). |
| Nagasaki Stars: Drafted SP Manzo Yasuda in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 30th overall pick). |
| Denki Dynamics: Drafted CF Bokkai Sakaguchi in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 7, 31st overall pick). |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Drafted C Soji Goto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 32nd overall pick). |
| Hosho Reliables: Drafted SS Shukishi Omura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick). |
| Rakisuta Rams: Drafted SS Satoshi Furuta in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 10, 34th overall pick). |
| Kyoto Owls: Drafted SP Sadayoshi Yamamoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 35th overall pick). |
| Kobe Bulls: Drafted SP Natsuhisa Morinaga in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick). |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Drafted CL Zenzo Watanabe in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 37th overall pick). |
| Kinboshi Kites: Drafted CL Takayuki Ogawa in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 38th overall pick). |
| Osaka Sailors: Drafted RP Nobusuke Yamada in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 39th overall pick). |
| Sapporo Bears: Drafted SS Shingen Fukui in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 40th overall pick). |
| Vesutan Bees: Drafted 2B Kaemon Yoshida in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 41st overall pick). |
| Nagasaki Stars: Drafted RP Taizo Ito in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 42nd overall pick). |
| Denki Dynamics: Drafted RP Yoshiyuki Kuboyama in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 43rd overall pick). |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Drafted RP Mototsune Tamura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 44th overall pick). |
| Hosho Reliables: Drafted RP Saita Umemoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 9, 45th overall pick). |
| Rakisuta Rams: Drafted SP Toichiro Ueno in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 10, 46th overall pick). |
| Kyoto Owls: Drafted SP Kazuyuki Kamei in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 47th overall pick). |
| Kobe Bulls: Drafted 2B Oscar Casillas in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 48th overall pick). |
| Yokohama Kingfishers: Drafted C Youhei Kobuchii in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 49th overall pick). |
| Kinboshi Kites: Drafted CF Yasuhiro Mizuno in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). |
| Osaka Sailors: Drafted CF Willie Quintana in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 3, 51st overall pick). |
| Sapporo Bears: Drafted 3B Noboru Hayashi in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). |
| Vesutan Bees: Drafted CF Tadashige Nakai in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). |
| Nagasaki Stars: Drafted 2B Kiyonobu Miura in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 54th overall pick). |
| Denki Dynamics: Drafted 1B Hiromori Yanada in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 55th overall pick). |
| Fukuoka Falcons: Drafted SS Kozue Takehara in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 56th overall pick). |
| Hosho Reliables: Drafted CF Tetsuya Takemoto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 9, 57th overall pick). |
| Rakisuta Rams: Drafted RF Harunobu Horii in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 10, 58th overall pick). |
| Kyoto Owls: Drafted CF Ryoko Saito in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 11, 59th overall pick). |
| Kobe Bulls: Drafted CF Hozumi Eto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 60th overall pick). |
| Monday, June 3rd , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Placed SP Kakuya Izumi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/02/1974. |
| Monday, May 27th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Activated SP Yoshimatsu Yamamura from the injured list. |
| Sunday, May 26th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Chiko Abe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,000. |
| Sapporo Bears: Signed free agent SP Katsukuni Yamada to a minor league contract with a major league option. |
| Sapporo Bears: Released RP Ichirou Fukumoto. |
| Friday, May 24th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Placed SP Tomochika Takada on the 60-day injured list. |
| Sunday, May 19th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated SS Yoringa Ueda from the injured list. |
| Saturday, May 18th , 1974 |
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| Sapporo Bears: Activated C Sukeyasu Arakawa from the injured list. |
| Saturday, May 11th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Signed free agent RP Norikazu Hamasaki to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,800. |
| Thursday, May 9th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Placed LF Yoritomo Toyota on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/08/1974. |
| Wednesday, May 8th , 1974 |
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| Yokohama Kingfishers: Signed free agent RP Daigo Jimbo to a minor league contract with a $200 signing bonus. |
| Sunday, May 5th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Placed SS Yoringa Ueda on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/04/1974. |
| Saturday, May 4th , 1974 |
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| Kobe Bulls: Placed SP Yoshimatsu Yamamura on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1974. |
| Sapporo Bears: Placed C Sukeyasu Arakawa on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1974. |
| Wednesday, May 1st , 1974 |
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| Kyoto Owls: Released LF Shukishi Yamashita. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Released RF Teruo Honda. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Released RP Norikazu Hamasaki. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Released RP Daigo Jimbo. |
| Rakisuta Rams: Released 3B Hironobu Hanada. |
| Sapporo Bears: Released 3B Yuzuru Ryu. |
| Denki Dynamics: Released RP Atsushi Shimizu. |
| Nagasaki Stars: Released RP Hyuuga Murata. |
| Kobe Bulls: Released RF Manabu Muraoka. |
| Kobe Bulls: Released SP Joe Neff. |
| Kinboshi Kites: Released C Yosuke Onizuka. |
| Thursday, April 18th , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Placed 1B Shougo Iwai on the 60-day injured list. |
| Monday, April 1st , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Placed 2B Jiro Koda on the 60-day injured list. |
