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BNN Stats: Starting Pitching Rookie Leaders
Monday, October 28th , 1974
So, which rookie starting pitchers are leading the Baseball Association of Nippon in ERA?

Motokazu Oyama, YOK, 4.98
BNN Stats: Batting Split Stats Leaders
Monday, October 21st , 1974
Here is a peek at the top 5 hitters leading the Baseball Association of Nippon in home runs at night.

Yukio Watanabe, HSH, 30
Hank Dunham, HSH, 21
Yasuhiko Kawasaki, FUK, 21
Hiroshi Yamashita, KYO, 19
Ayato Sugiura, FUK, 17
WL Top Player, 1974 Choice Is Hayashida
Saturday, October 19th , 1974
Jouta Hayashida has been around Baseball Association of Nippon enough to know a good hot streak when he sees one -- and he got to see one firsthand all year. For his standout run through the 1974 season, he's taking home the Most Valuable Player Award in the Western League.

The Kobe center fielder put up a batting average of .280 with 31 doubles, 1 triple, 34 home runs and 105 RBIs.

He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 12. Fusao Tokunaga of the Kinboshi Kites finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Tsuruo Akamine of the Fukuoka Falcons finished third with 2 first place votes.

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Jouta Hayashida - Kobe Bulls - 8 - 148
Fusao Tokunaga - Kinboshi Kites - 2 - 116
Tsuruo Akamine - Fukuoka Falcons - 2 - 107
Hidetsugu Ikegami - Vesutan Bees - 0 - 80
Ayato Sugiura - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 72
Kyozo Omori - Vesutan Bees - 0 - 53
Yasuhiko Kawasaki - Fukuoka Falcons - 0 - 47
Takaki Smith - Kobe Bulls - 0 - 40
Tatsuharu Oto - Kobe Bulls - 0 - 29
Taiji Miyakawa - Vesutan Bees - 0 - 15
Akinari Nakamura - Vesutan Bees - 0 - 1
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Fusao Tokunaga - KIN
.346
2 Tatsuharu Oto KOB .328
3 Hidetsugu Ikegami VES .323
4 Shouta Fukushima RAK .319
5 2 tied with   .314
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Yukio Watanabe - HSH
45
2 Hank Dunham HSH 41
3 Yasuhiko Kawasaki FUK 38
4 Hiroshi Yamashita KYO 37
5 Kinnojo Hirao DNK 36
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Ayato Sugiura - FUK
115
2 Yasuhiko Kawasaki FUK 112
3 Jouta Hayashida KOB 105
4 Yukio Watanabe HSH 104
5 Fusao Tokunaga KIN 94
LEAGUE LEADERS W
Tatsuharu Oto - KOB
22
2 Rei Matsumura FUK 21
3 Arata Komatsu KOB 18
3 Norikazu Takai KYO 18
5 2 tied with   16
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Tatsuharu Oto - KOB
2.18
2 Rei Matsumura FUK 2.24
3 Yoshimatsu Yamamura KOB 2.46
4 Saimei Hayashida KIN 2.61
5 Kakuya Izumi KOB 2.71
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Rei Matsumura - FUK
192
2 Tatsuharu Oto KOB 180
3 Isaburo Muraoka FUK 166
4 Kinnosuke Shimabukuro OSA 158
5 Kinichi Harada RAK 151
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EASTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Hosho Reliables 83 57 .593 -
Kyoto Owls 81 59 .579 2.0
Denki Dynamics 76 64 .543 7.0
Rakisuta Rams 66 74 .471 17.0
Sapporo Bears 58 82 .414 25.0
Yokohama Kingfishers 56 84 .400 27.0
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Kobe Bulls 97 43 .693 -
Fukuoka Falcons 82 58 .586 15.0
Vesutan Bees 72 68 .514 25.0
Kinboshi Kites 70 70 .500 27.0
Nagasaki Stars 60 80 .429 37.0
Osaka Sailors 39 101 .279 58.0
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