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| 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. |
| 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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| Vesutan Bees: SP Tadaatsu Sunada retired from professional baseball. |
| Hosho Reliables: Retired #4 in honor of Shinki Kimura. |
| Friday, October 18th , 1974 |
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| Rakisuta Rams: Signed free agent SP Koji Mizuno to a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,800. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Thursday, September 26th , 1974 |
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| Osaka Sailors: Activated 2B Jiro Koda from the injured list. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Friday, September 13th , 1974 |
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| Kinboshi Kites: Activated SP John Moss from the injured list. |
| 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. |
| 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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| 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. |
| Friday, August 23rd , 1974 |
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| Vesutan Bees: Activated RP Taku Doi from the injured list. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Wednesday, June 12th , 1974 |
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| 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. |
| Sunday, June 9th , 1974 |
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| Nagasaki Stars: Activated LF Yoritomo Toyota from the injured list. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
