| Monday, October 14th , 1974 | | Signed Manager Ikuhiko Murata to a 3-year, $10,850 per year contract. | | Friday, October 4th , 1974 | | Released RP Norm Evans. | | Thursday, October 3rd , 1974 | | Signed free agent RP Tenshou Hirata to a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,400. | | Wednesday, October 2nd , 1974 | | Activated 2B Takaki Smith from the injured list. | | Friday, September 20th , 1974 | | Placed 2B Takaki Smith on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 09/19/1974. | | Sunday, August 18th , 1974 | | Released 2B Takuo Yagi. | | Saturday, August 17th , 1974 | | Signed free agent RP Akiyo Kawakami to a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,000. | | Thursday, August 1st , 1974 | | Activated 2B Takaki Smith from the injured list. | | Thursday, July 18th , 1974 | | Placed 2B Takaki Smith on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/17/1974. | | Sunday, June 30th , 1974 | | Signed free agent SP Norm Evans to a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,600. | | Released RF Shigeto Ishida. | | Wednesday, June 26th , 1974 | | Signed free agent RP Masayuki Umetsu to a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,200. | | Wednesday, June 5th , 1974 | | Drafted SS Rikyu Yamaguchi in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Yodo Otsuki in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 24th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Natsuhisa Morinaga in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 36th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Oscar Casillas in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 48th overall pick). | | Drafted CF Hozumi Eto in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 12, 60th overall pick). | | Monday, June 3rd , 1974 | | Placed SP Kakuya Izumi on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 06/02/1974. | | Saturday, May 4th , 1974 | | Placed SP Yoshimatsu Yamamura on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1974. | |
