| Thursday, October 10th , 1974 | | 1B Coach Jesse Murphy leaves the team, his contract was not renewed | | Signed General Manager Matabei Mizusawa to a 2-year contract extension. | | Signed 3B Coach Ernie Brown to a 2-year contract extension. | | Wednesday, September 25th , 1974 | | Activated SP Tomochika Takada from the 60-day injured list. | | Wednesday, August 14th , 1974 | | Activated 3B Shingen Fukui from the injured list. | | Thursday, July 4th , 1974 | | Placed 3B Shingen Fukui on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 07/03/1974. | | Wednesday, June 5th , 1974 | | Drafted SS Kazuma Sato in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Gus Davis in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 16th overall pick). | | Drafted C Yasunori Hori in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Shingen Fukui in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 40th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Noboru Hayashi in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | | Sunday, May 26th , 1974 | | Signed free agent SP Chiko Abe to a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,000. | | Signed free agent SP Katsukuni Yamada to a minor league contract with a major league option. | | Released RP Ichirou Fukumoto. | | Saturday, May 4th , 1974 | | Placed C Sukeyasu Arakawa on the 14-day injured list, retroactive to 05/03/1974. | |
