1970 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1970 NPB draft was held November 9, 1970. The Nankai Hawks won the lottery for the first overall pick.

First Round

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Nankai Hawks	Kohei Shimamoto	P	Minoshima High School (HS)
Yomiuri Giants	Toshihiko Yuguchi	P	Gifu Tandai Fuzoku High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp	Kazushi Saeki	P	Koryo High School (HS)
Taiyo Whales	Yoshio Noguchi	IF	Hosei University (Col.)
Toei Flyers	Hisao Sugita	P	Chuo University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers	Tomohiro Tanimura	P	Kaneka (Ind)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Hidehiko Ichihashi	P	Kyushu Kogyo High School (HS)
Lotte Orions	Hiei Tadaomi	P	Chukyo University Senior High School (HS)	Refused to sign
Chunichi Dragons	Masayuki Ujiie	P	Obu High School (HS)
Nishitetsu Lions	Fumio Takahashi	OF	Nippon Steel Hirohata (Ind)
Hankyu Braves	Kenji Komatsu	OF	Nippon Paper (Ind)
Yakult Atoms	Keitoku Yamashita	OF	Kawai (Ind)