1973 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1973 NPB draft was held November 20, 1973. The Taiyo Whales won the lottery for the first overall pick.

First Round

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Taiyo Whales	Daisuke Yamashita	IF	Keio University (Col.)
Nankai Hawks	Manabu Fujita	P	Minami Uwa High School (HS)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Shigeru Kurihashi	OF	Komazawa University (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Katsuo Ukai	P	Shikoku Electric Power (Ind)
Chunichi Dragons	Yukio Fujinami	OF	Chuo University (Col.)
Hankyu Braves	Suguru Egawa	P	Sakushin Gakuin High School (HS)	Refused to sign
Hiroshima Carp	Tomio Kinoshita	IF	Komazawa University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers	Noriyoshi Sano	IF	Chuo University (Col.)
Taiheiyo Club Lions	Yoshinori Yamamura	IF	Daitetsu High School (HS)
Yomiuri Giants	Hidekazu Kobayashi	P	Aichi Gakuin University (Col.)	Refused to sign
Yakult Atoms	Hiroshi Sato	P	Hitachi (Ind)
Lotte Orions	Hiromasa Sato	P	Hokkai Gakuen Sapporo High School (HS)