1974 NPB Amateur Draft
The 1974 NPB draft was held November 19, 1974. The Kintetsu Buffaloes won the lottery for the first overall pick.
First Round[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Kintetsu Buffaloes | Yasuo Fukui | P | Panasonic (Ind) | |
Hankyu Braves | Takashi Yamaguchi | P | Panasonic (Ind) | |
Chunichi Dragons | Masakatsu Tsuchiya | P | Choshi Shogyo High School (HS) | |
Yomiuri Giants | Shoji Sadaoka | P | Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School (HS) | |
Taiyo Whales | Takashi Nemoto | P | ENEOS (Ind) | |
Lotte Orions | Tokuyo Kikumura | P | Ikuei High School (HS) | |
Hanshin Tigers | Masaaki Koga | P | Cosmo Oil (Ind) | Refused to sign |
Yakult Swallows | Eishoku Nagakawa | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | |
Nankai Hawks | Tsutomu Hasegawa | P | Nissan (Ind) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Mitsuo Sugano | IF | Mitsubishi Kawasaki (Ind) | |
Taiheiyo Club Lions | Tadayoshi Tamura | P | Nippon Steel Fukuyama (Ind) | Refused to sign |
Hiroshima Carp | Kiyoshi Dozono | P | Kagoshima Commercial High School (HS) |
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