1974 NPB Amateur Draft

From BR Bullpen

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
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)