1971 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1971 NPB draft was held November 19, 1971. The Lotte Orions won the lottery for the first overall pick.

First Round

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Lotte Orions	Keiichi Inoue	P	Mitsubishi Kawasaki (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers	Kazuyuki Yamamoto	P	Asia University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Tadao Yokoyama	P	Rikkyo University (Col.)
Hiroshima Carp	Hiroyuki Michihara	C	Shibaura Institute of Technology (Col.)
Nishitetsu Lions	Yoshinobu Yoshida	P	Cosmo Oil (Ind)	Refused to sign
Nankai Hawks	Tsuneo Nozaki	P	Subaru (Ind)
Yakult Atoms	Shigeo Sugiyama	P	Komazawa University (Col.)
Taiyo Whales	Hiroaki Takeuchi	P	Fukaya Commercial High School (HS)
Toei Flyers	Haruhisa Yokoyama	P	Hosei University (Col.)
Chunichi Dragons	Tetsuya Fujisawa	P	Tsurusaki Technical High School (HS)
Hankyu Braves	Hiroki Watanabe	P	Nissan (Ind)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Kyosuke Sasaki	IF	Nippon Steel Hirohata (Ind)