 The Orions lost the Japan Series to the Yomiuri Giants, leaving Enomoto without a Japan Series title.Enomoto played his last professional season in 1972, with the Nishitetsu Lions, where he would hit .233 in 61 games.He finished his career with a .298 average, 2,222 games played, 1,169 runs, 2,314 hits, 409 doubles, 246 home runs, 979 RBI, 153 steals in 237 tries and 1,062 walks to 645 strikeouts in 7,763 AB and 9,002 plate appearances.