During the off season in 1972 Toei and Tokyu sold the Toei Flyers to Nittaku Home Corporation because of the poor performance of the baseball team and the fact that the "Kuroi Kiri Incident," a game-fixing scandal in professional baseball at that time, made it difficult for the team to attract large audiences.
成績不振と黒い霧事件(日本プロ野球)の余波で観客数が伸び悩んでいた東映フライヤーズを東急と共に1972年オフに日拓ホームに売却。