 Later on in May, Hanshin Tigers infielder Takao Katsuragi was arrested in the auto-race scandal.In June, the NPB committee banned Ogawa from baseball for life; they suspended Katsuragi for three months.On September 8, 1970, Yakult Swallows infielder Takeshi Kuwata (who had been the 1959 rookie of the year) was arrested for his role in the auto-racing scandal.