Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1973

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 13, 1973
End: May 27, 1973
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 37
Bouts: 269
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Wajima Hiroshi

Ozeki 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Daiju Hisateru Sekiwake 1 East 11–4

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Washuyama Yoshikazu Maegashira 13 West 11–4

Gino-sho

Technique

Daiju Hisateru Sekiwake 1 East 11–4

Banzuke 37 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1973, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

W–L	East	Rank	West	W–L
9–6	Kitanofuji Katsuaki	Y1	Kotozakura Masakatsu	10–5
15–0	★ Wajima Hiroshi	O1	Kiyokuni Katsuo	11–4
9–6	Daikirin Takayoshi	O2	Takanohana Toshiaki	8–7
11–4	◆ Daiju Hisateru Shukun · Gino	S1	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	8–7
2–13	Haguroiwa Tomomi	K1	Kurohimeyama Hideo	6–9
6–9	Asahikuni Masuo	M1	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	6–9
6–9	Fukunohana Koichi	M2	Futagodake Takeshi	5–10
6–9	Ryuo Yuki	M3	Maenoyama Taro	4–11
9–6	Kaiketsu Masateru	M4	Takamiyama Daigoro	8–7
8–7	Hasegawa Katsuhiro	M5	Tenryu Genichiro	6–9
6–9	Mutsuarashi Yukio	M6	Owashi Hitoshi	6–9
6–9	Iwatora Kanichi	M7	Kongo Masahiro	8–7
7–8	Wakanoumi Masateru	M8	Fujizakura Yoshimori	8–7
11–4	Tochiazuma Tomoyori	M9	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	8–7
8–7	Masuiyama Daishiro	M10	Dairyugawa Kazuo	8–7
9–6	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	M11	Oshio Kenji	6–9
3–12	Wakafutase Tadayuki	M12	Tokibayama Toshio	9–6
2–13	Kotetsuyama Toyoya	M13	◆ Washuyama Yoshikazu Kanto	11–4
0–0–15	Maruyama Takahiko	M14	—	—

Top kimarite 269 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 74 27.5%

oshidashi Push out 27 10.0%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 19 7.1%

hatakikomi Slap down 18 6.7%

uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.7%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 6.3%

tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 13 4.8%

shitatenage Underarm throw 12 4.5%

269 bouts · 1/37 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098