1977 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1977 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 64-61
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Wally Yonamine (64-61)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1977 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 575 runs and surrendered 614 runs. Gene Martin walloped 31 home runs for Chunichi, while Hiroaki Inoue, Willie Davis, Morimichi Takagi and Yasunori Oshima each swatted 15 or more also. Gene Martin drove in 78 runs. Yasunori Oshima paced all regular batters by hitting .333. Senichi Hoshino and Takamasa Suzuki topped the team with 18 wins each, and Senichi Hoshino registered a 3.53 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Gene Martin and Willie Davis both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Wally Yonamine served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hisato Aoyama | R | R | June 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 134 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Willie Davis | L | L | April 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | Mineral Springs, AR US |
| Terashi Donoue | R | R | June 9, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Wajima, Ishikawa JP |
| Yukio Fujinami | L | L | April 26, 1951 | 5'9" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Minoru Hayakawa | R | R | April 3, 1949 | 5'8" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Yukio Iida | R | R | April 9, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Yasunori Ito | R | R | September 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Hisai, Mie JP |
| Masayuki Kamigaki | R | R | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Takuji Kanayama | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Katsumi Kaneko | R | R | May 31, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | , Saitama JP |
| Takao Kanto | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 178 | Shiraishi, Miyagi JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Gene Martin | L | R | January 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | Americus, GA US |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Shigeru Matsubayashi | R | R | August 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Yukitsura Matsumoto | L | L | June 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 176 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Tadashi Matsuura | R | R | July 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Jun Misawa | L | R | October 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Mino-gun, Shimane JP |
| Shinichi Miyoshi | R | R | June 2, 1950 | 5'9" | 156 | , Ehime JP |
| Kiyoshi Morimoto | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 5'6" | 162 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Yoshinori Murakami | R | L | June 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Kagawa JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Hiroaki Shibaike | R | R | June 21, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hiroshi Shintaku | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'9" | 176 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Hiroaki Suzuki | R | R | November 10, 1946 | 5'10" | 178 | , Saitama JP |
| Takamasa Suzuki | R | R | July 3, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | Sanbu-gun, Chiba JP |
| Morimichi Takagi | R | R | July 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 158 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Katsuhiko Takamoto | R | R | May 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 187 | Otake, Hiroshima JP |
| Kyohei Taniki | L | L | November 12, 1945 | 5'9" | 165 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Toshio Tanokura | R | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Mitaka, Tokyo JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Yoshinori Toda | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'8" | 176 | , Osaka JP |
| Masakatsu Tsuchiya | R | R | November 6, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Asahi, Chiba JP |
| Kunizo Umeda | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'9" | 143 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Masaru Uno | R | R | May 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokaichiba, Chiba JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
