1980 Chunichi Dragons Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 45-76
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Toshio Naka (45-76)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
1980 Chunichi Dragons StatisticsTeam Record: 45-76
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Toshio Naka (45-76)
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Ballpark: Nagoya Stadium
The Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League ended the 1980 season with a record of 45 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Dragons scored 495 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 639 runs, most in the circuit. Kenichi Yazawa paced Chunichi with 27 home runs, while Yasunori Oshima and Tatsuhiko Kimata walloped 15 or more also. Kenichi Yazawa accounted for 80 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .369. Jun Misawa led the team with 8 wins, and Yoshinori Toda registered a 3.41 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Jones and Wayne Garrett both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Toshio Naka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideyuki Akita | R | R | April 29, 1955 | 5'11" | 176 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Hisato Aoyama | R | R | June 28, 1957 | 5'10" | 134 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| 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 |
| Kimiya Fujisawa | R | R | November 29, 1951 | 5'8" | 154 | Kita Kaifu-gun, Oita JP |
| Wayne Garrett | L | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooksville, FL US |
| Senichi Hoshino | R | R | January 22, 1947 | 5'11" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Akio Ishii | R | R | September 26, 1955 | 5'8" | 170 | Miura, Kanagawa JP |
| Yasunori Ito | R | R | September 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Hisai, Mie JP |
| Bob Jones | L | L | October 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Elkton, MD US |
| Masayuki Kamigaki | R | R | April 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Masayoshi Kanai | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 6'0" | 178 | Tamana, Kumamoto JP |
| Takuji Kanayama | R | R | October 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 173 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takao Kanto | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 178 | Shiraishi, Miyagi JP |
| Yonetoshi Kawamata | L | L | August 4, 1960 | 5'10" | 173 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuhiko Kimata | R | R | July 7, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Tatsuo Komatsu | R | R | May 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Hakui-gun, Ishikawa JP |
| Hidetoshi Kurioka | R | R | January 18, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Shinji Masaoka | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 143 | Imabari, Ehime JP |
| Jun Misawa | L | R | October 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 187 | Mino-gun, Shimane JP |
| Yujiro Miyako | L | L | February 25, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Ozu, Shiga JP |
| Hiroaki Mizutani | L | L | July 22, 1953 | 5'8" | 156 | Tokoname, Aichi JP |
| Muneo Nakada | R | R | January 8, 1957 | 5'10" | 160 | Izumi, Osaka JP |
| Sakae Okawara | R | R | June 6, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yasunori Oshima | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 6'0" | 187 | Chikujo-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Norietsu Saegusa | R | R | July 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 147 | Tagata-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Masao Sato | R | L | December 8, 1950 | 5'9" | 175 | Sendai, Miyagi 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 |
| Michitake Takahashi | R | R | November 10, 1956 | 5'9" | 158 | Atami, Shizuoka 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 |
| Seisuke Toyoda | R | R | April 23, 1956 | 5'8" | 160 | Taito Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Kazuhiko Ushijima | R | R | April 13, 1961 | 5'10" | 154 | Katsuragi-gun, Nara JP |
| Kenichi Yazawa | L | L | September 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 165 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
