1976 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 52-67
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (52-67)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1976 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 52-67
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (52-67)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1976 season with a record of 52 wins and 67 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters scored 484 runs and surrendered 523 runs. Walt Williams and Bobby Mitchell led Nippon with 23 home runs apiece. Bobby Mitchell accounted for 66 RBI. Walt Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .285 clip. Osamu Nomura and Naoki Takahashi topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Osamu Nomura recorded a 3.04 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1976 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Masanori Murakami, Walt Williams and Bobby Mitchell.
Keiji Ozawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazunori Aimoto | R | R | April 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 162 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Makoto Fujiwara | R | R | May 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kazuaki Goto | R | R | May 28, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiko Hidaka | S | R | August 19, 1952 | 5'9" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Kagitani | L | R | July 2, 1950 | 5'5" | 143 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Kamigochi | R | R | June 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Shoji Kawahara | November 17, 1953 | |||||
| Toshihiko Kosaka | L | L | September 17, 1947 | 5'8" | 151 | Kida-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Yasuo Minagawa | R | R | November 3, 1947 | 5'9" | 160 | , Gunma JP |
| Bobby Mitchell | R | R | October 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Norristown, PA US |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshinobu Miyamoto | R | R | July 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Hideshi Murai | R | R | January 9, 1950 | 5'8" | 162 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Masanori Murakami | L | L | May 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Katsutoshi Nakahara | R | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Satoshi Niimi | R | R | August 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 173 | Yamaga, Kunamoto JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshihito Oda | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuhiko Okaji | L | L | September 9, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Katsumi Omuro | S | R | December 12, 1950 | 5'5" | 134 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Tsutomu Osawa | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 5'9" | 165 | Noshiro, Akita JP |
| Katsuji Sakai | R | R | March 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hiroshige Saruwatari | R | R | April 28, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Mikio Sendo | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Toru Shibuya | L | L | May 14, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Yamagata JP |
| Yukiharu Shibuya | R | R | April 15, 1947 | 5'9" | 170 | , Tokushima JP |
| Mitsuo Sugano | R | R | August 28, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | Naka-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | March 10, 1946 | 5'7" | 167 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Masaru Tomita | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Junzo Uchida | L | L | September 10, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Toshoku Uda | R | R | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Walt Williams | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'6" | 165 | Brownwood, TX US |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
