1979 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 46-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshinori Hirose (46-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1979 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 46-73
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshinori Hirose (46-73)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1979 season with a record of 46 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Hawks plated 558 runs and gave up 689 runs, most in the league. Carlos May paced Nankai with 26 home runs, while Frank Ortenzio and Shinsaku Katahira walloped 15 or more also. Carlos May drove in 75 runs. Hiromasa Arai led all regular batters with a .358 average. Shinichi Yamauchi topped the squad with 12 wins, and Motoyasu Kaneshiro earned a 3.3 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Carlos May and Frank Ortenzio both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yoshinori Hirose served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Arai | L | R | April 26, 1952 | 5'9" | 145 | Higashinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Tetsuya Fujisawa | L | L | August 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Manabu Fujita | R | R | May 9, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Takayoshi Hirasawa | L | L | July 30, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Kazuto Horii | R | R | March 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 165 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Hidetaka Hoshino | L | L | November 26, 1949 | 5'10" | 154 | , Gunma JP |
| Isao Ito | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 5'11" | 176 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Satoshi Iwaki | R | R | April 5, 1954 | 5'7" | 150 | Suminoe Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Motoyasu Kaneshiro | R | R | October 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Takayuki Kono | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Yuji Kubodera | R | R | July 18, 1958 | 5'9" | 158 | Tagata-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Kuroda | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Tadashi Matsuura | R | R | July 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Carlos May | L | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Masumitsu Moriguchi | R | R | July 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 176 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Yukihiro Murakami | R | R | September 9, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | , Tochigi JP |
| Kenji Nakade | R | R | November 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshihito Oda | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yataro Oishi | R | R | October 6, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Keisuke Okamoto | L | L | August 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 182 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Frank Ortenzio | R | R | February 24, 1951 | 6'2" | 215 | Fresno, CA US |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Toshizo Sakamoto | R | R | July 13, 1943 | 5'7" | 154 | Fushimi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Sakata | S | R | July 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Masao Tamura | R | R | May 3, 1953 | 5'11" | 173 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yoshinori Yamashita | R | R | April 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Hiroyuki Yoshida | R | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'8" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
