1980 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 48-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshinori Hirose (48-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1980 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 48-77
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Yoshinori Hirose (48-77)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1980 season with a record of 48 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 623 runs and surrendered 784 runs, most in the circuit. Hiromitsu Kadota walloped 41 home runs for Nankai, while Shinsaku Katahira and Carlos May swatted 15 or more, too. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 84 RBI. Carlos May led all regular batters with a .326 average. Shinichi Yamauchi topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
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 |
| 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 |
| Toru Ikenoue | R | R | May 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Tarumizu, Kagoshima 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 |
| Nobuyuki Kagawa | R | R | December 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 211 | Awano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Hiroji Kaizuka | R | R | August 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 162 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yuji Kanei | R | R | December 3, 1957 | 5'6" | 154 | Munakata-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| Eiketsu Ko | October 20, 1955 | |||||
| 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 |
| Carlos May | L | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Shigeo Mizutani | R | R | July 21, 1960 | 5'9" | 190 | , Mie JP |
| 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 |
| Kazuhiko Natori | R | R | December 8, 1953 | 6'0" | 171 | Nishi Yashiro-gun, Yamanashi 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 |
| Yoshiaki Oka | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 5'7" | 147 | Tamano, Okayama 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 |
| 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 |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Akinori Takeguchi | L | L | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Masao Tamura | R | R | May 3, 1953 | 5'11" | 173 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuo Tateishi | R | R | December 6, 1957 | 5'8" | 165 | Izumi, Osaka JP |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Katsuji Ueno | R | R | July 4, 1958 | 5'9" | 158 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo 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 |
