1979 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Team Record: 74-45
Finished 2nd in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (74-45)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1979 season with a record of 74 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes led the league with just 531 runs allowed. Osaka scored 672 runs. Charlie Manuel walloped 37 home runs for the team, while Kyosuke Sasaki, Shigeru Kurihashi, Masataka Nashida, Chris Arnold and Mitsuyasu Hirano each added 15 or more also. Charlie Manuel accounted for 94 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .324. Takashi Imoto paced the team with 15 wins, and Tetsuji Yamaguchi earned a 2.49 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Charlie Manuel and Chris Arnold both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yukio Nishimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narihiro Abe | L | L | March 27, 1947 | 5'8" | 154 | , Iwate JP |
| Shuzo Arita | R | R | September 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 176 | Ube, Yamaguchi JP |
| Chris Arnold | R | R | November 6, 1947 | 5'10" | 160 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Satomi Bando | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shiro Fujise | R | R | July 2, 1953 | 5'6" | 136 | Ibaraki, Osaka JP |
| Tokuichi Fukiishi | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Hidaka-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Yasuo Fukui | R | R | November 12, 1952 | 5'11" | 176 | , Okayama JP |
| Koichi Hada | R | R | June 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 187 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Masahiro Hayashi | R | R | May 25, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Mitsuyasu Hirano | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Takashi Imoto | R | R | November 21, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Shigeru Ishiwata | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhide Ishiyama | R | R | December 13, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | , Kyoto JP |
| Masato Kagawa | R | R | March 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 167 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yasuo Kubo | R | R | April 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | Kaho-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Shigeru Kurihashi | L | L | August 10, 1951 | 5'10" | 182 | Itabashi Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Charlie Manuel | L | R | January 4, 1944 | 6'4" | 195 | Northfork, WV US |
| Tatsumi Murata | L | L | July 9, 1952 | 5'10" | 162 | Yokote, Akita JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Masataka Nashida | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 5'10" | 173 | Hamada, Shimane JP |
| Shunji Nishimura | R | R | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 154 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Toru Ogawa | L | L | August 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 160 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Koji Ota | R | R | January 23, 1952 | 5'9" | 167 | Misawa, Aomori JP |
| Motokuni Sano | R | R | March 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 195 | Yokohama, Yokohama JP |
| Kyosuke Sasaki | R | R | December 28, 1949 | 5'9" | 171 | Hikami-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Fumio Sato | R | R | April 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kohei Shimamoto | L | L | January 11, 1952 | 5'9" | 176 | Kaiso-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Masataka Shirataki | R | R | January 11, 1949 | 5'9" | 160 | , Nara JP |
| Keishi Suzuki | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Nishiwaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kenji Tachibana | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 198 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Hiroaki Tani | R | R | April 7, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Kinya Toki | R | R | February 12, 1952 | 5'8" | 162 | , Ehime JP |
| Tetsuji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 187 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
