1980 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Roster
Team Record: 68-54
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Yukio Nishimoto (68-54)
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Nippon Life Stadium, Fujiidera Stadium
The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1980 season with a record of 68 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Kintetsu Buffaloes led the league with 791 runs, spearheaded by 239 home runs. Osaka surrendered 694 runs. Charlie Manuel walloped 48 home runs for the team, while Shigeru Kurihashi, Koichi Hada, Toru Ogawa, Masataka Nashida, Shuzo Arita, Mitsuyasu Hirano and Kyosuke Sasaki each added 15 or more, too. Charlie Manuel accounted for 129 RBI. Shigeru Kurihashi topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .328. Takashi Imoto paced the team with 15 wins, and Keishi Suzuki recorded a 3.87 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Chris Arnold and Charlie Manuel 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tetsuji Yamaguchi | R | R | April 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 187 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Kazunori Yamamoto | L | L | October 18, 1957 | 5'10" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Tatsuya Yamamura | R | R | September 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 184 | Tomitabayashi, Osaka JP |
| Yutaka Yanagida | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 5'9" | 143 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Asakichi Yoda | L | L | July 29, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | , Kanagawa JP |
