1979 Seibu Lions Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 45-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (45-73)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
1979 Seibu Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 45-73
Finished 6th in the JPPL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (45-73)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1979 season with a record of 45 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 525 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 686 runs. Koichi Tabuchi and Masahiro Doi paced Seibu with 27 home runs apiece. Masahiro Doi drove in 70 runs. Jack Maloof led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .290 average. Hirohisa Matsunuma topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 4.03 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Jim Tyrone and Tony Muser both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Rikuo Nemoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Furusawa | R | R | March 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Toru Hamaura | R | R | August 22, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Osamu Hirose | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 5'9" | 154 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Haruki Ihara | R | R | January 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Konu-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hiroshi Ikeda | R | R | February 27, 1955 | 5'11" | 154 | , Miyazaki JP |
| Kazuma Kakura | R | R | October 19, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Osamu Kaneshiro | R | R | August 10, 1954 | 5'11" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Shonosuke Kasuga | R | R | November 17, 1953 | 5'7" | 145 | Nakatsu, Oita JP |
| Hideaki Keimoto | R | R | February 28, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishinara Ward, Osaka JP |
| Toru Kusuki | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Jack Maloof | L | L | October 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Redlands, CA US |
| Mitsuyoshi Masukawa | R | R | October 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Osaka JP |
| Hirohisa Matsunuma | L | R | September 29, 1952 | 5'9" | 150 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Masayuki Matsunuma | R | R | July 24, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Shigekazu Mori | R | R | November 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 178 | Chosei-gun, Chiba JP |
| Tony Muser | L | L | August 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Haruo Narishige | R | R | April 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Takashi Nemoto | R | R | June 14, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | , Chiba JP |
| Masaji Nishizawa | R | R | May 19, 1947 | 5'11" | 202 | Hoi-gun, Aichi JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Tetsuya Ohara | R | R | July 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Taneo Okumiya | R | R | April 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Yutaka Saotome | R | R | April 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yasumitsu Shibata | R | R | August 20, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Takaki-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Haruhiko Suzuki | L | L | July 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Koichi Tabuchi | R | R | September 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Jim Tyrone | R | R | January 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Alice, TX US |
| Tatsuo Uzawa | R | R | July 13, 1952 | 5'9" | 160 | Togane, Chiba JP |
| Yoshinori Yamamura | R | R | April 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Izuma, Osaka JP |
| Ritsuo Yamashita | R | R | October 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Yoshimoto | R | R | October 15, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
