1977 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 80-46
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (80-46)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1977 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 80-46
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (80-46)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1977 season with a record of 80 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the circuit with 648 runs, powered by 181 home runs. Yomiuri surrendered 504 runs, fewest in the league. Sadaharu Oh crushed 50 homers for the squad, while Isao Harimoto, Shigeru Takada, Isao Shibata and Masahiro Yanagida each walloped 15 or more also. Sadaharu Oh drove in 124 runs. Isao Harimoto led all regular hitters by hitting .348. Shigeru Kobayashi topped the team with 18 wins, and Hisao Niura recorded a 2.32 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Clyde Wright and Jack Lind both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeo Nagashima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keishi Asano | R | R | February 22, 1949 | 5'9" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shozo Doi | R | R | June 28, 1942 | 5'8" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuaki Fujishiro | R | R | April 5, 1956 | 5'11" | 180 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Tomoharu Fukushima | R | R | March 7, 1954 | 5'8" | 162 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Haruaki Harada | L | R | July 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Yuji Kasama | R | R | March 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 191 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Shigeru Kobayashi | R | R | November 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 150 | Tohaku-gun, Tottori JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Jack Lind | S | R | June 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Denver, CO US |
| Tadashi Matsumoto | S | R | August 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 171 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | R | R | January 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Toshiyuki Nakayama | R | R | June 25, 1951 | 5'8" | 147 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Itaru Ninomiya | R | R | November 15, 1953 | 5'8" | 160 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kunikazu Ogawa | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Toshihiro Okita | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 5'9" | 165 | , Kagawa JP |
| Susumu Omata | L | L | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Shoji Sadaoka | R | R | November 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 162 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | L | R | July 16, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Katsuyoshi Shiotsuki | R | R | August 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Minami Kaifu-gun, Oita JP |
| Toshimitsu Suetsugu | R | R | March 2, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Sugiyama | R | R | April 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 156 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Takeshi Ueda | R | R | March 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Clyde Wright | R | L | February 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Jefferson City, TN US |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | R | R | September 30, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Masahiro Yanagida | L | L | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadashi Yazawa | R | R | August 2, 1948 | 5'7" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
