1978 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 65-49
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (65-49)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1978 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 65-49
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (65-49)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1978 season with a record of 65 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Giants conceded 508 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Yomiuri plated 606 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 39 home runs for the team, while Isao Harimoto and John Sipin added 15 or more as well. Sadaharu Oh drove in 118 runs. John Sipin led batters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Hisao Niura topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.81 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Sipin and Clyde Wright 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 |
| Kaoru Hirata | R | R | February 9, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | Sakade, Kagawa 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kosho Sakomaru | R | R | July 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Tamana, Kumamoto 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 |
| Tomohisa Shoji | R | R | May 30, 1953 | 5'9" | 154 | Higashi Muro-gun, Wakayama JP |
| John Sipin | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Watsonville, CA US |
| Shigeru Sugiyama | R | R | April 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 156 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Mitsuo Sumi | L | L | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima 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 |
| Kazuhiro Yamakura | R | R | September 2, 1955 | 5'10" | 176 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| 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 |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
