1979 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-62
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (58-62)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1979 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 58-62
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (58-62)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1979 season with a record of 58 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Giants scored 554 runs and gave up 549 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 33 home runs for Yomiuri, while Kazumasa Kono and John Sipin swatted 15 or more as well. Sadaharu Oh drove in 81 runs. John Sipin led all regular batters by hitting .312. Hisao Niura topped the team with 15 wins, and Takashi Nishimoto earned a 2.76 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
John Sipin and Rick Kreuger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyu Akamine | R | R | May 20, 1958 | 5'9" | 150 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| 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 |
| Suguru Egawa | R | R | May 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Iwaki, Fukushima 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 |
| Shigeo Ishii | R | R | May 6, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | , Okayama 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 |
| Yoshitaka Katori | R | R | March 10, 1957 | 5'8" | 171 | Gomi-gun, Kochi JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Rick Kreuger | R | L | November 3, 1948 | 6'2" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | R | R | January 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Nishi Shirakawa-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Yasuyuki Nakai | R | R | August 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tokuzo Nakatsukasa | R | R | May 18, 1953 | 5'10" | 171 | , Okayama 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 |
| 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 |
| John Sipin | R | R | August 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Watsonville, CA US |
| 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 |
| Kazuhiro Yamakura | R | R | September 2, 1955 | 5'10" | 176 | Tagawa, 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 |
