1981 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Team Record: 73-48
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Motoshi Fujita (73-48)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
Japan Series - Yomiuri Giants 4 games, Nippon Ham Fighters 2
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1981 season with a record of 73 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants conceded 418 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Yomiuri plated 517 runs. Tatsunori Hara paced the team with 22 home runs, while Gary Thomasson, Kiyoshi Nakahata and Kazumasa Kono each walloped 15 or more, too. Tatsunori Hara accounted for 67 RBI. Kazunori Shinozuka topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .357. Suguru Egawa led the squad with 20 wins, and Takashi Nishimoto added 15 or more victories also Mitsuo Sumi recorded a 1.47 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Roy White and Gary Thomasson both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Motoshi Fujita 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 |
| Tatsunori Hara | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | Omuta, Fukuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Makoto Matsubara | R | R | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 178 | Iino, Saitama JP |
| Tadashi Matsumoto | S | R | August 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 171 | Ozaki, Hyogo JP |
| Akira Moritani | R | R | July 18, 1955 | 6'0" | 178 | , Shiga JP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mitsuo Sumi | L | L | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Gary Thomasson | L | L | July 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Roy White | S | R | December 27, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| 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 |
