1983 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-50
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Motoshi Fujita (72-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1983 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 72-50
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Motoshi Fujita (72-50)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1983 season with a record of 72 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants paced the league with 622 runs. Yomiuri allowed 542 runs. Tatsunori Hara walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Kiyoshi Nakahata and Reggie Smith swatted 15 or more, too. Tatsunori Hara accounted for 103 RBI. Kazunori Shinozuka topped all regular batters by hitting .307. Suguru Egawa led the team with 16 wins, and Takashi Nishimoto added 15 or more victories also Suguru Egawa recorded a 3.27 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Héctor Cruz and Reggie Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Héctor Cruz | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Arroyo, PR |
| Suguru Egawa | R | R | May 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Iwaki, Fukushima 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 |
| Keiji Hashimoto | L | L | June 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Osato-gun, Saitama 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 |
| Shigeru Ishiwata | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa 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 |
| Norihiro Komada | L | L | September 14, 1962 | 6'3" | 191 | , Nara JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Hidenori Kosaka | R | R | October 19, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | , Saitama JP |
| Hiromi Makihara | R | R | August 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 206 | Handa, Aichi 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 |
| Yoshinobu Nakajo | L | L | April 12, 1962 | 5'8" | 143 | Oshika-gun, Miyagi 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 |
| Kaoru Okazaki | L | R | June 7, 1961 | 5'10" | 171 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Shoji Sadaoka | R | R | November 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 162 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Shinji Sasamoto | R | R | April 18, 1952 | 5'8" | 154 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shoichi Shimanuki | R | R | July 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 158 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | L | R | July 16, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Reggie Smith | S | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Mitsuo Sumi | L | L | June 26, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Nobuyoshi Suzuki | R | R | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 192 | Gamagori, Aichi JP |
| Yasutomo Suzuki | R | R | July 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 173 | Gojo, Nara 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 |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Sadaaki Yoshimura | L | L | April 27, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Gose, Nara JP |
