1979 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 48-69
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Takao Sato (0-0), Tatsuro Hiroka (0-0)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1979 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 48-69
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Takao Sato (0-0), Tatsuro Hiroka (0-0)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1979 season with a record of 48 wins and 69 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 550 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 646 runs, most in the circuit. John Scott led Yakult with 28 home runs, while Dave Hilton, Katsuo Osugi, Tsutomu Wakamatsu and Toru Sugiura each walloped 15 or more, too. John Scott drove in 81 runs. Tsutomu Wakamatsu topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Kenichi Kajima paced the squad with 10 wins, and Hiromu Matsuoka registered a 3.97 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Dave Hilton and John Scott both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Takao Sato and Tatsuro Hiroka served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teruo Aida | R | R | June 5, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Kasugabe, Saitama JP |
| Minoru Aoki | R | R | June 20, 1954 | 5'9" | 154 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shinya Ashizawa | R | R | January 1, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Kunio Fukutomi | L | L | April 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuhide Funada | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Sueki Harada | L | L | June 25, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | Yamaga, Kumamoto JP |
| Dave Hilton | R | R | September 15, 1950 | 5'11" | 191 | Uvalde, TX US |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Takao Ise | R | R | December 18, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | Mita, Hyogo JP |
| Kenichi Kajima | L | L | August 30, 1952 | 5'8" | 150 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Toshio Kanbe | L | L | March 24, 1943 | 5'9" | 171 | Takasuna, Hyogo JP |
| Kunio Kobayashi | L | L | October 3, 1950 | 5'9" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Hajime Kugitani | R | R | April 30, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Makoto Kurata | R | R | June 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 182 | Minato Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yukio Kurosaka | L | L | October 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 160 | Itoigawa, Niigata JP |
| Masanori Matsui | R | R | June 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Yasuji Matsuzaki | R | R | July 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 165 | Bofu, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Shintaro Mizutani | L | R | December 7, 1953 | 5'9" | 162 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Tetsuo Nishii | R | R | July 7, 1951 | 6'0" | 158 | Nobeoka, Miyazaki JP |
| Takao Obana | R | R | August 7, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Ito-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Katsuo Osugi | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Katsuda-gun, Okayama JP |
| Akihiko Oya | R | R | December 20, 1947 | 5'8" | 170 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Shinji Ramoto | R | R | February 17, 1955 | 5'9" | 156 | Kurume, Fukuoka JP |
| Keiichi Sakai | R | R | June 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 193 | Iki-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Takehide Sato | R | R | June 13, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | , Shizuoka JP |
| John Scott | R | R | January 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 165 | Jackson, MS US |
| Keiichi Shibui | R | R | August 29, 1959 | 5'9" | 176 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeru Sugimura | R | R | July 31, 1957 | 5'7" | 165 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Toru Sugiura | L | L | June 8, 1952 | 5'9" | 206 | Hazu-gun, Aichi JP |
| Fujio Sumi | R | R | May 31, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Yasujiro Suzuki | R | R | April 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 176 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Hiroshi Takahashi | R | R | December 20, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Ochi-gun, Shimane JP |
| Yoshitaka Terada | R | R | February 4, 1953 | 5'8" | 147 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Torihara | R | R | August 29, 1954 | 5'10" | 158 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Tsutomu Wakamatsu | L | R | April 17, 1947 | 5'6" | 162 | Rumoi, Hokkaido JP |
| Susumu Watanabe | R | R | August 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 193 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Yukio Yaegashi | R | R | June 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 198 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Takahiro Yanagihara | R | R | June 12, 1955 | 5'9" | 189 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
| Takeshi Yasuda | L | L | April 25, 1947 | 5'8" | 158 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
