1981 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 56-58
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (56-58)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1981 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 56-58
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (56-58)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1981 season with a record of 56 wins and 58 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Swallows scored 520 runs and allowed 591 runs. Katsuo Osugi led Yakult with 20 home runs, while Fujio Sumi, Susumu Watanabe and Toru Sugiura each walloped 15 or more also. Katsuo Osugi drove in 78 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .343. Hiromu Matsuoka paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.76 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
John Scott and Charlie Manuel both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shiro Takegami served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Masamichi Genoka | L | R | July 20, 1962 | 5'6" | 156 | Oshima-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Masaaki Iwashita | L | L | January 14, 1955 | 5'8" | 150 | , Kagoshima 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 |
| Daizo Kataoka | R | R | November 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| Hajime Kugitani | R | R | April 30, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Yukio Kurosaka | L | L | October 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 160 | Itoigawa, Niigata JP |
| Charlie Manuel | L | R | January 4, 1944 | 6'4" | 195 | Northfork, WV US |
| 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 |
| Hidenori Minami | R | R | November 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Akira Okawa | L | L | September 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Ashiya, Hyogo 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 |
| Masayuki Sasaki | L | L | May 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka 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 |
| Masaharu Tachino | R | R | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 156 | , Kagawa JP |
| Yukio Takemoto | R | R | August 1, 1956 | 6'0" | 160 | , Shizuoka 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 |
| Yoshinori Yamashita | R | R | April 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 167 | , Wakayama 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 |
