1982 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 45-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (45-75)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1982 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 45-75
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (45-75)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1982 season with a record of 45 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 437 runs, worst in the circuit, and gave up 519 runs. Katsuo Osugi paced Yakult with 17 home runs Toru Sugiura drove in 65 runs. Tsutomu Wakamatsu topped all regular batters by hitting .310. Takao Obana led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.6 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Larry Harlow and Dan Briggs 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 |
| Dan Briggs | L | L | November 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Scotia, CA US |
| Dave Denton | R | R | December 22, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Larry Harlow | L | L | November 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| 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 |
| Hiroshi Kamizuru | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 5'10" | 162 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Daizo Kataoka | R | R | November 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 158 | , Ehime JP |
| Takayoshi Kiminami | L | R | July 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 191 | Kumagai, Saitama 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 |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Kenji Miyamoto | R | R | September 9, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo 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 |
| Junji Ogawa | R | R | August 30, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Narashino, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
| Masayuki Suzuki | R | R | April 16, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Kunohe-gun, Iwate 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 |
| Takahiro Yanagihara | R | R | June 12, 1955 | 5'9" | 189 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
