1983 Yakult Swallows Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-69
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (53-69)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
1983 Yakult Swallows StatisticsTeam Record: 53-69
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Shiro Takegami (53-69)
Ballpark: Meiji Jingu Stadium
The Yakult Swallows of the Japan Central League ended the 1983 season with a record of 53 wins and 69 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Swallows plated 557 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 604 runs. Robert Marcano paced Yakult with 25 home runs, while Katsuo Osugi, Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Susumu Watanabe and Yukio Yaegashi each walloped 15 or more also. Robert Marcano accounted for 78 RBI. Tsutomu Wakamatsu topped all regular batters by hitting .337. Kenichi Kajima led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.22 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Dan Briggs played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Yakult Swallows to do so.
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 |
| Daisuke Araki | R | R | May 6, 1964 | 5'10" | 173 | Chofu, Tokyo 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 |
| Yasuhiro Hagiwara | L | L | November 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shinichiro Ihara | R | R | January 2, 1952 | 5'8" | 187 | Kawanoe, Ehime JP |
| Takashi Imoto | R | R | November 21, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi 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 |
| 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 |
| Akira Kuramochi | R | R | July 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 158 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Shinji Kuroda | R | R | July 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Hiba-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Robert Marcano | R | R | June 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Hiromu Matsuoka | R | R | July 26, 1947 | 6'1" | 176 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hiroaki Miyagi | L | L | June 16, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | Yokohama, Kanagawa 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 |
| Shigeki Nakamoto | R | R | June 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 176 | Mima-gun, Tokushima 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 |
| 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 |
| Masaharu Tachino | R | R | October 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 156 | , Kagawa JP |
| Hideharu Takani | L | L | June 6, 1962 | 5'9" | 170 | Fujioka, Gunma 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 |
