1977 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-61
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (58-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1977 Nippon Ham Fighters StatisticsTeam Record: 58-61
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (58-61)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1977 season with a record of 58 wins and 61 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters tallied 479 runs and yielded 485 runs. Bobby Mitchell walloped 32 home runs for Nippon, while Walt Williams swatted 15 or more, too. Bobby Mitchell accounted for 75 RBI. Masaru Tomita led all regular batters by connecting at a .307 clip. Naoki Takahashi topped the team with 17 wins, and Masanori Murakami earned a 2.33 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1977 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bobby Mitchell, Walt Williams and Masanori Murakami.
Keiji Ozawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koichi Eda | October 31, 1947 | |||||
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Koji Kagitani | L | R | July 2, 1950 | 5'5" | 143 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Kamigochi | R | R | June 30, 1944 | 6'0" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Toshimi Kubo | R | R | June 27, 1950 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Bobby Mitchell | R | R | October 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Norristown, PA US |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Yoshinobu Miyamoto | R | R | July 26, 1950 | 6'0" | 158 | , Osaka JP |
| Yukinobu Miyamoto | R | R | June 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 190 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hideshi Murai | R | R | January 9, 1950 | 5'8" | 162 | Sapporo, Hokkaido JP |
| Masanori Murakami | L | L | May 6, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Kita Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Yozo Nagabuchi | L | L | May 3, 1942 | 5'6" | 143 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Isamu Nakahara | L | L | September 12, 1950 | 5'10" | 138 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Katsutoshi Nakahara | R | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshihito Oda | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Kazuhiko Okaji | L | L | September 9, 1951 | 5'9" | 170 | Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tatsuo Omiya | R | R | June 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | Okazaki, Aichi JP |
| Kazushi Saeki | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Miwa, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hiroshige Saruwatari | R | R | April 28, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | Tagawa, Fukuoka JP |
| Mikio Sendo | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Toru Shibuya | L | L | May 14, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Yamagata JP |
| Makoto Shimada | L | L | September 3, 1954 | 5'6" | 149 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Akira Shinya | R | R | February 1, 1955 | 5'7" | 151 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Mitsuo Sugano | R | R | August 28, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | Naka-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Hisao Sugita | R | R | March 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Naoki Takahashi | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Takaaki Taniyama | R | R | October 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 160 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Masaru Tomita | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Toshoku Uda | R | R | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Walt Williams | R | R | December 19, 1943 | 5'6" | 165 | Brownwood, TX US |
| Tsukasa Yamashita | R | R | July 8, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
