1981 Nippon Ham Fighters Roster
Team Record: 68-54
Finished 1st in the JPPL
Manager: Keiji Ozawa (68-54)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Nippon Ham Fighters of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1981 season with a record of 68 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the JPPL.
The Ham Fighters led the league with 610 runs. Nippon surrendered 554 runs. Tony Solaita walloped 44 home runs for the team, while Junichi Kashiwabara, Tommy Cruz and Tatsuo Omiya each swatted 15 or more as well. Tony Solaita drove in 108 runs. Makoto Shimada paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .318 clip. Shigekuni Mashiba topped the team with 15 wins, and Noriaki Okabe recorded a 2.7 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1981 Nippon Ham Fighters who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tony Solaita, Masanori Murakami and Tommy Cruz.
Keiji Ozawa served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Cruz | L | L | February 15, 1951 | 5'9" | 165 | Arroyo, PR |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Hideo Furuya | R | R | August 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 182 | Futtsu, Chiba JP |
| Toshikazu Hattori | R | R | February 13, 1948 | 5'9" | 158 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichi Igarashi | R | R | August 29, 1959 | 5'9" | 167 | Suginami Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hiroaki Inoue | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 5'9" | 190 | Nishi Yodogawa Ward, Osaka JP |
| Koji Inoue | R | R | December 31, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | , Oita JP |
| Tadayoshi Iwasaki | R | R | September 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 182 | , Oita JP |
| Koji Kagitani | L | R | July 2, 1950 | 5'5" | 143 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Junichi Kashiwabara | R | R | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 182 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Toshio Kato | R | R | January 20, 1948 | 5'10" | 187 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Shoji Kawahara | November 17, 1953 | |||||
| Isamu Kida | L | L | June 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Takashi Kimura | S | R | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 182 | Higashi Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Mikio Kudo | R | R | September 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | Honjo, Akita JP |
| Shigekuni Mashiba | L | L | November 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 178 | Ozu, Shiga 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 |
| Fumio Narita | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 167 | , Tokyo JP |
| Noriaki Okabe | R | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Tama-gun, Tokyo 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 |
| Mikio Sendo | L | L | September 28, 1947 | 5'11" | 191 | Gifu, Gifu JP |
| Makoto Shimada | L | L | September 3, 1954 | 5'6" | 149 | Nakama, Fukuoka JP |
| Tony Solaita | L | L | January 15, 1947 | 6'0" | 210 | Nuuuli, AS |
| Mitsuo Sugano | R | R | August 28, 1952 | 5'8" | 158 | Naka-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Tomotaka Sugiyama | R | R | August 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Kazumi Takahashi | L | L | June 9, 1946 | 5'10" | 171 | Fuchu, Hiroshima JP |
| Masami Takahashi | R | R | December 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Satoshi Takahashi | R | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'10" | 167 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Nobuhiro Takashiro | R | R | May 27, 1954 | 5'6" | 162 | Yoshino-gun, Nara JP |
| Fujio Tamura | R | R | October 24, 1959 | 6'0" | 174 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Toshoku Uda | R | R | August 23, 1948 | 5'10" | 156 | , Tokyo JP |
| Katsura Yamamoto | R | R | May 12, 1959 | 6'0" | 176 | Tsuru, Yamanashi JP |
| Satoru Yoshioka | L | R | April 14, 1949 | 5'8" | 151 | , Toyama JP |
