1981 Nankai Hawks Roster
Japan Pacific League (JPPL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-65
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
1981 Nankai Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 53-65
Finished 5th in the JPPL
Location: Osaka, Japan
Ballpark: Osaka Stadium
The Nankai Hawks of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1981 season with a record of 53 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the JPPL.
The Hawks scored 544 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 619 runs, most in the circuit. Hiromitsu Kadota walloped 44 home runs for Nankai, while Jim Tyrone swatted 15 or more, too. Hiromitsu Kadota accounted for 105 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .313 average. Shinichi Yamauchi led the team with 14 wins, and Takanori Yamauchi earned a 3.5 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Tyrone and Carlos May both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromasa Arai | L | R | April 26, 1952 | 5'9" | 145 | Higashinari Ward, Osaka JP |
| Manabu Fujita | R | R | May 9, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Mitsuru Fujiwara | R | R | September 18, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Takayoshi Hirasawa | L | L | July 30, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | Ichinomiya, Aichi JP |
| Toru Ikenoue | R | R | May 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Tarumizu, Kagoshima JP |
| Yuji Inoue | R | R | March 2, 1963 | 6'0" | 200 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Yasunori Ito | R | R | September 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Hisai, Mie JP |
| Satoshi Iwaki | R | R | April 5, 1954 | 5'7" | 150 | Suminoe Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiromitsu Kadota | L | L | February 26, 1948 | 5'7" | 178 | Onoda, Yamaguchi JP |
| Nobuyuki Kagawa | R | R | December 19, 1961 | 5'7" | 211 | Awano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Yuji Kanei | R | R | December 3, 1957 | 5'6" | 154 | Munakata-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Motoyasu Kaneshiro | R | R | October 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Shinsaku Katahira | L | L | August 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 171 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Eiketsu Ko | October 20, 1955 | |||||
| Takayuki Kono | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Yuji Kubodera | R | R | July 18, 1958 | 5'9" | 158 | Tagata-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Masahiro Kuroda | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 5'9" | 171 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Tadashi Matsuura | R | R | July 27, 1956 | 5'10" | 160 | Kita Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Carlos May | L | R | May 17, 1948 | 5'11" | 200 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Masaki Miura | R | R | November 17, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | Miyakonojo, Miyazaki JP |
| Hironori Miyazaki | R | R | April 22, 1957 | 5'9" | 154 | , Osaka JP |
| Shigeo Mizutani | R | R | July 21, 1960 | 5'9" | 190 | , Mie JP |
| Masumitsu Moriguchi | R | R | July 20, 1953 | 5'11" | 176 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Nakade | R | R | November 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 158 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yoshihito Oda | R | R | May 22, 1947 | 5'10" | 167 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshiaki Oka | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 5'7" | 147 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Keisuke Okamoto | L | L | August 16, 1956 | 6'0" | 182 | Mihara-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Chiaki Sadaoka | R | R | June 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
| Teruhide Sakurai | R | R | April 12, 1948 | 5'8" | 158 | Sumoto, Hyogo JP |
| Koichiro Sasaki | R | R | August 30, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | , Gifu JP |
| Koji Takagi | L | L | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | , Ibaraki JP |
| Hideki Takayanagi | R | R | March 1, 1957 | 5'9" | 198 | Kashima-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Akinori Takeguchi | L | L | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Mitsuo Tateishi | R | R | December 6, 1957 | 5'8" | 165 | Izumi, Osaka JP |
| Jim Tyrone | R | R | January 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Alice, TX US |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Masao Yamamoto | R | R | August 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | September 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Hamakita, Shizuoka JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Takanori Yamauchi | R | R | August 5, 1956 | 5'9" | 173 | Amakusa-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Hiroyuki Yoshida | R | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'8" | 190 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
