1980 Seibu Lions Roster
Team Record: 62-64
Finished 4th in the JPPL
Manager: Rikuo Nemoto (62-64)
Location: Tokorozawa, Japan
Ballpark: MetLife Dome
The Seibu Lions of the Japan Pacific League ended the 1980 season with a record of 62 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the JPPL.
The Lions scored 651 runs and surrendered 634 runs. Koichi Tabuchi walloped 43 home runs for Seibu, while Jim Tyrone, Masahiro Doi, Yoshiie Tachibana, Hiroyuki Yamazaki and Steve Ontiveros each swatted 15 or more, too. Koichi Tabuchi accounted for 97 RBI. Yoshiie Tachibana topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .301 average. Osamu Higashio led the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.79 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1980 Seibu Lions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Tyrone, Steve Ontiveros and Taylor Duncan.
Rikuo Nemoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Doi | R | R | December 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 178 | Kashiwahara, Osaka JP |
| Taylor Duncan | R | R | May 12, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Kenji Furusawa | R | R | March 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Toru Hamaura | R | R | August 22, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Kazuo Hasegawa | L | L | January 3, 1945 | 5'9" | 158 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Osamu Higashio | R | R | May 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 173 | Arita-gun, Wakayama JP |
| Osamu Hirose | R | R | February 20, 1947 | 5'9" | 154 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Akihiko Horai | L | L | April 24, 1957 | 5'6" | 147 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Haruki Ihara | R | R | January 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Konu-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Hideaki Keimoto | R | R | February 28, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | Nishinara Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hiroshi Kimura | R | R | August 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 178 | Minami Takai-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Toru Kusuki | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'10" | 158 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Hirohisa Matsunuma | L | R | September 29, 1952 | 5'9" | 150 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Masayuki Matsunuma | R | R | July 24, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | Nagareyama, Chiba JP |
| Shigekazu Mori | R | R | November 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 178 | Chosei-gun, Chiba JP |
| Tamotsu Nagai | L | L | October 3, 1953 | 5'8" | 162 | Kawabe-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Takashi Nemoto | R | R | June 14, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | , Chiba JP |
| Katsuya Nomura | R | R | June 29, 1935 | 5'9" | 187 | Takeno-gun, Kyoto JP |
| Hiroshi Ogawa | R | R | June 6, 1960 | 5'7" | 167 | Ichikawa, Chiba JP |
| Tetsuya Ohara | R | R | July 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 156 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Tomoyoshi Oishi | R | R | January 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | Kaifu-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Hiroshi Okawa | L | L | July 10, 1956 | 5'9" | 151 | Iyo-gun, Ehime JP |
| Toshihiro Okita | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 5'9" | 165 | , Kagawa JP |
| Steve Ontiveros | S | R | October 26, 1951 | 6'0" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Takuji Ota | R | R | March 1, 1951 | 5'7" | 173 | Tsukumi, Oita JP |
| Yutaka Saotome | R | R | April 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Yasumitsu Shibata | R | R | August 20, 1957 | 5'11" | 187 | Minami Takaki-gun, Nagasaki JP |
| Haruhiko Suzuki | L | L | July 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 182 | Urawa, Saitama JP |
| Koichi Tabuchi | R | R | September 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Yoshiie Tachibana | L | L | October 27, 1958 | 5'11" | 213 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Jim Tyrone | R | R | January 29, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Alice, TX US |
| Takeshi Yamakawa | R | R | February 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Ryuzo Yamamoto | R | R | March 5, 1956 | 5'10" | 162 | , Hyogo JP |
| Yoshinori Yamamura | R | R | April 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 190 | Izuma, Osaka JP |
| Ritsuo Yamashita | R | R | October 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | Minami Uwa-gun, Ehime JP |
| Hiroyuki Yamazaki | R | R | December 22, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ageo, Saitama JP |
| Hiroshi Yoshimoto | R | R | October 15, 1956 | 5'11" | 171 | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi JP |
| Hisataka Yukizawa | R | R | July 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 158 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
