1976 Yomiuri Giants Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 76-45
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (76-45)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
1976 Yomiuri Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 76-45
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Shigeo Nagashima (76-45)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ballpark: Korakuen Stadium
The Yomiuri Giants of the Japan Central League ended the 1976 season with a record of 76 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Giants led the league with 661 runs. Yomiuri yielded 505 runs. Sadaharu Oh walloped 49 home runs for the team, while Isao Harimoto and Davey Johnson added 15 or more, too. Sadaharu Oh drove in 123 runs. Isao Harimoto paced all regular hitters by hitting .355. Shigeru Kobayashi topped the team with 18 wins, plus Hajime Kato contributed 15 or more wins, too Shigeru Kobayashi earned a 2.98 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Davey Johnson and Clyde Wright both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Shigeo Nagashima served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Ano | R | R | January 1, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Kenji Awaguchi | L | R | April 5, 1952 | 5'8" | 167 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Shozo Doi | R | R | June 28, 1942 | 5'8" | 136 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Haruaki Harada | L | R | July 28, 1947 | 5'10" | 176 | Tokyo, Tokyo JP |
| Isao Harimoto | L | L | June 19, 1940 | 5'11" | 187 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Tsuneo Horiuchi | R | R | January 16, 1948 | 5'10" | 160 | Kofu, Yamanashi JP |
| Haruki Ihara | R | R | January 18, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Konu-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Davey Johnson | R | R | January 30, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Orlando, FL US |
| Hajime Kato | R | R | December 20, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Shigeru Kobayashi | R | R | November 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 150 | Tohaku-gun, Tottori JP |
| Kazumasa Kono | R | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Makoto Kurata | R | R | June 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 182 | Minato Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Takashi Mizutani | R | R | April 28, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | , Aichi JP |
| Toshiyuki Nakayama | R | R | June 25, 1951 | 5'8" | 147 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Takashi Nishimoto | R | R | June 27, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Matsuyama, Ehime JP |
| Hisao Niura | L | L | May 11, 1951 | 6'0" | 176 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kunikazu Ogawa | R | R | February 1, 1947 | 5'8" | 165 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Sadaharu Oh | L | L | May 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 173 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Susumu Omata | L | L | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | , Kanagawa JP |
| Isao Shibata | S | R | February 8, 1944 | 5'9" | 162 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Katsuyoshi Shiotsuki | R | R | August 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 176 | Minami Kaifu-gun, Oita JP |
| Toshimitsu Suetsugu | R | R | March 2, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Sugiyama | R | R | April 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 156 | Choshi, Chiba JP |
| Shigeru Takada | R | R | July 24, 1945 | 5'8" | 154 | , Kagoshima JP |
| Yoshimasa Takahashi | R | R | May 5, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Takaoka-gun, Kochi JP |
| Isao Tamura | R | R | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 167 | Kuga-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Makoto Tsuchida | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Takeshi Ueda | R | R | March 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Clyde Wright | R | L | February 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Jefferson City, TN US |
| Kazuo Yamamoto | R | R | September 30, 1946 | 5'10" | 162 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Koji Yamamoto | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Masahiro Yanagida | L | L | May 21, 1948 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Tadashi Yazawa | R | R | August 2, 1948 | 5'7" | 154 | , Aichi JP |
| Tadao Yokoyama | R | R | January 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Takashi Yoshida | R | R | June 23, 1946 | 5'10" | 173 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
