1977 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1977 NPB draft was held November 22, 1977. It was the last year that NPB used the waiver system in the first round. All the draft order was determine by lottery, and the Crown Lighter Lions was the first overall pick.

First Round

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Crown Lighter Lions	Suguru Egawa	P	Hosei University (Col.)
Yomiuri Giants	Kazuhiro Yamakura	C	Waseda University (Col.)
Hankyu Braves	Shoji Matsumoto	P	Toyo University Himeji High School (HS)
Hanshin Tigers	Hirotoshi Ito	P	Nidec Instruments (Ind)
Taiyo Whales	Fumiaki Kadota	P	Seinan Gakuin University (Col.)
Yakult Swallows	Takahiro Yanagihara	OF	Osaka University of Commerce (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters	Ishii Kunihiko	P	Daito Bunka University (Col.)
Hiroshima Carp	Shigefumi Tanabe	P	Eishin Gakuen High School (HS)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Koji Kanemitsu	IF	Hosei University (Col.)	Refused to sign
Nankai Hawks	Kenji Nakade	C	Nippon Steel Sakai (Ind)
Lotte Orions	Hidetoshi Hakamada	C	Hosei University (Col.)
Chunichi Dragons	Kimiya Fujisawa	P	Japan Energy Saganoseki (Ind)