1978 NPB Amateur Draft

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The 1978 NPB draft was held November 27, 1978. It was the first year that NPB used the lottery system again. The Yomiuri Giants lost their all picks due to the Blank Day Scandal.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes Suguru Egawa P Sakushin Gakuin University (Ind) Lost lottery for Egawa to Hanshin
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Isamu Kida P JFE Steel (Ind) Lost lottery for Kida to Hiroshima
Hankyu Braves Isamu Kida P JFE Steel (Ind) Lost lottery for Kida to Hiroshima
Chunichi Dragons Shigekazu Mori P Sumitomo Metal (Ind) Lost lottery for Mori to Seibu
Seibu Lions Shigekazu Mori P Sumitomo Metal (Ind) Won lottery for Mori over 3 teams
Hiroshima Carp Isamu Kida P JFE Steel (Ind) Won lottery for Kida over Taiyo and Hankyu, but he refused to sign
Lotte Orions Suguru Egawa P Sakushin Gakuin University (Ind) Lost lottery for Egawa to Hanshin
Hanshin Tigers Suguru Egawa P Sakushin Gakuin University (Ind) Won lottery for Egawa over 3 teams
Nippon Ham Fighters Shigekazu Mori P Sumitomo Metal (Ind) Lost lottery for Mori to Seibu
Yomiuri Giants No Right
Nankai Hawks Suguru Egawa P Sakushin Gakuin University (Ind) Lost lottery for Egawa to Hanshin
Yakult Swallows Shigekazu Mori P Sumitomo Metal (Ind) Lost lottery for Mori to Seibu


First Round - redraft[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Chunichi Dragons Michitake Takahashi P Meiji University (Col.)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Shoichi Takamoto P Katsuyama High School (HS)
Hankyu Braves Tomoyuki Sekiguchi P Yoshida Shogyo High School (HS)
Kintetsu Buffaloes Kinya Toki P Kobe Steel (Ind)
Nankai Hawks Hideki Takayanagi OF Kokushikan University (Col.)
Nippon Ham Fighters Nobuhiro Takashiro IF Toshiba (Ind)
Yakult Swallows Sueki Harada P Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (Ind)
Lotte Orions Osamu Fukuma P Panasonic (Ind)