1978 NPB Amateur Draft
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) |
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