1979 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1979 NPB draft was held November 27, 1979.

First Round - initial picks

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Okada to Hanshin
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Isamu Kida	P	JFE Steel (Ind)	Lost lottery for Kida to Nippon Ham
Hankyu Braves	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Okada to Hanshin
Chunichi Dragons	Kazuhiko Ushijima	P	Naniwa Shogyo High School (HS)
Seibu Lions	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Okada to Hanshin
Hiroshima Carp	Mitsuhiro Kataoka	P	Fuchu Higashi High School (HS)
Lotte Orions	Yukio Takemoto	P	Nippon Steel Muroran (Ind)	Refused to sign
Hanshin Tigers	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Won lottery for Okada over 5 teams
Nippon Ham Fighters	Isamu Kida	P	JFE Steel (Ind)	Won lottery for Kida over Taiyo and Yomiuri
Yomiuri Giants	Isamu Kida	P	JFE Steel (Ind)	Lost lottery for Kida to Nippon Ham
Nankai Hawks	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Okada to Hanshin
Yakult Swallows	Akinobu Okada	IF	Waseda University (Col.)	Lost lottery for Okada to Hanshin

First Round - redraft

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Yomiuri Giants	Yasuhiro Hayashi	P	Amagasaki Municipal High School (HS)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Masanobu Suginaga	P	Sabae High School (HS)
Hankyu Braves	Tomohiro Kinoshita	P	Tokai University (Col.)
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Yasuyuki Fujihara	P	Meijo University (Col.)
Nankai Hawks	Kazuhiko Natori	P	Nissan (Ind)
Seibu Lions	Junki Kono	P	Nagoya Denki High School (HS)
Yakult Swallows	Daizo Kataoka	P	Kokushikan University (Col.)