1980 NPB Amateur Draft
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The 1980 NPB draft was held November 26, 1980.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Kintetsu Buffaloes | Yukio Takemoto | P | Nippon Steel Muroran (Ind) | Lost lottery for Takemoto to Yakult |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | Tatsunori Hara | IF | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hara to Yomiuri |
Hankyu Braves | Hiromichi Ishige | IF | Prince Hotel (Ind) | Lost lottery for Ishige to Seibu |
Chunichi Dragons | Takayoshi Nakao | C | Prince Hotel (Ind) | |
Seibu Lions | Hiromichi Ishige | IF | Prince Hotel (Ind) | Won lottery for Ishige over Hankyu |
Hiroshima Carp | Tatsunori Hara | IF | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hara to Yomiuri |
Lotte Orions | Takeshi Aiko | P | Yokohama High School (HS) | |
Hanshin Tigers | Yoshihiro Nakada | P | Nissan (Ind) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Tatsunori Hara | IF | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Hara to Yomiuri |
Yomiuri Giants | Tatsunori Hara | IF | Tokai University (Col.) | Won lottery for Hara over 3 teams |
Nankai Hawks | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | P | Riccer (Ind) | |
Yakult Swallows | Yukio Takemoto | P | Nippon Steel Muroran (Ind) | Won lottery for Takemoto over Kintetsu |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Nippon Ham Fighters | Ikuo Takayama | P | Akita Shogyo High School (HS) | |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | Shintaro Hirose | P | Mineyama High School (HS) | |
Hankyu Braves | Kazuaki Kawamura | P | Senshu University (Col.) | |
Kintetsu Buffaloes | Yoshiaki Ishimoto | P | Takikawa High School (HS) | |
Hiroshima Carp | Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | P | DUPLO (Ind) |
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