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
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
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)