1981 NPB Amateur Draft

The 1981 NPB draft was held November 25, 1981.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes	Yoshiaki Kanemura	P	Hotoku Gakuen High School (HS)	Won lottery for Kanemura over Hankyu
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	Kazuhiko Migita	P	Den Den Kyushu (Ind)	Won lottery for Migita over Hanshin
Hankyu Braves	Yoshiaki Kanemura	P	Hotoku Gakuen High School (HS)	Lost lottery for Kanemura to Kintetsu
Chunichi Dragons	Akira Onoe	IF	Chuo University (Col.)
Seibu Lions	Tsutomu Ito	C	Tokorozawa High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp	Tsunemi Tsuda	P	Kyowa Kirin (Ind)
Lotte Orions	Yasuji Ibe	P	Tokai University (Col.)
Hanshin Tigers	Kazuhiko Migita	P	Den Den Kyushu (Ind)	Lost lottery for Migita to Taiyo
Nippon Ham Fighters	Yukio Tanaka	P	Den Den Kanto (Ind)
Yomiuri Giants	Hiromi Makihara	P	Obu High School (HS)
Nankai Hawks	Nobuo Kaneshiro	P	Ichikawa High School (HS)
Yakult Swallows	Kenji Miyamoto	P	Asia University (Col.)

Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Notes
Hanshin Tigers	Hiroshi Gengoromaru	P	Hita Forestry & Technical High School (HS)
Hankyu Braves	Yukihiko Yamaoki	P	Senshu University (Col.)