1981 NPB Amateur Draft

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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.)


First Round - redraft[edit]

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.)