1987 NPB Amateur Draft

From BR Bullpen

The 1987 NPB draft was held November 18, 1987.

First Round - initial picks[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Kintetsu Buffaloes Ken Kawashima IF Toa Gakuen High School (HS) Lost lottery for Kawashima to Hiroshima
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Kazushige Nagashima IF Rikkyo University (Col.) Lost lottery for Nagashima to Yakult
Hankyu Braves Atsuri Ito P Kumagai Gumi (Ind) Won lottery for Ito over Nippon Ham
Chunichi Dragons Kazuyoshi Tatsunami IF PL Gakuen High School (HS) Won lottery for Tatsunami over Nankai
Seibu Lions Ken Suzuki IF Urawa Gakuin High School (HS)
Hiroshima Carp Ken Kawashima IF Toa Gakuen High School (HS) Won lottery for Kawashima over Hanshin and Kintetsu
Lotte Orions Hideki Irabu P Jinsei Gakuen High School (HS)
Hanshin Tigers Ken Kawashima IF Toa Gakuen High School (HS) Lost lottery for Kawashima to Hiroshima
Nippon Ham Fighters Atsuri Ito P Kumagai Gumi (Ind) Lost lottery for Ito to Hankyu
Yomiuri Giants Kiyoshi Hashimoto P PL Gakuen High School (HS)
Nankai Hawks Kazuyoshi Tatsunami IF PL Gakuen High School (HS) Lost lottery for Tatsunami to Chunichi
Yakult Swallows Kazushige Nagashima IF Rikkyo University (Col.) Won lottery for Nagashima over Yokohama


First Round - redraft[edit]

Team Player Position School (Type) Notes
Hanshin Tigers Koji Noda IF Kyushu Indusrtial (Ind)
Kintetsu Buffaloes Izumi Takayanagi P Nippon Express (Ind)
Yokohama Taiyo Whales Koki Morita P Hakodate Yuto High School (HS)
Nankai Hawks Toyohiko Yoshida P Honda Kumamoto (Ind)
Nippon Ham Fighters Kazuhiro Takeda P Meiji University (Col.)