Late Shōwa era
初場所 Hatsu 1977
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 9, 1977
- End
- Jan 23, 1977
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 259
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 2
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1977, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.
| W–L | East | Rank | West | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–3 | Y1 | 13–2 | ||
| 0–3–12 | O1 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | O2 | — | — | |
| 11–4 | S1 | 11–4 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | K2 | — | — | |
| 9–6 | M1 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 4–11 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 6–9 | M5 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M6 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M7 | 10–5 | ||
| 7–8 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 10–5 | ||
| 2–13 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M13 | 0–5 |
Top kimarite 259 decisive bouts
The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.
yorikiri Frontal force out 74 28.6%
oshidashi Push out 31 12.0%
hatakikomi Slap down 29 11.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 22 8.5%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 16 6.2%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 15 5.8%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 5.0%
shitatenage Underarm throw 8 3.1%
259 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098