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| Location | Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Hanshin Kōshien Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Hanshin (阪神), Tigers (タイガース), Tora (トラ, "tiger"), "Mōko" (猛虎, "fierce tiger") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Series championships | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former name(s) | Ōsaka Tigers (1936–1940, Nicknamed "Tigers"), Hanshin (1940–1946), Ōsaka Tigers (1947–1960, Nicknamed "Hanshin") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | white, black and yellow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logo Design | A tiger's head on a red disk outlined in black, reading "Hanshin Tigers" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mascot | TO LUCKY (トラッキー, No. The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū Island is a Baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family the largest and the most powerful of the four " Big cats quot in the Genus Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. TO LUCKY (トラッキー is the mascot character of the Hanshin Tigers Japanese professional Baseball team 1985) LUCKY (ラッキー, No. LUCKY (ラッキー is the mascot character of Japanese professional Baseball team Hanshin Tigers. 1994) |
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| Manager |  Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布, No. Akinobu Okada (Japanese岡田 彰布 born November 25, 1957) is the current manager for the Hanshin Tigers Baseball team in 80) |
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The Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガース Hanshin Taigāsu?) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are in the Central League. Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of Baseball in Japan. is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. , Ltd. , the subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. ( is a stockholding company which owns Hankyu Corporation, Hanshin Electric Railway Co , owns the Hanshin Tigers directly. It is the sister team of the American baseball team Detroit Tigers and in Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan's 2004 book Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season, the Tigers are often portrayed as the Japanese Red Sox. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Stewart O'Nan (born February 4, 1961) is an American Novelist Life and work Born on February 4, 1961 to The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The team's circular logo is very similar to the classic Detroit Tigers logo, except the tiger in the Major Leagues version is orange, whereas Hanshin's is yellow. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Tigers' cap logo is very similar to that of the New York Yankees, and they are often seen with similar pinstriped uniforms.
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History of the Hanshin Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers, one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan, were founded in 1935 with the team being formed in 1936. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team was first called the Ōsaka Tigers. In 1940, amid anti-foreign sentiment, the Tigers changed the name to Hanshin and in 1947 changed the name back to Ōsaka Tigers. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The current team name was assumed in 1961. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The Tigers won four titles before the establishment of the two league system in 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Since the league was split into the Central League and the Pacific League, the Tigers have won the Central League pennant five times (1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005) and the Japan Series once (1985). The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the other being the Central League. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
When the 2004 Major League Baseball season opened in Japan, the Tigers played an exhibition game against the New York Yankees at the Tokyo Dome on March 29. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu,) is a 55000-seat Also the famous band X Japan held their three-day long reunion concerts there in the end of March 2008 Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The Tigers won 11–7.
In each of 2005, 2006 and 2007, over 3 million people attended games hosted by the Tigers. The Tigers were the only one of the 12 Nippon Professional Baseball teams to achieve this.
On January 31, 2007, the Tigers presented uniforms for the 2007 season. For the home uniforms, yellow, one of the colors of the team, was used again.
The home field, Hanshin Kōshien Stadium, is used by high school baseball teams from all over Japan for play in the national championship tournaments in spring and summer. is a Baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. In Japan high school baseball (高校野球 kōkō yakyū generally refers to the 2 annual baseball tournaments played by high schools nationwide culminating at a final showdown at
Famous players in Hanshin Tigers history include Randy Bass, Masayuki Kakefu, Minoru Murayama, Jeff Williams, and many others. (born March 13, 1954 in Lawton Oklahoma) is a former American Baseball player and current politician Minoru Murayama (Japanese村山 実 born October 12, 1936 in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, raised in Amagasaki Jeffrey F Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian born left-handed Pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers
Koshien Stadium
The home field of the Tigers, Hanshin Koshien Stadium, is one of three major natural grass baseball stadiums in Japan. is a Baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The others are the Hiroshima Municipal Ballpark (Hiroshima Toyo Carp), and Skymark Stadium in Kobe (part-time home of the newly-merged Orix Buffaloes). Of the three, only Skymark (Kobe) has grass on the infield as well as in the outfield. There are numerous smaller grass field ballparks around the country; Japanese baseball teams frequently play games in small cities so that local fans can see more of their heroes.
Koshien Stadium is by far the oldest ballpark in Japan; built in 1924, the stadium was once visited by American baseball legend Babe Ruth on a tour of Major League stars in 1934. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of There is a monument commemorating this visit at the front gates of the park.
Koshien is revered as a "sacred" ballpark, and players traditionally bow before entering and before leaving its hallowed field. The losing team in any high school baseball game played at the ballpark is allowed to scoop up handfuls of Koshien infield dirt, stuffing holy clay clods into tiny plastic bags as hordes of Japanese papparazzi snap photos at arm's length.
Curse of the Colonel
As with many other underachieving baseball teams, a curse is believed to lurk over the Tigers. refers to an Urban legend regarding a reputed Curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers Baseball team by deceased KFC A curse (also called execration) is any manner of Adversity thought to be inflicted by any supernatural power (such as a spell, a Prayer, an After their 1985 Japan Series win, fans celebrated by having people who looked like Tigers players jump into the Dotonbori Canal. is one of the principal Tourist destinations in Osaka, Japan. According to legend, because none of the fans resembled first baseman Randy Bass, fans grabbed a life-sized statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot Colonel Sanders and threw it into the river (like Bass, the Colonel had a beard and was not Japanese). First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run (born March 13, 1954 in Lawton Oklahoma) is a former American Baseball player and current politician Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur The statue was never recovered. Thus, the Tigers are said to be doomed never to win the season again until the Colonel is rescued from the river.
In 2003, when the Tigers returned to the Japan Series after 18 years with one of the worst records in the Central League, many KFC outlets in Kōbe and Ōsaka moved their Colonel Sanders statues inside until the series was over to protect them from Tigers fans.
Trivia
Tigers fans are known as perhaps the most fanatical and dedicated fans in all of Japanese professional baseball. They often outnumber the home team fans at Tigers "away" games. Tigers fans also have a reputation for rough behavior and a willingness to brawl with other fans or with each other, although long fights are rare. A famous Tigers fan tradition is the release, by the fans, of hundreds of air-filled balloons immediately following the 7th inning stretch and the singing of the Tigers' fight song. This tradition is carried-out at all home and away games, except at games against the Yomiuri Giants in the Tokyo Dome due to the Giants' notoriously heavy-handed rules for behavior by visiting fans.
The Tigers-Giants rivalry is considered the national Japanese derby, on par with the New York Yankees vs. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball or Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona in Spanish football. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Fútbol is the most popular sport in Spain. The Real Federación Española de Fútbol is the national governing body and it organizes La Liga, the
"The Song of the Hanshin Tigers (阪神タイガースの歌 Hanshin Tigers no Uta?)", as known as "Rokko Oroshi" (The Wind of Mount Rokko), is a popular song in the Kansai area. Mt Rokkō (六甲山 Rokkō-san) is a name of a group of mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan 's main island Honshū. It can even be found on karaoke boxes. (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a
| Hanshin Tigers no Uta (Rokko Oroshi, romaji)
Rokkō oroshi ni sassō to Tōshi hatsuratsu tatsu ya ima Tetsuwan kyōda ikuchi tabi |
The Song of the Hanshin Tigers (The Wind of Mount Rokko) (An official English version, not a direct translation) Dashing swiftly through the wind blowin' from Rokko Powerful hits and skillful pitch achieved a thousand times |
Season-by-season
From the Kosaido Publishing Co. , Ltd. (株式会社廣済堂出版 Kabushikigaisha Kōsaidō Shuppan?) guidebook.
| Season | Place | Manager |
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| Former Japanese Baseball League | ||
| Spring 1936 | Did not place | Shigeo Mori (森 茂雄?) |
| Summer 1936 | Did not place | Shigeo Mori (森 茂雄?) |
| Autumn 1936 | 2nd | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| Spring 1937 | 2nd | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| Autumn 1937 | 1st (League Champion) | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| Spring 1938 | 1st (League Champion) | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| Autumn 1938 | 2nd | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| 1939 | 2nd | Shuichi Ishimoto (石本 秀一?) |
| 1940 | 2nd | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1941 | 5th | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1942 | 3rd | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
| 1943 | 3rd | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
| 1944 | 1st (League Champion) | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
| 1945 | No league play | |
| 1946 | 3rd | Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男?) |
| 1947 | 1st (League Champion) | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
| 1948 | 3rd | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
| 1949 | 6th | Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志?) |
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| 1950 | 4th | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1951 | 3rd | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1952 | 2nd | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1953 | 2nd | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1954 | 3rd | Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎?) |
| 1955 | 3rd | Ichiro Kishi (岸 一郎?) → Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男?) |
| 1956 | 2nd | Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男?) |
| 1957 | 2nd | Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男?) |
| 1958 | 2nd | Yoshio Tanaka (田中 義雄?) |
| 1959 | 2nd | Yoshio Tanaka (田中 義雄?) |
| 1960 | 3rd | Masayasu Kaneda (金田 正泰?) |
| 1961 | 4th | Masayasu Kaneda (金田 正泰?) → Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1962 | 1st (League Champion) | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1963 | 3rd | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1964 | 1st (League Champion) | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1965 | 3rd | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1966 | 3rd | Shigeru Sugishita (杉下 茂?) → Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1967 | 3rd | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1968 | 2nd | Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義?) |
| 1969 | 2nd | Tsuguo Goto (後藤 次男?) |
| 1970 | 2nd | Minoru Murayama (村山 実?) |
| 1971 | 5th | Minoru Murayama (村山 実?) |
| 1972 | 2nd | Minoru Murayama (村山 実?) (- April 21) → Masayasu Kaneda (金田 正泰?) (April 22 -) |
| 1973 | 2nd | Masayasu Kaneda (金田 正泰?) |
| 1974 | 4th | Masayasu Kaneda (金田 正泰?) |
| 1975 | 3rd | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1976 | 2nd | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1977 | 4th | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1978 | 6th (last place) | Tsuguo Goto (後藤 次男?) |
| 1979 | 4th | Don Blasingame (Don Blazer) |
| 1980 | 5th | Don Blasingame (Don Blazer) → Futoshi Nakanishi (中西 太?) |
| 1981 | 3rd | Futoshi Nakanishi (中西 太?) |
| 1982 | 3rd | Motoo Andoh (安藤 統男?) Takao Sato (佐藤 孝夫?) (June 13 - June 15) |
| 1983 | 4th | Motoo Andoh (安藤 統男?) |
| 1984 | 4th | Motoo Andoh (安藤 統男?) |
| 1985 | 1st (League Champion) Japan Series Champion |
Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1986 | 3rd | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1987 | 6th (last place) | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1988 | 6th (last place) | Minoru Murayama (村山 実?) |
| 1989 | 5th | Minoru Murayama (村山 実?) |
| 1990 | 6th (last place) | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) |
| 1991 | 6th (last place) | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) |
| 1992 | 2nd | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) |
| 1993 | 4th | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) |
| 1994 | 4th | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) |
| 1995 | 6th (last place) | Katsuhiro Nakamura (中村 勝広?) (- July 23) → Taira Fujita (藤田 平?) (July 24 -) |
| 1996 | 6th (last place) | Taira Fujita (藤田 平?) (- September 11) → Takeshi Shibata (柴田 猛?) (September 12 -) |
| 1997 | 5th | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1998 | 6th (last place) | Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男?) |
| 1999 | 6th (last place) | Katsuya Nomura (野村 克也?) |
| 2000 | 6th (last place) | Katsuya Nomura (野村 克也?) |
| 2001 | 6th (last place) | Katsuya Nomura (野村 克也?) |
| 2002 | 4th | Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一?) |
| 2003 | 1st (League Champion) | Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一?) |
| 2004 | 4th | Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布?) |
| 2005 | 1st (League Champion) | Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布?) |
| 2006 | 2nd | Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布?) |
| 2007 | 3rd Lost in the Climax Series 1st Stage |
Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布?) |
Players of note
Current players
- 00 Shuta (秀太) - IF
- 0 Takahiro Shoda (庄田 隆弘) - OF
- 1 Takashi Toritani (鳥谷 敬) - IF
- 2 Toshihiro Noguchi (野口 寿浩) - C
- 3 Kentaro Sekimoto (関本 賢太郎) - IF, Kentaro Sekimoto official website (Japanese)
- 4
Ryan Vogelsong - P - 5 Keiichi Hirano (平野 恵一) - OF
- 6 Tomoaki Kanemoto (金本 知憲) - OF, Tomoaki Kanemoto official website (Japanese)
- 7 Makoto Imaoka (今岡 誠) - IF, Makoto Imaoka official website (Japanese)
- 8 Ryo Asai (浅井 良) - OF
- 9 Atsushi Fujimoto (藤本 敦士) - IF, Atsushi Fujimoto official website (Japanese)
- 12 Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮) - P
- 13 Satoru Kanemura (金村 曉) - P
- 14 Atsushi Nohmi (能見 篤史) - P
- 15 Taiyō (太陽) - P
- 16 Yuya Andoh (安藤 優也) - P
- 18 Naohisa Sugiyama (杉山 直久) - P
- 20 Itsuki Shoda (正田 樹) - P
- 21 Minoru Iwata (岩田 稔) - P
- 22 Kyuji Fujikawa (藤川 球児) - P, Kyuji Fujikawa official website (Japanese)
- 24
Shinjiro Hiyama (桧山 進次郎) - OF, Shinjiro Hiyama official website (Japanese) - 25 Takahiro Arai (新井 貴浩) - IF
- 26 Hirotaka Egusa (江草 仁貴) - P
- 27 Scott Atchison - P
- 28 Shinobu Fukuhara (福原 忍) - P, Shinobu Fukuhara official website (Japanese)
- 29 Tatsuya Kojima (小嶋 達也) - P
- 30 Tomoyuki Kubota (久保田 智之) - P
- 31
Lin Weichu (林 威助) - OF - 32 Tadatoki Maeda (前田 忠節) - IF
- 33 Ikuro Katsuragi (葛城 育郎) - OF
- 34 Kentaro Hashimoto (橋本 健太郎) - P
- 35 Katsuhiko Saka (坂 克彦) - IF
- 39 Akihiro Yano (矢野 輝弘) - C, Akihiro Yano official website (Japanese)
- 40 Masashi Sajikihara (桟原 将司) - P
- 41 Keiji Uezono (上園 啓史) - P
- 42 Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi (下柳 剛) - P, Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi official website (Japanese)
- 43 Shinsuke Yamada (山田 真介) - OF
- 44 Toru Fujiwara (藤原 通) - IF
- 50 Mitsunobu Takahashi (高橋 光信) - IF
- 51 Kodai Sakurai (桜井 広大) - OF
- 52
Aarom Baldiris - IF - 53 Norihiro Akahoshi (赤星 憲広) - OF, Norihiro Akahoshi official website (Japanese)
- 54
Jeff Williams - P, Jeff Williams supporters' website - 55 Lew Ford - OF
- 56 Kenta Abe (阿部 健太) - P
- 66 Yamato (大和) - IF
- 99 Keisuke Kanoh (狩野 恵輔) - C
Former players
- George Altman - OF
- Sohachi Aniya (安仁屋 宗八) - P
- George Arias - IF
- Gene Bacque - P
- Randy Bass - IF
Mike Blowers - IF- Jamie Brown - P
- Darnell Coles - IF, OF
- Doug Creek - P
- Glenn Davis (Glenn)
- Rob Deer - OF
- Yutaka Enatsu (江夏 豊) - P
- Tom Evans - IF
- Cecil Fielder - IF
- Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富美男) - P, IF, died in 1992
- Taira Fujita - IF (藤田 平)
- Rich Gale - P
- Mike Greenwell - OF
- Shosei Go (呉 昌征) - OF, died in 1987
- Dave Hansen - IF
- Jason Hardtke - IF
- Phil Hiatt - IF
- Trey Hodges - P
- Osamu Hoshino (星野 修, 星野 おさむ) - IF
- Nobuyuki Hoshino (星野 伸之) - P
- Kei Igawa (井川 慶) - P, Kei Igawa official website (Japanese)
- Mark Johnson - IF, OF
- Masaru Kageura (景浦 將) - OF, IF, P, died in 1945
- Masayuki Kakefu (掛布 雅之) - IF
- Tsutomu Kameyama (亀山 努, 亀山 つとむ) - OF Tsutomu Kameyama official website (Japanese)
- Atsushi Kataoka (片岡 篤史) - IF, Atsushi Kataoka official website (Japanese)
- Kozo Kawato (川藤 幸三) - PH, OF
- Matt Keough - P
- Mike Kinkade - IF
- Willie Kirkland - OF
- Masaaki Koyama (小山 正明) - P
- Kuo Lee Chien-Fu (郭李 建夫) - P
- Kojiro Machida (町田 公二郎) - OF
- Kenjiro Matsuki (松木 謙治郎) - IF, died in 1986
- Darrell May - P
- Susumu Mikoshiba (御子柴 進) - P
- Kurt Miller - P
- Toyozo Minamimure (南牟礼 豊蔵) - IF, OF
- Takao Misonoo (御園生 崇男) - P
- Trey Moore - P
Romon Morel - P- Minoru Murayama (村山 実) - P, died in 1998
- Rodney Myers - P
- Kiyooki Nakanishi (中西 清起) - P (Present: a coach for the Tigers)
- Akinobu Okada (岡田 彰布) - IF (Present: the manager of the Tigers)
- Tom O'Malley - IF
- Chris Oxspring - P
- Eduardo Perez - IF
- Larry Parrish - IF
- Alonzo Powell - OF
- Mike Reinbach - OF, died in 1988
- Jerrod Riggan - P
- Bienvenido Rivera - OF
- Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志) - OF
- Shane Spencer - OF
- Kento Sugiyama (杉山 賢人) - P
- Koichi Tabuchi (田淵 幸一) - C
- Tony Tarasco - OF
- Katsunori Tomari (渡真利 克則) - IF, OF, PH, (an umpire in the Central League)
- Shoji Toyama (遠山 奬志) - P
- Tomochika Tsuboi (坪井 智哉) - OF (Present: an outfielder for the Hokkaidō Nippon Ham Fighters)
- Marc Valdes - P
- Yutaka Wada (和田 豊) - IF, Yutaka Wada official website (Japanese)
- Tadashi Wakabayashi (若林 忠志) - P
- Craig Worthington - IF
- Marvell Wynne - OF
- Keiichi Yabu (藪 恵壹) - P
- Hiroshi Yagi (八木 裕) - IF, PH
- Kazuhiro Yamauchi (山内 一弘) - OF
- Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 浩) - OF, (Present: a coach for the Tigers)
- Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男) - IF
- Toshiro Yufune (湯舟 敏郎) - P
Retired numbers
- 10 Fumio Fujimura (藤村 富実男)
- 11 Minoru Murayama (村山 実)
- 23 Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 義男)
Media relating to the Tigers
- Newspapers
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- Daily Sports (デイリースポーツ)
- Nikkan Sports (日刊スポーツ, Kansai edition)
- Sankei Sports (サンケイスポーツ, Kansai edition)
- Sports Nippon (スポーツニッポン, Kansai edition)
- Broadcasting stations
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- SUN-TV (サンテレビ)
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC, 朝日放送, TV, Radio)
- Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (MBS, 毎日放送, TV, Radio)
- Kansai Telecasting Corporation (KTV, 関西テレビ)
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (ytv, 読売テレビ)
- Television Osaka, Inc. (TVO, テレビ大阪)
See also
- Central League
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Jeffrey F Williams (born June 6, 1972 in Canberra) is an Australian born left-handed Pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers Jon Lewis Ford (born August 12, 1976 in Beaumont Texas) is a professional Outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Kenta Abe (Japanese阿部 健太 born September 8, 1984 in Matsuyama, Ehime Japan) is a right-handed professional Baseball George Lee Altman (born March 20, 1933, Goldsboro North Carolina) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon George Alberto Arias (born May 12, 1972, in Tucson, Arizona) is a former baseball player in the Major Leagues and Japanese professional leagues Gene Bacque (born August 12, 1937 in Lafayette Louisiana) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues (born March 13, 1954 in Lawton Oklahoma) is a former American Baseball player and current politician Michael Roy Blowers (born April 24, 1965, in Würzburg, Germany) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman and Jamie Monroe Brown (born March 31, 1977 in Meridian Mississippi) is a Relief pitcher formerly in Major League Baseball, who Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962 in San Bernardino, California) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily Paul Douglas Creek (born March 1, 1969, in Winchester Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with a nine year career from 1995-1997 Glenn Earl Davis (born March 28, 1961 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball who played with Robert George Deer (born September 29, 1960 in Orange California) is a former U is a former Japanese pitcher regarded as one of best Japanese pitchers of all-time Thomas John "Tom" Evans (born July 9, 1974 in Kirkland Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball. Cecil Grant Fielder (ˈsɛsəl (born September 21, 1963 in Los Angeles California) is a former Professional baseball player who was a noted was a right-handed Pitcher for the Osaka Tigers in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball. Richard Blackwell Gale (born January 19, 1954 in Littleton New Hampshire) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who Michael Lewis Greenwell (born July 18, 1963 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played Shosei Go (吳昌征 Go Shōsei, Pinyin Wú Chāngzhēng June 28, 1916 - June 7, 1987) was a baseball player from David Andrew Hansen (Born November 24, 1968) in Long Beach California, is a former Major League Baseball player specializing as a Pinch Jason Robert Hardtke (born September 15, 1971, in Milwaukee Wisconsin) was a Major League Baseball second baseman Phillip Farrell Hiatt (ˈhaɪ̪ət born May 1, 1969) in Pensacola Florida, is a retired Major League Baseball utility player Trey Alan Hodges (born June 29, 1978) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently pitching in the minor leagues is a Japanese Left-handed Starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. Mark Patrick Johnson ( October 17, 1967 in Worcester Massachusetts) is a former professional baseball player who played First base in the Major was a Japanese baseball player from Matsuyama Ehime. His team reached the final in the 1932 National High School Baseball Championship, but his team was defeated by Masao Matthew Lon Keough (born July 3, 1955 in Pomona California) Drafted by the Oakland A's out of Corona del Mar high school in 1973 Michael Arthur Kinkade (born May 6, 1973 in Livonia Michigan) is a veteran Major League Baseball / Minor League Baseball Willie Charles Kirkland (born February 17, 1934 in Siluria Alabama) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played Kuo Lee Chien-Fu ( Traditional Chinese: 郭李 建夫 born March 24, 1969 in Taoyuan County, Taiwan) is a retired Taiwanese Darrell Kevin May (born June 13, 1972 in San Bernardino, California) is a former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher Minoru Murayama (Japanese村山 実 born October 12, 1936 in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, raised in Amagasaki Rodney Luther Myers (born June 26, 1969 in Rockford Illinois) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Akinobu Okada (Japanese岡田 彰布 born November 25, 1957) is the current manager for the Hanshin Tigers Baseball team in Thomas Patrick O'Malley (born December 25, 1960) is a former Major League baseball player from Orange New Jersey, United States Chris Andrew Oxspring (born May 13, 1977 in Ipswich, Australia) is an Australian right-handed Pitcher that last played Eduardo Atanasio Perez (born September 11, 1969 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Larry Alton Parrish (born November 10, 1953 in Winter Haven Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman and right-handed Jerrod Ashley Riggan (born May 16, 1974 in Brewster Washington) is an American former Major League Baseball player born January 28, 1972 in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan and raised in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, is a former Michael Shane Spencer (born February 20, 1972 in Key West Florida) was a professional Baseball Outfielder. Kento Sugiyama (杉山 賢人 born December 12, 1968) is a former professional baseball player from Numazu Shizuoka, Japan. is a former Japanese baseball player, manager and commentator Anthony Giacinto Tarasco (born December 9, 1970 in New York City) is a former Major league Outfielder for the Atlanta Braves Tomochika Tsuboi (also spelled Tomotika Tsuboi) ( 坪井 智哉, born February 19, 1974 in Kōtō Tokyo, Japan) is a The are a professional Baseball team in Japan's Pacific League. Yutaka Wada ( 和田 豊, born September 2, 1962 in Matsudo Chiba, Japan) is a former Japanese Baseball player for the Tadashi Henry Wakabayashi (ja 若林 忠志 ( March 1, 1908 - March 5, 1965) was a professional baseball player from Oahu, Hawaii Craig Worthington (born April 17, 1965 in Los Angeles CA)Bats Right Throws Right Height 6' 0" Weight 200 lb Marvell Wynne (born December 17, 1959 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for (born September 28, 1968 in Mihama, Mie Prefecture, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the San is a Japanese baseball player who played for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Hanshin Tigers. was a Professional Baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball. was a right-handed Pitcher for the Osaka Tigers in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball. 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The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん The or is one of Japan 's two major professional Baseball leagues the winner of which plays the Japan Series against the winner of the other league the is a Japanese Keiretsu (association of businesses centered around Hankyu Corporation, Hanshin Electric Railway, H2O Retailing and Toho is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. , Ltd.
External links
- (Japanese) Hanshin Tigers official web site
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