1965 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 71-66
Finished 3rd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (71-66)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1965 season with a record of 71 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the JPCL.
The Tigers led the league with just 394 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 393 runs. Kazuhiro Yamauchi paced the team with 20 home runs, while Goro Toi walloped 15 or more as well. Kazuhiro Yamauchi recorded 65 runs batted in. Yoshio Yoshida topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .265. Minoru Murayama notched 25 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Gene Bacque added 15 or more wins, too Minoru Murayama registered a 1.96 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Pete Burnside and Chico Fernández both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Sadayoshi Fujimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoo Ando | R | R | April 8, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Shigeharu Asai | R | R | May 11, 1941 | 5'8" | 162 | , Shizuoka JP |
| Gene Bacque | R | R | August 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Pete Burnside | R | L | July 2, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Evanston, IL US |
| Masashi Eda | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 5'10" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Chico Fernández | R | R | March 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Katsumi Fujimoto | R | R | August 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | , Wakayama JP |
| Kenji Furusawa | R | R | March 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Masaru Honma | R | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 158 | , Aichi JP |
| Junichi Ikeda | L | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 184 | Arao, Kumamoto JP |
| Midori Ishikawa | R | R | May 10, 1934 | 5'9" | 167 | Toyokawa, Aichi JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hirotoshi Koketsu | L | L | August 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Nakatsugawa, Gifu JP |
| Hideshi Miyake | R | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'9" | 154 | Kashima, Okayama JP |
| Norio Mizoguchi | R | R | May 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 171 | , Chiba JP |
| Shokichi Morimitsu | R | R | March 5, 1941 | 5'8" | 160 | Suzaki, Kochi JP |
| Kingo Motoyashiki | R | R | October 31, 1935 | 5'6" | 147 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Konosuke Muroyama | R | R | November 16, 1939 | 5'8" | 165 | , Okayama JP |
| Etsuo Nakai | R | R | June 24, 1943 | 5'11" | 191 | , Osaka JP |
| Teruo Namiki | L | L | November 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Setagaya Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Masanori Noda | R | R | December 5, 1941 | 5'9" | 156 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Mitsumasa Oda | R | R | April 30, 1941 | 5'4" | 143 | , Kagawa JP |
| Koichi Ota | S | L | December 23, 1940 | 5'8" | 138 | , Hyogo JP |
| Ikuo Sugimoto | L | L | September 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 182 | , Okayama JP |
| Hiromi Takigawa | R | L | January 1, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Minoru Tanimoto | R | R | February 1, 1937 | 5'8" | 171 | Yawatahama, Ehime JP |
| Goro Toi | L | L | December 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Masao Tokaji | R | R | April 17, 1939 | 5'9" | 156 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hajime Tomie | R | R | November 6, 1941 | 5'9" | 160 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | R | R | October 6, 1935 | 5'11" | 160 | , Nagano JP |
| Yasuhiko Tsuji | R | R | June 18, 1942 | 5'7" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Yoshinori Tsuji | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'11" | 176 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Toru Wada | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'10" | 193 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Tomoo Wako | R | R | April 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Shozo Watanabe | R | R | February 26, 1933 | 5'9" | 150 | Saijo, Ehime JP |
| Takao Yamao | R | R | February 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | R | R | May 1, 1932 | 5'9" | 170 | Inuyama, Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
