1968 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (72-58)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1968 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Sadayoshi Fujimoto (72-58)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1968 season with a record of 72 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers gave up 419 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Hanshin plated 447 runs. Willie Kirkland walloped 37 home runs for the team and accounted for 89 RBI. Eiji Fujii led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .268. Yutaka Enatsu earned 25 wins on the mound for the squad, while Minoru Murayama added 15 or more victories also Yutaka Enatsu recorded a 2.13 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Willie Kirkland played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hanshin Tigers to do so.
Sadayoshi Fujimoto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuharu Abe | R | R | April 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 167 | Hayami-gun, Oita JP |
| Motoo Ando | R | R | April 8, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Gene Bacque | R | R | August 12, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Masashi Eda | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 5'10" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Taira Fujita | L | R | October 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 178 | Wakayama, 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 |
| Hideo Hirayama | R | R | January 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Goji Hisano | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Junichi Ikeda | L | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 184 | Arao, Kumamoto JP |
| Mikio Ishitoko | R | R | September 10, 1947 | 5'10" | 150 | Utsumi-cho, Kagawa JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Minoru Kakimoto | R | R | October 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 182 | Kyoto-gun, Fukuoka JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Willie Kirkland | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 206 | Siluria, AL US |
| Akitoshi Kodama | R | R | June 10, 1935 | 5'8" | 154 | Amagasaki, Hyogo JP |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka 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 |
| Koichi Nishimura | R | R | April 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Masanori Noda | R | R | December 5, 1941 | 5'9" | 156 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Toshio Nogami | L | L | August 3, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | , Wakayama JP |
| Toshiki Okuda | January 2, 1949 | |||||
| Hidetaka Okura | R | R | July 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 162 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Akio Saionji | R | R | October 31, 1937 | 5'7" | 149 | , Kumamoto JP |
| Goro Toi | L | L | December 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi 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 |
| Takao Yamao | R | R | February 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Yoshio Yoshida | R | R | July 26, 1933 | 5'6" | 123 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
