1973 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (64-59)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1973 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 64-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (64-59)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 64 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers led the league with just 404 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 433 runs. Koichi Tabuchi walloped 37 home runs for the team, and Taira Fujita added 15 or more, too. Koichi Tabuchi accounted for 90 RBI. Goro Toi topped all regular hitters by hitting .296. Yutaka Enatsu notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Jiro Ueda contributed 15 or more victories as well Jiro Ueda earned a 2.23 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Willie Kirkland played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hanshin Tigers to do so.
Masayasu Kaneda 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 |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Kunihiro Fujita | R | R | February 26, 1947 | 5'10" | 171 | , Hiroshima 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 |
| Kazuaki Goto | R | R | May 28, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideo Hirayama | R | R | January 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Junichi Ikeda | L | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 184 | Arao, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Ikejima | R | R | February 9, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | , Osaka JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Shuichi Kira | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | , Oita JP |
| Willie Kirkland | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 206 | Siluria, AL US |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Mitsuru Mochizuki | R | R | October 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Katsuhiro Nakamura | R | R | June 6, 1949 | 5'10" | 143 | Yamatake-gun, Chiba JP |
| Masanori Noda | R | R | December 5, 1941 | 5'9" | 156 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Seiichi Ogawa | R | R | July 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 171 | Beppu, Oita JP |
| Hidetaka Okura | R | R | July 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 162 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Yutaka Saotome | R | R | April 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi JP |
| Masaharu Sato | R | R | July 5, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | , Mie JP |
| Masaaki Suenaga | September 7, 1947 | |||||
| Kiyotake Suzuki | R | R | February 6, 1941 | 5'7" | 143 | Uma-gun, Ehime JP |
| Koichi Tabuchi | R | R | September 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Tomohiro Tanimura | R | R | August 3, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Kazutomo Ueki | L | L | July 15, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Kyoto 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 |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
