1974 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-64
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (57-64)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1974 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 57-64
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (57-64)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1974 season with a record of 57 wins and 64 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 457 runs and conceded 498 runs. Koichi Tabuchi walloped 45 home runs for Hanshin, and Taira Fujita added 15 or more, too. Koichi Tabuchi accounted for 95 RBI. Taira Fujita led all regular batters by hitting .302. Kenji Furusawa topped the team with 15 wins, while Yutaka Enatsu recorded a 2.74 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshio Abe | R | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Ishinomaki, Miyagi JP |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara 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 |
| 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 |
| Shuhei Ichieda | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 5'6" | 136 | Namba, Osaka 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 |
| Kazuo Imanishi | L | L | April 26, 1946 | 5'9" | 167 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Masayuki Kakefu | L | R | May 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chiba, Chiba 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 |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshitaka Matsunaga | R | R | May 6, 1954 | 6'0" | 198 | , Yamaguchi 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 |
| Masami Owada | R | R | August 31, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma 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 |
| Teruo Suzuki | R | R | September 5, 1946 | 5'6" | 150 | , Nagano 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 |
| Bob Taylor | L | R | March 20, 1944 | 5'9" | 170 | Leland, MS US |
| 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 |
| Osamu Uetsuji | R | R | July 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 160 | , Osaka 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 |
| Hirotoshi Watanabe | R | R | November 20, 1948 | 5'11" | 176 | , Saga JP |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Seizo Yamamoto | R | R | April 6, 1948 | 5'8" | 170 | , Hyogo JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
