1976 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 72-45
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (72-45)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1976 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 72-45
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (72-45)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1976 season with a record of 72 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers led the league with just 500 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 602 runs. Hal Breeden walloped 40 home runs for the team, while Masayuki Kakefu, Mike Reinbach and Koichi Tabuchi each swatted 15 or more as well. Hal Breeden drove in 92 runs. Masayuki Kakefu paced all regular hitters by hitting .325. Takenori Emoto topped the team with 15 wins, and Kazuyuki Yamamoto earned a 2.94 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hal Breeden and Mike Reinbach both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yoshio Yoshida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| Hal Breeden | R | L | June 28, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Albany, GA US |
| Takenori Emoto | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'2" | 170 | Kochi, Kochi 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 |
| Tsutomu Hasegawa | R | R | September 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Futtsu, Chiba JP |
| Masayoshi Higashida | R | R | August 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 193 | , Nara JP |
| Takenori Ikebe | R | R | January 8, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Junichi Ikeda | L | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 184 | Arao, Kumamoto JP |
| Yutaka Ikeuchi | R | R | April 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Masayuki Kakefu | L | R | May 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Shinnosuke Kataoka | R | R | November 5, 1947 | 5'9" | 180 | Kurashiki, Okayama JP |
| Hirokazu Kato | S | L | October 9, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Taku, Saga JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Takeshi Kiritoshi | L | L | April 21, 1944 | 5'7" | 171 | , Hyogo JP |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Kimio Machida | R | R | March 5, 1951 | 5'9" | 176 | , Chiba JP |
| Tatsumi Matsushita | L | R | March 6, 1957 | 5'10" | 162 | , Mie JP |
| Norikazu Miyata | R | R | September 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hyogo 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 |
| Tadakazu Oshima | R | R | August 15, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | , Aichi JP |
| Mike Reinbach | L | R | August 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Yoshiyuki Sakakibara | R | R | June 13, 1949 | 5'9" | 160 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Shinji Sasamoto | R | R | April 18, 1952 | 5'8" | 154 | Itano-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Toshihiko Sei | R | R | September 3, 1945 | 5'10" | 176 | Koyu-gun, Miyazaki JP |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Masaaki Suenaga | September 7, 1947 | |||||
| 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 |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Takuzo Ueda | L | L | July 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 160 | , Fukuoka 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 |
| Tetsuya Yoneda | R | R | March 3, 1938 | 5'11" | 191 | Sakai Minato, Tottori JP |
