1979 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 61-60
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1979 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 61-60
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1979 season with a record of 61 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Tigers tallied 559 runs and allowed 602 runs. Masayuki Kakefu walloped 48 home runs for Hanshin, while Leroy Stanton, Mike Reinbach and Masashi Takenouchi each added 15 or more, too. Masayuki Kakefu accounted for 95 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Shigeru Kobayashi led the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.9 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Leroy Stanton and Mike Reinbach both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sohachi Aniya | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa JP |
| 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 |
| Yoshio Fukazawa | R | R | May 30, 1955 | 5'9" | 158 | Minami Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Tsutomu Hasegawa | R | R | September 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Futtsu, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Ikeuchi | R | R | April 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Fumitaka Ito | R | R | May 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi 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 |
| Shigeru Kobayashi | R | R | November 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 150 | Tohaku-gun, Tottori JP |
| Kazuhiko Kudo | R | R | May 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | , Aomori JP |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Seikyoku Masuyama | L | L | August 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 160 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Akinobu Mayumi | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Norikazu Miyata | R | R | September 27, 1954 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hyogo JP |
| Katsuhiro Nakamura | R | R | June 6, 1949 | 5'10" | 143 | Yamatake-gun, Chiba JP |
| Norio Nakamura | R | R | April 4, 1956 | 5'7" | 167 | Ichihara, 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 |
| Ikuo Shimano | R | R | March 30, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | Utsunomiya, Tochigi JP |
| Leroy Stanton | R | R | April 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Latta, SC US |
| Masafumi Takeda | L | L | July 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 167 | , Hyogo JP |
| Masashi Takenouchi | R | R | March 15, 1945 | 5'9" | 198 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Tomohiro Tanimura | R | R | August 3, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Seiichi Uematsu | L | R | October 10, 1955 | 5'8" | 154 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Yoshiharu Wakana | R | R | December 5, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | Chikugo, Fukuoka JP |
| Junshi Watanabe | L | R | August 17, 1952 | 5'10" | 158 | Iwakuni, Yamaguchi JP |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
