1984 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 53-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Takao Sato (0-0), Motoo Ando (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1984 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 53-69
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Takao Sato (0-0), Motoo Ando (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1984 season with a record of 53 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 563 runs and conceded 637 runs. Masayuki Kakefu walloped 37 home runs for Hanshin, while Akinobu Okada, Randy Bass, Akinobu Mayumi and Noriyoshi Sano each added 15 or more, too. Masayuki Kakefu accounted for 95 RBI. Randy Bass led batters with significant playing time by hitting .326. Kazuyuki Yamamoto topped the squad with 10 wins, and Osamu Fukuma recorded a 3.63 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Randy Bass played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hanshin Tigers to do so.
Takao Sato and Motoo Ando served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bass | L | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | Lawton, OK US |
| Taira Fujita | L | R | October 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 178 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Osamu Fukuma | L | L | July 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 151 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Masaaki Fukuya | R | R | April 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 178 | Ichinomiya-cho, Hyogo JP |
| Koichi Hattori | R | R | July 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Katsuyuki Hikima | S | R | February 21, 1958 | 5'7" | 147 | Chichibu-gun, Saitama JP |
| Katsuo Hirata | R | R | July 31, 1959 | 5'10" | 171 | Matsuura, Nagasaki JP |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Chikafusa Ikeda | R | R | May 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 202 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| Yuji Kasama | R | R | March 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 191 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Shinji Kawahara | R | R | February 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Katsuhiko Kido | R | R | February 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 200 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Terufumi Kitamura | R | R | January 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 167 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kazuhiko Kudo | R | R | May 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | , Aomori JP |
| Koji Maeda | L | L | October 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Akinobu Mayumi | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Susumu Mikoshiba | R | R | June 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 167 | Shiojiri, Nagano JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Yoshihiro Nakada | R | R | April 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kiyooki Nakanishi | R | R | April 26, 1962 | 5'10" | 191 | Sukomo, Kochi JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Yoshiaki Oka | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 5'7" | 147 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Akinobu Okada | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'9" | 170 | Kita Ward, Osaka JP |
| Rich Olsen | R | R | June 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Katsunori Tomari | R | R | August 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 191 | Hirara, Okinawa JP |
| Eiju Tsukiyama | R | R | February 19, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Chosuke Watanabe | R | R | October 11, 1956 | 5'9" | 185 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Shigeru Yagi | R | R | November 28, 1953 | 5'9" | 171 | , Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Yamakawa | R | R | February 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Haruki Yoshitake | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
