1987 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 41-83
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (41-83)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1987 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 41-83
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (41-83)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1987 season with a record of 41 wins and 83 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 437 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 607 runs. Randy Bass walloped 37 home runs for Hanshin, and Akinobu Mayumi added 15 or more also. Randy Bass drove in 79 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .320. Matt Keough led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Randy Bass and Matt Keough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bass | L | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | Lawton, OK US |
| Masashi Fujiwara | L | L | March 2, 1956 | 5'9" | 156 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
| Tomoaki Hamada | R | R | September 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Kita Muro-gun, Mie 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 |
| Takashi Inomata | L | L | June 27, 1964 | 5'3" | 187 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Fumitaka Ito | R | R | May 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Eiji Iwakiri | R | R | October 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 171 | Joto Ward, Osaka JP |
| Masayuki Kakefu | L | R | May 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Junichi Kashiwabara | R | R | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 182 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Matt Keough | R | R | July 3, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Pomona, CA US |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shiro Miyamoto | L | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'10" | 143 | Matsuzaka, Mie JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Keiji Nagasaki | L | L | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 176 | Haruno-machi, Kochi JP |
| Koji Nakada | L | L | June 16, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | , NV US |
| 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 |
| Satoru Nakano | L | L | January 7, 1963 | 5'6" | 165 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Tadami Nakatani | L | R | September 1, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Akinobu Okada | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'9" | 170 | Kita Ward, Osaka JP |
| Hisashi Ono | S | R | August 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 154 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Naoya Saito | R | R | January 24, 1967 | 6'2" | 156 | Kawagoe, Saitama JP |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Hideaki Sato | L | L | May 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Munehiko Shimada | R | R | February 17, 1962 | 5'6" | 160 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Nobuyoshi Suzuki | R | R | June 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 192 | Gamagori, Aichi JP |
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Katsunori Tomari | R | R | August 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 191 | Hirara, Okinawa JP |
| Shoji Toyama | L | L | July 21, 1967 | 5'10" | 200 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yutaka Wada | R | R | September 2, 1962 | 5'9" | 147 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Yagi | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | Tamano, Okayama 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 |
| Koji Yamawaki | R | R | October 13, 1962 | 5'8" | 147 | , Osaka JP |
