1997 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 62-73
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (62-73)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1997 season with a record of 62 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 504 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 575 runs. Shinjiro Hiyama led Hanshin with 23 home runs, while Tsuyoshi Shinjo and Katsuhiro Hiratsuka walloped 15 or more as well. Shinjiro Hiyama accounted for 82 RBI. Yutaka Wada paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .300. Keiichi Yabu and Toshiro Yufune topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Masaya Takeuchi registered a 3.02 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1997 Hanshin Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Macdonald, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Phil Hiatt, Darnell Coles, Keiichi Yabu and Mike Greenwell.
Yoshio Yoshida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Coles | R | R | June 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Satoshi Funaki | R | R | August 26, 1973 | 5'8" | 190 | Mihara, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsuyuki Furumizo | L | L | November 14, 1963 | 5'11" | 193 | Fukushima, Fukushima JP |
| Mike Greenwell | L | R | July 18, 1963 | 6'0" | 170 | Louisville, KY US |
| Makoto Hagiwara | R | R | April 6, 1973 | 5'10" | 167 | Daito, Osaka JP |
| Osamu Hamanaka | R | R | July 9, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Shunji Hatayama | L | L | June 11, 1964 | 5'10" | 171 | Kainan, Wakayama JP |
| Phil Hiatt | R | R | May 1, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Hiroshi Hirao | R | R | December 31, 1975 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | R | R | January 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Sumida Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Shinjiro Hiyama | L | R | July 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Osamu Hoshino | L | R | May 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 171 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
| Tadahiro Hoshiyama | R | R | June 12, 1974 | 6'0" | 187 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Makoto Imaoka | R | R | September 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 183 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Takao Inoue | R | R | July 16, 1975 | 6'0" | 180 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Atsunori Ito | R | R | May 29, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Chita, Aichi JP |
| Masahiko Jozume | R | R | September 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Tsutomu Kameyama | L | R | July 2, 1969 | 5'9" | 162 | Minato Ward, Osaka JP |
| Minoru Kasai | R | R | May 5, 1967 | 5'11" | 178 | Hozen, Aomori JP |
| Kiyotoshi Katase | R | R | February 3, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | Haibara, Shizuoka JP |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | R | R | January 5, 1969 | 5'10" | 191 | Nakano Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Hirotoshi Kitagawa | R | R | May 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 203 | Itami, Hyogo JP |
| Teruyoshi Kuji | L | R | April 19, 1969 | 5'6" | 154 | , Tokyo JP |
| Bob Macdonald | L | L | April 27, 1965 | 6'3" | 200 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Susumu Mikoshiba | R | R | June 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 167 | Shiojiri, Nagano JP |
| Atsuhiro Motonishi | R | R | May 15, 1962 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Seiichi Murakami | R | R | May 31, 1970 | 6'1" | 175 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Kiyoyuki Nagashima | L | L | November 12, 1961 | 5'7" | 178 | Hamaoka-cho, Shizuoka JP |
| Shin Nakagomi | R | R | February 16, 1970 | 6'0" | 228 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Mitsujiro Sakai | L | L | January 31, 1968 | 5'8" | 158 | Maikata, Osaka JP |
| Reed Secrist | L | R | May 7, 1970 | 6'0" | 220 | Bountiful, UT US |
| Koichi Sekikawa | L | R | April 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 162 | Chofu, Tokyo JP |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | R | R | January 28, 1972 | 6'1" | 185 | Tsushima, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuhiko Shiotani | R | R | May 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 172 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Fumikazu Takanami | R | R | November 3, 1975 | 5'9" | 159 | Ushibuka, Kumamoto JP |
| Masaya Takeuchi | R | R | May 25, 1971 | 6'0" | 202 | Yuri-gun, Akita JP |
| Tsutomu Tamura | L | L | August 18, 1965 | 5'10" | 167 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
| Shuta Tanaka | L | R | February 23, 1977 | 5'10" | 172 | Kumamoto, Kanagawa JP |
| Yutaka Wada | R | R | September 2, 1962 | 5'9" | 147 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Keiichi Yabu | R | R | September 28, 1968 | 6'0" | 200 | Minami Muro-gun, Mie JP |
| Hiroshi Yagi | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Katsuhiko Yamada | R | R | July 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Hiroki Yamamura | R | R | May 2, 1976 | 5'11" | 163 | Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP |
| Kazuharu Yamazaki | R | R | July 21, 1972 | 6'0" | 173 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
| Masayuki Yano | R | R | January 24, 1975 | 6'0" | 189 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Hiroshi Yoshida | L | L | November 5, 1971 | 5'10" | 176 | Fukuoka-machi, Toyama JP |
| Toshiro Yufune | L | L | October 8, 1966 | 5'9" | 180 | Kaizuka, Osaka JP |
| Tatsuhiro Yuminaga | L | L | July 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 193 | Kunisaki-gun, Oita JP |
