2006 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 84-58
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Akinobu Okada (84-58)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 2006 season with a record of 84 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 597 runs and conceded 508 runs. Tomoaki Kanemoto paced Hanshin with 26 home runs, while Takashi Toritani, Osamu Hamanaka, Andy Sheets and Akihiro Yano each walloped 15 or more, too. Tomoaki Kanemoto accounted for 98 RBI. Andy Sheets led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .310. Kei Igawa topped the team with 14 wins, and Shinobu Fukuhara registered a 2.1 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Jeff Williams, Kyuji Fujikawa, Kei Igawa, Andy Sheets, Shane Spencer, Darwin Cubillán and Chris Oxspring were all players from the 2006 Hanshin Tigers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Akinobu Okada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Aiki | R | R | May 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 160 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Norihiro Akahoshi | L | R | April 10, 1976 | 5'7" | 146 | Kariya, Aichi JP |
| Masato Akamatsu | R | R | September 6, 1982 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Yuya Ando | R | R | December 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 205 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Ryo Asai | R | R | July 19, 1979 | 5'9" | 175 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Darwin Cubillán | R | R | November 15, 1972 | 6'2" | 165 | Bobures, Zulia VE |
| Hirotaka Egusa | L | L | September 3, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | L | R | July 21, 1980 | 6'0" | 190 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Atsushi Fujimoto | L | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 159 | Akashi, Hyogo JP |
| Taiyo Fujita | R | R | November 1, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Toru Fujiwara | R | R | June 18, 1979 | 5'11" | 181 | Takasago, Hyogo JP |
| Shinobu Fukuhara | R | R | December 28, 1976 | 5'11" | 210 | Miyoshi, Hiroshima JP |
| Osamu Hamanaka | R | R | July 9, 1978 | 5'10" | 179 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Kentaro Hashimoto | R | R | April 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 215 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Shinjiro Hiyama | L | R | July 1, 1969 | 5'10" | 175 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Kei Igawa | L | L | July 13, 1979 | 6'1" | 210 | Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Makoto Imaoka | R | R | September 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 183 | Takarazuka, Hyogo JP |
| Minoru Iwata | L | L | October 31, 1983 | 5'10" | 195 | Moriguchi, Osaka JP |
| Takateru Iyono | R | R | October 29, 1980 | 5'11" | 180 | Ito, Shizuoka JP |
| Taichiro Kamisaka | R | R | April 14, 1977 | 5'9" | 165 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Takehito Kanazawa | R | R | January 12, 1979 | 6'2" | 183 | Kita Ibaraki, Ibaraki JP |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | L | R | April 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Keisuke Kano | R | R | December 17, 1982 | 5'11" | 176 | Seta-gun, Gunma JP |
| Atsushi Kataoka | L | R | June 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 205 | , Kyoto JP |
| Go Kida | L | R | October 25, 1979 | 6'0" | 187 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Tomoyuki Kubota | R | R | January 30, 1981 | 5'11" | 210 | Hiki-gun, Saitama JP |
| Wei-Chu Lin | L | L | January 22, 1979 | 5'10" | 179 | , TW |
| Kojiro Machida | R | R | December 11, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | Kochi, Kochi JP |
| Tadatoki Maeda | R | R | October 4, 1977 | 5'9" | 176 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhiro Nakamura | L | L | September 19, 1978 | 5'9" | 167 | Kashihara, Nara JP |
| Yutaka Nakamura | R | R | April 23, 1973 | 5'8" | 182 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Toshihiro Noguchi | R | R | June 24, 1971 | 6'0" | 168 | Narashino, Chiba JP |
| Atsushi Nohmi | L | L | May 28, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Izushi-gun, Hyogo JP |
| Chris Oxspring | L | R | May 13, 1977 | 6'1" | 195 | Ipswich, Queensland AU |
| Masashi Sajikihara | R | R | August 21, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Katsuhiko Saka | L | R | September 6, 1985 | 5'11" | 185 | Kasumigaura, Ibaraki JP |
| Kentaro Sekimoto | R | R | August 26, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Negawaya, Osaka JP |
| Andy Sheets | R | R | November 19, 1971 | 6'2" | 180 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi | L | L | May 16, 1968 | 6'0" | 212 | Nagasaki, Nagasaki JP |
| Shane Spencer | R | R | February 20, 1972 | 5'11" | 210 | Key West, FL US |
| Naohisa Sugiyama | R | R | December 25, 1980 | 6'0" | 179 | Maizuru, Kyoto JP |
| Yutaka Tamaki | R | R | September 11, 1986 | 5'11" | 167 | , Wakayama JP |
| Shuta Tanaka | L | R | February 23, 1977 | 5'10" | 172 | Kumamoto, Kanagawa JP |
| Takashi Toritani | L | R | June 26, 1981 | 5'11" | 170 | Hamura, Tokyo JP |
| Jeff Williams | R | L | June 6, 1972 | 6'0" | 185 | Canberra, Capital Territory AU |
| Akihiro Yano | R | R | December 6, 1968 | 5'11" | 179 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
| Makoto Yoshino | L | L | November 19, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Omiya, Saitama JP |
