1940 Hanshin Roster
Japanese Baseball League (JPBL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-37
Finished 2nd in the JPBL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (64-37)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1940 Hanshin StatisticsTeam Record: 64-37
Finished 2nd in the JPBL
Manager: Kenjiro Matsuki (64-37)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin of the Japanese Baseball League ended the 1940 season with a record of 64 wins and 37 losses, finishing second in the JPBL.
Kenjiro Matsuki served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Doigaki | R | R | July 1, 1921 | 5'4" | 140 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Takao Fujimura | R | R | October 5, 1920 | 5'7" | 140 | Kure, Hiroshima JP |
| Torao Hiruki | R | R | September 9, 1917 | 5'8" | 150 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Yasuya Hondo | R | R | March 18, 1918 | 5'5" | 143 | Yao, Osaka JP |
| Jimmy Horio | March 15, 1907 | , JP | ||||
| Jungo Igaue | R | R | April 29, 1917 | 5'6" | 143 | Matsumae-cho, Ehime JP |
| Toshio Kameda | June 27, 1918 | |||||
| Isamu Kinoshita | R | R | April 10, 1920 | 5'8" | 150 | Yonago, Tottori JP |
| Yoshio Kobayashi | R | R | 5'6" | 145 | , Yamaguchi JP | |
| Kenjiro Matsuki | L | L | January 22, 1909 | 5'8" | 173 | Tsuruga, Fukui JP |
| Goro Matsuo | R | R | October 11, 1915 | , Saga JP | ||
| Sadayuki Minagawa | R | R | October 9, 1919 | 5'3" | 132 | , Gunma JP |
| Hachiro Miwa | L | L | November 13, 1921 | 5'9" | 151 | Gunma-gun, Gunma JP |
| Takeshi Miyazaki | R | R | December 17, 1918 | 5'6" | 140 | , Nagano JP |
| Kunigoro Mori | L | L | September 1, 1919 | 5'4" | 123 | , Oita JP |
| Kinichi Nakata | R | R | February 11, 1921 | 5'6" | 147 | , Osaka JP |
| Fukuyoshi Okada | R | R | April 25, 1917 | 5'4" | 116 | , Aichi JP |
| Yoshio Tanaka | April 2, 1907 | , HI US | ||||
| Nobuhiko Tomimatsu | L | L | July 12, 1917 | 5'7" | 140 | Nishimoniya, Hyogo JP |
| Tsuneo Tsuri | R | R | September 9, 1917 | 5'7" | 150 | , Hyogo JP |
| Tadashi Wakabayashi | March 1, 1908 | Oahu, HI US | ||||
| Minoru Yamane | R | R | June 14, 1919 | 5'8" | 149 | , Hiroshima JP |
