1970 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 77-49
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Tsuguo Goto (0-0), Minoru Murayama (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1970 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 77-49
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Tsuguo Goto (0-0), Minoru Murayama (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1970 season with a record of 77 wins and 49 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers paced the league with just 335 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 435 runs. Koichi Tabuchi powered the squad with 21 home runs, while Willie Kirkland walloped 15 or more also. Goro Toi recorded 55 runs batted in. Motoo Ando led batters with significant playing time by hitting .294. Yutaka Enatsu topped the squad with 21 wins, and Minoru Murayama registered a 0.98 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Fred Valentine and Willie Kirkland both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Tsuguo Goto and Minoru Murayama served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoo Ando | R | R | April 8, 1939 | 5'8" | 154 | Ashiya, Hyogo JP |
| Masashi Eda | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 5'10" | 167 | Funabashi, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka JP |
| Kunihiro Fujita | R | R | February 26, 1947 | 5'10" | 171 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Taira Fujita | L | R | October 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 178 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Masatoshi Gondo | L | L | May 1, 1934 | 5'10" | 132 | Tosu, Saga JP |
| Kazuaki Goto | R | R | May 28, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | Mishima, Shizuoka JP |
| Hideki Hara | R | R | April 5, 1949 | 5'11" | 167 | , Ehime JP |
| Hideo Hirayama | R | R | January 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hokkaido JP |
| Goji Hisano | R | R | May 21, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | , Osaka JP |
| Junichi Ikeda | L | R | May 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 184 | Arao, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhiko Ikejima | R | R | February 9, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | , Osaka JP |
| Yukio Ito | February 17, 1943 | |||||
| Yoshizumi Kaburaki | R | R | June 3, 1944 | 5'10" | 173 | , Chiba JP |
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takao Katsuragi | R | R | December 21, 1935 | 5'8" | 182 | Oita, Oita JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Shuichi Kira | R | R | April 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 171 | , Oita JP |
| Willie Kirkland | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 206 | Siluria, AL US |
| Takayuki Kusuhashi | R | R | November 14, 1950 | 5'10" | 162 | , Ehime JP |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Mikizo Manabe | R | R | November 23, 1945 | 5'11" | 182 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Koichi Nishimura | R | R | April 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 176 | Otsuki, Yamanashi JP |
| Masanori Noda | R | R | December 5, 1941 | 5'9" | 156 | Isahaya, Nagasaki JP |
| Kazuo Ohara | L | R | March 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | , Osaka JP |
| Hidetaka Okura | R | R | July 1, 1944 | 5'11" | 162 | Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP |
| Masaharu Sato | R | R | July 5, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | , Mie JP |
| Kiyotake Suzuki | R | R | February 6, 1941 | 5'7" | 143 | Uma-gun, Ehime JP |
| Koichi Tabuchi | R | R | September 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 198 | Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Goro Toi | L | L | December 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 187 | Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP |
| Yasuhiko Tsuji | R | R | June 18, 1942 | 5'7" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Jiro Ueda | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Tanabe, Wakayama JP |
| Kazutomo Ueki | L | L | July 15, 1946 | 5'10" | 165 | , Kyoto JP |
| Fred Valentine | S | R | January 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Clarksdale, MS US |
| Toru Wada | R | R | July 27, 1945 | 5'10" | 193 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Tomoo Wako | R | R | April 5, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Sendai, Miyagi JP |
| Shigemasa Yamamoto | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 5'9" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Takao Yamao | R | R | February 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 182 | Osaka, Osaka JP |
