1971 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 57-64
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Minoru Murayama (57-64)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1971 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 57-64
Finished 5th in the JPCL
Manager: Minoru Murayama (57-64)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1971 season with a record of 57 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 333 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 412 runs. Taira Fujita led Hanshin with 28 home runs, and Koichi Tabuchi walloped 15 or more also. Taira Fujita drove in 61 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .272. Yutaka Enatsu paced the team with 15 wins, while Kenji Furusawa registered a 2.05 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Willie Kirkland played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hanshin Tigers to do so.
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 |
| Kenji Furusawa | R | R | March 31, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Niihama, Ehime JP |
| Eizo Goda | R | R | June 3, 1942 | 5'8" | 160 | Amagasaki, Hyogo 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 |
| Hideo Hirayama | R | R | January 1, 1949 | 5'10" | 158 | , Hokkaido 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 | |||||
| Minoru Kamata | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | , Hyogo JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Willie Kirkland | L | R | February 17, 1934 | 6'1" | 206 | Siluria, AL US |
| Hideo Kusumoto | R | R | August 8, 1949 | 5'8" | 156 | , Tokushima JP |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Norio Mizoguchi | R | R | May 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 171 | , Chiba JP |
| Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Yukiyasu Nakamura | L | R | September 11, 1944 | 5'7" | 145 | , Kanagawa 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 |
| Toshio Nogami | L | L | August 3, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | , Wakayama 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 |
| Osamu Saida | R | R | July 18, 1952 | 5'7" | 143 | , Osaka JP |
| Masaharu Sato | R | R | July 5, 1944 | 5'8" | 171 | , Mie JP |
| Masaaki Suenaga | September 7, 1947 | |||||
| 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 |
| Tadakatsu Takayama | R | R | May 18, 1944 | 5'10" | 173 | , Tochigi JP |
| Tomohiro Tanimura | R | R | August 3, 1947 | 5'8" | 167 | Nishinomiya, Hyogo 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 |
| 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 |
| Toshihiko Yamada | R | R | July 25, 1950 | 5'9" | 158 | , Osaka 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 |
