1972 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 71-56
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (0-0), Minoru Murayama (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1972 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 71-56
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (0-0), Minoru Murayama (0-0)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1972 season with a record of 71 wins and 56 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.
The Tigers led the league with just 431 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 470 runs. Koichi Tabuchi walloped 34 home runs for the team, while Taira Fujita and Willie Kirkland swatted 15 or more, too. Koichi Tabuchi accounted for 82 RBI. Junichi Ikeda paced all regular batters by hitting .282. Yutaka Enatsu earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, and Tomohiro Tanimura earned a 2.26 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Willie Kirkland and Leon McFadden both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Masayasu Kaneda 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 |
| Yutaka Enatsu | L | L | May 15, 1948 | 5'10" | 198 | , Nara JP |
| Eiji Fujii | L | L | February 1, 1940 | 5'8" | 170 | , Osaka 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 |
| 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 |
| Shigenori Kano | R | R | May 17, 1949 | 5'8" | 162 | , Hyogo 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 |
| Hakaru Kuwano | L | L | May 5, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP |
| Leon McFadden | R | R | April 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Mitsuru Mochizuki | R | R | October 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Fuji, Shizuoka JP |
| Minoru Murayama | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 5'9" | 182 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Katsuhiro Nakamura | R | R | June 6, 1949 | 5'10" | 143 | Yamatake-gun, Chiba 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Osamu Uetsuji | R | R | July 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 160 | , Osaka 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 |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
