1973 Hanshin Tigers Roster

Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 64-59
Finished 2nd in the JPCL
Manager: Masayasu Kaneda (64-59)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium

1973 Hanshin Tigers Statistics

The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1973 season with a record of 64 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the JPCL.

The Tigers led the league with just 404 runs allowed. Hanshin scored 433 runs. Koichi Tabuchi walloped 37 home runs for the team, and Taira Fujita added 15 or more, too. Koichi Tabuchi accounted for 90 RBI. Goro Toi topped all regular hitters by hitting .296. Yutaka Enatsu notched 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Jiro Ueda as well contributed 15 or more victories as well Jiro Ueda earned a 2.23 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Willie Kirkland played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Hanshin Tigers to do so.

Masayasu Kaneda served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Motoo AndoRRApril 8, 19395'8"154Ashiya, Hyogo JP
Yutaka EnatsuLLMay 15, 19485'10"198, Nara JP
Eiji FujiiLLFebruary 1, 19405'8"170, Osaka JP
Kunihiro FujitaRRFebruary 26, 19475'10"171, Hiroshima JP
Taira FujitaLROctober 19, 19475'9"178Wakayama, Wakayama JP
Kenji FurusawaRRMarch 31, 19485'11"160Niihama, Ehime JP
Masatoshi GondoLLMay 1, 19345'10"132Tosu, Saga JP
Kazuaki GotoRRMay 28, 19445'8"171Mishima, Shizuoka JP
Hideo HirayamaRRJanuary 1, 19495'10"158, Hokkaido JP
Junichi IkedaLRMay 15, 19465'9"184Arao, Kumamoto JP
Kazuhiko IkejimaRRFebruary 9, 19475'11"178, Osaka JP
Kozo KawatoRRJuly 5, 19495'8"167Mikata-gun, Fukui JP
Shuichi KiraRRApril 23, 19495'11"171, Oita JP
Willie KirklandLRFebruary 17, 19346'1"206Siluria, AL US
Hakaru KuwanoLLMay 5, 19496'0"170Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka JP
Mitsuru MochizukiRROctober 6, 19485'11"180Fuji, Shizuoka JP
Katsuhiro NakamuraRRJune 6, 19495'10"143Yamatake-gun, Chiba JP
Masanori NodaRRDecember 5, 19415'9"156Isahaya, Nagasaki JP
Seiichi OgawaRRJuly 28, 19525'10"171Beppu, Oita JP
Hidetaka OkuraRRJuly 1, 19445'11"162Saeki-gun, Hiroshima JP
Yutaka SaotomeRRApril 13, 19495'11"180Kamitsuga-gun, Tochigi JP
Masaharu SatoRRJuly 5, 19445'8"171, Mie JP
Masaaki SuenagaSeptember 7, 1947
Kiyotake SuzukiRRFebruary 6, 19415'7"143Uma-gun, Ehime JP
Koichi TabuchiRRSeptember 24, 19466'2"198Toyoshima Ward, Tokyo JP
Tomohiro TanimuraRRAugust 3, 19475'8"167Nishinomiya, Hyogo JP
Goro ToiLLDecember 4, 19395'11"187Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi JP
Yasuhiko TsujiRRJune 18, 19425'7"182Nagoya, Aichi JP
Jiro UedaRRJuly 6, 19475'9"176Tanabe, Wakayama JP
Kazutomo UekiLLJuly 15, 19465'10"165, Kyoto JP
Toru WadaRRJuly 27, 19455'10"193Sakai, Osaka JP
Tomoo WakoRRApril 5, 19376'0"180Sendai, Miyagi JP
Kazuyuki YamamotoLLJune 30, 19495'8"176Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP
Shigemasa YamamotoRRMarch 1, 19445'9"165, Hyogo JP



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