1983 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 62-63
Finished 4th in the JPCL
Manager: Motoo Ando (62-63)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1983 season with a record of 62 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the JPCL.
The Tigers plated 598 runs and surrendered 604 runs. Randy Bass walloped 35 home runs for Hanshin, while Akinobu Mayumi, Masayuki Kakefu and Akinobu Okada each added 15 or more as well. Masayuki Kakefu accounted for 93 RBI. Akinobu Mayumi paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .353. Kazuhiko Kudo and Shigeru Kobayashi topped the squad with 13 wins each, and Osamu Fukuma recorded a 2.63 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1983 Hanshin Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kim Allen, Randy Bass and Steve Stroughter.
Motoo Ando served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Akamatsu | R | R | October 17, 1955 | 5'8" | 165 | , Fukui JP |
| Kim Allen | R | R | April 5, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Fontana, CA US |
| Randy Bass | L | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | Lawton, OK US |
| Kazumasa Fujikura | R | R | August 31, 1957 | 5'7" | 150 | Ashikaga, Tochigi JP |
| Taira Fujita | L | R | October 19, 1947 | 5'9" | 178 | Wakayama, Wakayama JP |
| Osamu Fukuma | L | L | July 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 151 | Ota, Shimane JP |
| Masaaki Fukuya | R | R | April 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 178 | Ichinomiya-cho, Hyogo JP |
| Tomoaki Hamada | R | R | September 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | Kita Muro-gun, Mie JP |
| Hiroyuki Hamaoka | L | L | September 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 165 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Koichi Hattori | R | R | July 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Kyoto, Kyoto JP |
| Katsuyuki Hikima | S | R | February 21, 1958 | 5'7" | 147 | Chichibu-gun, Saitama JP |
| Katsuo Hirata | R | R | July 31, 1959 | 5'10" | 171 | Matsuura, Nagasaki JP |
| Yutaka Ikeuchi | R | R | April 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Okawa-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Fumitaka Ito | R | R | May 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Masayuki Kakefu | L | R | May 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Kazuma Kakura | R | R | October 19, 1957 | 5'8" | 167 | Omuta, Fukuoka JP |
| Yuji Kasama | R | R | March 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 191 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Kozo Kawato | R | R | July 5, 1949 | 5'8" | 167 | Mikata-gun, Fukui JP |
| Katsuhiko Kido | R | R | February 1, 1961 | 5'10" | 200 | Sakai, Osaka JP |
| Terufumi Kitamura | R | R | January 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 167 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shigeru Kobayashi | R | R | November 14, 1952 | 5'10" | 150 | Tohaku-gun, Tottori JP |
| Kazuhiko Kudo | R | R | May 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | , Aomori JP |
| Akinobu Mayumi | R | R | July 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 155 | Tamana-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Susumu Mikoshiba | R | R | June 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 167 | Shiojiri, Nagano JP |
| Yasunori Nagao | L | R | May 2, 1950 | 5'6" | 160 | Saga, Saga JP |
| Yoshihiro Nakada | R | R | April 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Osamu Nomura | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 171 | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa JP |
| Akinobu Okada | R | R | November 25, 1957 | 5'9" | 170 | Kita Ward, Osaka JP |
| Rich Olsen | R | R | June 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Sadao Omachi | R | R | April 21, 1953 | 6'0" | 165 | , Yamaguchi JP |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Steve Stroughter | L | L | March 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 190 | Visalia, CA US |
| Koki Suzuki | R | R | September 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 173 | Rikuzen Tawata, Iwate JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Chosuke Watanabe | R | R | October 11, 1956 | 5'9" | 185 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Kazuhide Yamada | R | R | December 5, 1958 | 5'10" | 167 | , Osaka JP |
| Takeshi Yamakawa | R | R | February 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Kazuyuki Yamamoto | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 5'8" | 176 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Koji Yamawaki | R | R | October 13, 1962 | 5'8" | 147 | , Osaka JP |
| Haruki Yoshitake | L | L | January 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Kasuga, Fukuoka JP |
