1985 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Team Record: 74-49
Finished 1st in the JPCL
Manager: Yoshio Yoshida (74-49)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
Japan Series - Hanshin Tigers 4 games, Seibu Lions 2
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1985 season with a record of 74 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the JPCL.
The Tigers led the league with 731 runs, spearheaded by 219 home runs. Hanshin surrendered 593 runs. Randy Bass crushed 54 homers for the team, while Akinobu Okada, Masayuki Kakefu and Akinobu Mayumi each walloped 15 or more as well. Randy Bass drove in 134 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .350. Rich Gale paced the squad with 13 wins, and Kiyooki Nakanishi earned a 2.69 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Randy Bass and Rich Gale both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Yoshio Yoshida served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Bass | L | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'1" | 210 | Lawton, OK US |
| Masashi Fujiwara | L | L | March 2, 1956 | 5'9" | 156 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima 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 |
| Rich Gale | R | R | January 19, 1954 | 6'7" | 225 | Littleton, NH US |
| 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 |
| Sumio Hirota | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 5'4" | 140 | Nankoku, Kochi JP |
| Chikafusa Ikeda | R | R | May 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 202 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki 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 |
| Shinji Kawahara | R | R | February 5, 1962 | 5'10" | 171 | Osaka, Osaka 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 |
| Kazuhiko Kudo | R | R | May 29, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | , Aomori JP |
| Seikyoku Masuyama | L | L | August 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 160 | Takarazuka, Hyogo 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 |
| Keiji Nagasaki | L | L | May 13, 1950 | 5'10" | 176 | Haruno-machi, Kochi JP |
| Koji Nakada | L | L | June 16, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | , NV US |
| Yoshihiro Nakada | R | R | April 8, 1959 | 5'10" | 170 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Kiyooki Nakanishi | R | R | April 26, 1962 | 5'10" | 191 | Sukomo, Kochi 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 |
| Hisashi Ono | S | R | August 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 154 | Toride, Ibaraki JP |
| Noriyoshi Sano | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 5'8" | 171 | Takasaki, Gunma JP |
| Hideaki Sato | L | L | May 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 160 | Akita, Akita JP |
| Akihiro Shimada | L | R | June 27, 1966 | 5'11" | 165 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Munehiko Shimada | R | R | February 17, 1962 | 5'6" | 160 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Masahiro Tanaka | R | R | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Gojo, Nara JP |
| Katsunori Tomari | R | R | August 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 191 | Hirara, Okinawa JP |
| Eiju Tsukiyama | R | R | February 19, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Kashiwa, Chiba JP |
| Yutaka Wada | R | R | September 2, 1962 | 5'9" | 147 | Matsudo, Chiba 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 |
| Shinichi Yamauchi | R | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 178 | Ota, Shimane 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 |
