1988 Hanshin Tigers Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 51-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Minoru Murayama (51-77)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
1988 Hanshin Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 51-77
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Minoru Murayama (51-77)
Ballpark: Hanshin Koshien Stadium
The Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League ended the 1988 season with a record of 51 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Tigers scored 444 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 525 runs. Akinobu Okada led Hanshin with 23 home runs, while Akinobu Mayumi walloped 15 or more also. Akinobu Okada drove in 72 runs. Yutaka Wada paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .279. Matt Keough topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.76 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1988 Hanshin Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ruppert Jones, Randy Bass and Matt Keough.
Minoru Murayama 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chikafusa Ikeda | R | R | May 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 202 | Miyazaki, Miyazaki JP |
| Takashi Inomata | L | L | June 27, 1964 | 5'3" | 187 | Nagaoka, Niigata JP |
| Fumitaka Ito | R | R | May 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 182 | Nagoya, Aichi JP |
| Eiji Iwakiri | R | R | October 8, 1961 | 5'9" | 171 | Joto Ward, Osaka JP |
| Ruppert Jones | L | L | March 12, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Dallas, TX US |
| Masayuki Kakefu | L | R | May 9, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chiba, Chiba JP |
| Eiji Kanamori | L | R | January 24, 1957 | 5'9" | 158 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa JP |
| Junichi Kashiwabara | R | R | June 15, 1952 | 5'10" | 182 | Yashiro, Kumamoto JP |
| Matt Keough | R | R | July 3, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Pomona, CA US |
| 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 |
| Yasuo Kubo | R | R | April 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 182 | Kaho-gun, Fukuoka 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 |
| 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 |
| Satoru Nakano | L | L | January 7, 1963 | 5'6" | 165 | Tochigi, Tochigi JP |
| Tadami Nakatani | L | R | September 1, 1965 | 5'10" | 190 | Kobe, Hyogo JP |
| Koji Noda | R | R | February 9, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | Kuma-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Noriaki Okabe | R | R | April 11, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Kita Tama-gun, Tokyo 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 |
| Munehiko Shimada | R | R | February 17, 1962 | 5'6" | 160 | Arita, Wakayama JP |
| Yasuhito Shimao | R | R | May 6, 1968 | 6'2" | 195 | Himeji, Hyogo JP |
| Atsushi Taki | May 25, 1968 | |||||
| Yasushi Tao | L | L | January 8, 1954 | 5'8" | 171 | Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa JP |
| Katsunori Tomari | R | R | August 23, 1962 | 6'0" | 191 | Hirara, Okinawa JP |
| Shoji Toyama | L | L | July 21, 1967 | 5'10" | 200 | Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto JP |
| Yutaka Wada | R | R | September 2, 1962 | 5'9" | 147 | Matsudo, Chiba JP |
| Hiroshi Yagi | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Shigeyuki Yamaguchi | R | R | June 24, 1966 | 5'10" | 171 | Ota Ward, Tokyo 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 |
| Soichi Yokotani | R | R | September 2, 1965 | 5'11" | 169 | Okayama, Okayama JP |
| Yasuo Yoshida | R | R | June 11, 1961 | 5'10" | 156 | Iwase-gun, Fukushima JP |
| Hiroyuki Yoshikawa | L | R | September 22, 1965 | 5'8" | 156 | Kagoshima, Kagoshima JP |
