The Hanshin Tigers
Japan's most popular baseball team, The Tigers were the first
Japanese baseball team to ever beat the New York Yankees, 11-7
at Tokyo Dome on 3/29/04! Your Humble Narrator is in
possession of a #9, Atsushi Fujimoto road jersey. The Japanese,
along with the Dominican and Cuban people, have made an
American game an international affair!
Notable players
Team Achievements
Images
Roster - past and
present
The Victorious 1985 club
Hanshin Tigers catcher
Akihiro Yano slides home
safely for an
inside-the-park home run
against the New York
Yankees at Tokyo Dome.
The Tigers won 11-7.
The '38 Tigers
The crowd at
Hanshin
Koshien
Stadium - home
of the Tigers.
Tigers home
and road
jerseys