Hanshin Tigers

The Hanshin Tigers are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin... Wikipedia

  • League:  Nippon Professional Baseball:Central League (1950–present) Japanese Baseball League (1936–1949)
  • Location:  HQ in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
  • Ballpark:  Hanshin Koshien Stadium (1936–present), Kyocera Dome Osaka (interim)
  • Year founded:  December 10, 1935
  • Nickname(s):  Tora (トラ, tigers), Mōko (猛虎, fierce tigers)
  • CL pennants:  6 (1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005, 2023)
  • championships:  2 (1985, 2023)
  • championships:  4 (1937 Fall, 1938 Spring, 1944, 1947)
  • Former name(s):  Osaka Tigers (1946–1960), Hanshin Club (1940–1944), Osaka Tigers (1935–1940)
  • Colors:  Yellow, Black, White
  • Mascot:  To-Lucky, Lucky, and Kita
  • Playoff berths:  12 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Retired numbers:  10, 11, 23
  • Ownership:  Takaoki Fujiwara
  • Management:  Hanshin Electric Railway Co, Ltd.
  • Manager:  Kyuji Fujikawa
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo