Hanshin Tigers
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Hanshin Tigers
| Location: | Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan |
| League: | Central League - Nippon Pro Baseball |
| Ballpark: | Kōshien Stadium |
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Franchise History
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Former Tigers in Boston
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Retired numbers
- 10 - Fumio Fujimura
- 11 - Minoru Murayama
- 23 - Yoshio Yoshida
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Trivia
- The home field of the Tigers, Hanshin Koshien Stadium, is one of four major natural grass baseball stadiums in Japan.
- Koshien Stadium is by far the oldest ballpark in Japan; built in 1924, the stadium was once visited by the immortal Babe Ruth on a tour of Major League stars in 1934. There is a monument comemmorating this visit at the front gates of the park.
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