Orix Buffaloes - Baseball Hall of Famers

Baseball Hall of Famers

Elected mainly for Hankyu Braves service

  • Takao Kajimoto, P, 1954-1973 (inducted 2007)
  • Yutaka Fukumoto, CF, 1969-1988 (inducted 2002)

Elected for service with other teams, as well as Hankyu and Orix

  • Hisashi Yamada, P, 1969-1988 (inducted 2006)
  • Hiromitsu Kadota, DH, 1989-1990 (inducted 2006)
  • Akira Ōgi, MGR 1988-1992†, 1994–2001, 2005 (inducted 2004)
  • Toshiharu Ueda, MGR, 1974–1978, 1981-1990 (inducted 2003)
  • Tetsuya Yoneda, P, 1956-1975 (inducted 2000)
  • Futoshi Nakanishi, Head coach / Hitting coach, 1985-1990†, 1995-1997 (inducted 1999)

†For Kintetsu Buffaloes Elected mainly for Kintetsu Buffaloes service

  • Keishi Suzuki, P, 1966-1985 (inducted 2002)
  • Yukio Nishimoto, MGR 1974-1981 (inducted 1988)

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