Disambiguation evidence for Tigers via surface form

"Hanshin Tigers"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Hanshin Tigers".

Predicate Object
CentralLeaguePennantCount multiple
JapanSeriesTitleCount 2
JapanSeriesTitleYear 1985
JapanSeriesTitleYear 2023
abbreviation HAN
basedInRegion Kansai region
championshipType Japan Series title
competitionLevel top-tier professional baseball in Japan
corporateSponsor Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
surface form: Hanshin Group
country Japan
division Central League standings
formerName Hanshin Tigers
surface form: Osaka Tigers
founded 1935
homeCity Nishinomiya
homePrefecture Hyogo Prefecture
surface form: Hyōgo Prefecture
homeStadium Hanshin Koshien Stadium
homeStadiumCapacityApprox 47000
homeStadiumOpened 1924
instanceOf Nippon Professional Baseball team
instanceOf professional baseball team
league Nippon Professional Baseball
mediaMarket Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
nickname Tigers self-linksurface differs
notableCulture intense media coverage in Kansai
notableFanBaseTrait large regional following in Kansai
notableFanBaseTrait passionate fans
notableManager Akinobu Okada
notableManager Katsuya Nomura
notableManager Senichi Hoshino
notablePlayer Akinobu Okada
notablePlayer Masayuki Kakefu
notablePlayer Randy Bass
notablePlayer Tom O’Malley
notableTradition fans releasing balloons during games
notableTradition fans singing team songs in the seventh inning
notableTradition strong regional identity with Kansai dialect
owner Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
parentCompany Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
rival Yomiuri Giants
rivalryComparedTo Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
surface form: New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox rivalry
rivalryName Hanshin–Yomiuri rivalry
sport baseball
subleague Central League
teamColors black
teamColors white
teamColors yellow
uniformColor pinstripes