Here are some of the books I have read about the Hanshin Tigers, Japanese baseball, and the sport in general. The list below does not reflect the order in which they were read or reviewed. They are divided into English and Japanese, and alphabetically by author’s last name. Titles without links have been read but not yet reviewed. For ordering information, click on the thumbnail of the book cover in each individual review. Stay tuned for more!
English
Slugging It Out in Japan – Warren Cromartie with Robert Whiting
Throwback – Jason Kendall and Lee Judge
The Chrysanthemum and the Bat – Robert Whiting
You Gotta Have Wa – Robert Whiting
The Meaning of Ichiro – Robert Whiting
Japanese
バースの日記 (The Bass Diaries) – Randy Bass
巨人−阪神論 (Giants/Tigers Discourse) – Suguru Egawa and Masayuki Kakefu
全力疾走 (Sprint) – Tsuyoshi Nishioka
阪神タイガースの黄金時代が永遠に来ない理由 (Why the Tigers’ Golden Age Will Never Come) – Katsuya Nomura
本当は強い 阪神タイガース (Hanshin Tigers – Actually Strong) – Norio Torigoe
阪神タイガース (Hanshin Tigers) – Yoshio Yoshida
Hanshin Tigers Unofficial Fansite 