1951 Japan Series

	1951 Japan Series The 1951 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1951 season. It was the second Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nankai Hawks, against the Central League champions, the Yomiuri Giants. Summary Matchups Game 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1951 – 2:02 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Game 2 Thursday, October 11, 1951 – 2:01 pm at Osaka Stadium in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Game 3 Saturday, October 13, 1951 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Game 4 Tuesday, October 16, 1951 – 2:00 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo Game 5 Wednesday, October 17, 1951 – 2:03 pm at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo See also 1951 World Series References {{Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series Japan series The Japan Series ( , officially the Japan Championship Series, ), also the Nippon Series, :File:2014_JS_logo.png is the annual championship series i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They have played their home games in the Tokyo Dome since its opening in 1988. The team's owner is Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate which also owns two newspapers (including the eponymous ''Yomiuri Shimbun'') and the Nippon Television Network (which includes flagship Nippon TV). The Giants are the oldest team among the current Japanese professional teams. They are also by far the most successful, having won 22 Japan Series titles and an additional nine in the era of NPB's forerunner, the Japanese Baseball League. Their main rivalry is with the Hanshin Tigers, a team especially popular in the Kansai region. The Yomiuri Giants are regarded as "The New York Yankees of Japan" due to their widespread popularity, past do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Susumu Yuki Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Susumu Akagi (born 1972) Japanese voice actor Susumu Aoyagi (青柳進, born 1968), Japanese baseball player Susumu Chiba (born 1970), Japanese voice actor , Japanese bobsledder Susumu Fujita (1912–1991), Japanese actor Susumu Fukui (born 1947), Japanese Go player Susumu Hani (born 1928), Japanese film director , Japanese ice hockey player Susumu Hirasawa (born 1954), Japanese progressive-electronic artist Susumu Ishii (1924–1991), Japanese criminal , Japanese urologist Susumu Kajiyama (born around 1950), Japanese criminal Susumu Katsumata (other), multiple people Susumu Kitagawa (born 1951), Japanese chemist , Japanese sport shooter Susumu Kuno (born 1933), Japanese linguist and author Susumu Kurobe (born 1939), Japanese actor Susumu Matsushima (born 1913), Japanese photographer Susumu Matsushita (born 1950), Japanese manga artist. Susumu Mochizuki (born 1978), Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1951 World Series The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World). In the Series, the Yankees showed some power of their own, including Gil McDougald's grand slam home run in Game 5, at the Polo Grounds. The Yankees won the Series in six games, for their third straight title and 14th overall. This would be the last World Series for Joe DiMaggio, who retired afterward, and the first for rookies Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. This was the last Subway Series the Giants played in. Both teams would meet again eleven years later after the Giants relocated to San Francisco. They have not played a World Series against each other since. This was the first World Series announced by Bob Sheppard, who was in his first year as Yankee Stadium's public address announcer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Wally Yonamine , was a Japanese American multi-sport athlete who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Early life Kaname Yonamine, a Nisei Japanese American, was born in Olowalu, Maui, Hawaii to parents Matsusai (September 1, 1890 – July 31, 1988) and Kikue (February 14, 1901 – February 26, 1999). Matsusai was an '' uchinānchu'' immigrant and Kikue came from Hiroshima. Yonamine attended Lahainaluna and Wallace Rider Farrington High School. The name of his high school was the origin of his nickname, originally Wallace, but quickly changed to Wally, which would later become his legal name. Professional football career Yonamine signed a $14,000 contract, playing running back for the San Francisco 49ers in their second season (1947). Doing so, he became the first football player of Japanese American ancestry to play professional football (Walter Achiu was the first Asian-American). In his one season with the team, he had 19 carries for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tetsuharu Kawakami was a Japanese baseball player and manager, known for his red bat, and his nickname . He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in a season. He was the MVP of the 1953 Japan Series. He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP three times. As manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to nine consecutive championships. Kawakami was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965. Biography Player Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, he played for Kumamoto Tech (Kumamoto) in the 1937 Summer Kōshien. Kumamoto advanced to the championship game, but lost. After the game, Kawakami grabbed a handful of dirt from the playing field of Kōshien Stadium and put it in his uniform pocket as a memento. This became known as the original scooping of "the dirt of Kōshien" (甲子園の土 Kō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Mitsuo Uno Mitsuo (written: , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Mitsuo Aoki (1914–2010), American theologian , Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fujikura, Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese anime director * Mitsuo Harada (born 1964), Japanese golfer , Japanese anime director , Japanese manga artist , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese politician , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese animator and anime director , Japanese motorcycle racer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese archaeologist and academic , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese footballer , Japanese activist , Japanese politician , Japanese professional wrestler , pen-name of Koba Ichiro, Japanese writer , Japanese sprint canoeist , Japanese footballer , Japanese sport shooter , Japanese voice actor , Japanese art, film and music director , Japanese physicist , Japanese baseball player , Tsunku , known professionally as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kazuharu Murakami Kazuharu (written: 和春, 和晴 or 一治) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese shogi player , Japanese professional wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Hiroshi Nakahara is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 浩, "meaning" 汎弘, 宏, 寛, 洋, 博, 博一, 博司, 博史, 弘詩, 大嗣, 博司, 博史, 弘詩, 大嗣, People with the name , Japanese comedian Hiroshi Abe (other), multiple people , Japanese actor , Japanese astronomer Hiroshi Abe (war criminal) (born 1922), Japanese soldier , Japanese screenwriter and film director , Japanese baseball player , Japanese actor , Japanese handball player Hiroshi Hara (other), multiple people * Hiroshi Hashimoto (other), multiple people Hiroshi Honda (other), multiple people , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese footballer , Japanese bobsledder , Japanese film director , Japanese footballer , Japanese diplomat , Japanese electrical engineer , Japanese lepidopterist , Japanese bryologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]