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1954 Japan Series
The 1954 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1954 season. It was the fifth Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champions, the Nishitetsu Lions, against the Central League champions, the Chunichi Dragons. This would be the Dragons' last championship until 2007, when they defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Summary Matchups Game 1 Saturday, October 30, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Game 2 Sunday, October 31, 1954 – 1:34 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Game 3 Tuesday, November 2, 1954 – 1:36 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Game 4 Wednesday, November 3, 1954 – 1:35 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Game 5 Thursday, November 4, 1954 – 1:32 pm at Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Game 6 Saturday, November 6, 1954 – 1:33 pm at Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan. The team plays in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. They have won the Central League pennant nine times (most recently in 2011) and the Japan Series twice (in 1954 and 2007). They were also champions in the 2007 Asia Series. Franchise history The Chunichi Dragons were formed in 1936 as the Nagoya Club. The franchise was acquired by the ''Chunichi Shimbun'' newspaper company in 1946. They became the "Dragons" in 1947, but experimented with a number of variations on their team name before settling on Chunichi Dragons in 1954. The Dragons' most famous player, Michio Nishizawa, played for the team from 1936 to 1958. He entered the league as a 15-year-old pitcher. He developed into a 20-game winner by 1939. Nishizawa's most memorable pitching feats occurred in 1942. On May 24 of that year, Nishizawa pitched a remarkable twenty-eight complete innings, totalling 311 pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadao Nishimura (in Thai: sadao; Khmer: sdao) a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae
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Sadao may refer to: Places * Sadao, Buachet - Buachet District - Surin Province, North-Eastern Thailand * Sadao, Nang Rong - Nang Rong District - Buriram Province, North-Eastern Thailand * Sadao, Phlapphla Chai - Phlapphla Chai District - Buriram Province, North-Eastern Thailand * Sadao, Sadao - Sadao District - Songkhla Province, Southern Thailand * Sadao, Tat Thong - Mueang Yasothon District - Yasothon Province North-Eastern Thailand Other uses *Sadao (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Neem ''Azadirachta indica'', commonly known as neem, nimtree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus '' Azadirachta'', and is native to the Indian subcontinent and most of the countries in Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 World Series
The 1954 World Series matched the National League champion New York Giants against the American League champion Cleveland Indians. The Giants swept the Series in four games to win their first championship since , defeating the heavily favored Indians, who had won an AL-record 111 games in the 154-game regular season (a record since broken by the 1998 New York Yankees with 114 and again by the 2001 Seattle Mariners with 116, tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the most wins in a season). "The Catch" occurred during Game 1 of this series, when Giants center fielder Willie Mays snared a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield. Utility player Dusty Rhodes had clutch hits in three of the four games, including a pinch-hit walk-off that won Game 1, barely clearing the right-field fence at the Polo Grounds. Giants manager Leo Durocher, who had managed teams to three National League championships, won his only World Series title as a manager. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokuji Kawasaki
was a after ''Kagen'' and before '' Enkyō.'' This period spanned the years from December 1306 through October 1308. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1306 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in ''Kagen'' 4. Events of the ''Tokuji'' era * 1308 (''Tokuji 3, 8th month''): In the 8th year of Go-Nijo''-tennō''s reign (後二条天皇8年), the emperor died at the young age of 24; and the succession (''senso'') was received by his cousin. Shortly thereafter, Emperor Hanazono is said to have acceded to the throne (''sokui''). * 1308 (''Tokuji 3, 10th month''): The nengō was changed to Enkyō to mark the accession of Emperor Hanazono.Varley, p. 240. Notes References * Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005) ''Japan encyclopedia.''Cambridge: Harvard University Press. OCLC 58053128* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Nihon Odai Ichiran''; ou ''Annales des empereurs du Japon.'' Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Ōshima
Nobuo (written: , , , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine, Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese basketball player * Nobuo Fujita (1911–1997), Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese basketball player * Nobuo Kojima (1915–2006), writer * Kanda Nobuo (1921–2003), historian who specialized in early * Nobuo Nakagawa (1905–1984), film director *, Japanese actor *, Japanese boxer * Nobuo Okishio (1927–2003), Japanese economist *, Japanese handball player * Nobuo Satō (born 1942), former Japanese figure skater and current coach *, Japanese sculptor * Nobuo Suga, a Japanese biologist, known for hearing research * Nobuo Tanaka (born 1950), former executive director of the International Energy Agency * Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi (1911–1943), war participant * Nobuo Tobita (born 1959), Japanese voice actor * Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959), composer of video game music * Nobuo Yoneda ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidefumi Kawamura
Hidefumi (written: or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese jazz and electronic musician *, Japanese artist, writer and animator *, Japanese voice actor {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-jinja, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michio Nishizawa
was a prominent Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player who excelled as both a pitcher and a position player. Playing with the Chunichi Dragons franchise for most of his career, Nishizawa became one of Japan's most beloved athletes. His number 15 jersey is one of only two retired by the team. Biography Nishizawa debuted with Nagoya at the age of 15 in 1936, the youngest player ever in the history of pro Yakyu. He achieved early fame as a pitcher, developing into a twenty-game winner by 1939. His most memorable pitching feats occurred in 1942. On May 24 of that year, Nishizawa pitched a remarkable twenty-eight complete innings, totalling 311 pitches in a 4-4 tie against the Taiyō Baseball Club at Korakuen Stadium. Later that year, he tossed his first and only no-hitter, accomplishing the feat against the Hankyu Baseball Club. Despite a career earned run average of 2.23, the heavy workload combined with injuries sustained during two years of service in World War II forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Ōtsu
Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki *, anime director *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese film director *, Japanese inventor, music composer, and Chief Executive Officer of VitaCraft and VitaCraft Japan *, Olympics marksmen *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese middle-distance runner *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese animator and character designer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese impostor * Mamoru Sato (born 1937), American modernist sculptor *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer *, Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II *, Japanese illustrator/manga artist *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese criminal/murderer *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese architect *, Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Ishikawa
Katsuhiko (written: 勝彦, 克彦 or 勝比古) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese sumo wrestler *Katsuhiko Kinoshita Katsuhiko Kinoshita (born 1973) is a Japanese team handball coach. He coaches the Australian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of t ... (born 1973), Japanese handball player and coach *, Japanese seismologist *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese baseball commissioner *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese sport wrestler and mixed martial artist *Japanese actor and musician *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese horse trainer *, Japanese rally drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riichi Kodama
Riichi (written: 利一 or 理一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese writer See also * Japanese Mahjong, or Rīchi mahjong {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
