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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 at Tokyo Dome since its opening in 1988. The team's owner is The 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 professional sports team in Japan. 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 dominance of the lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation of the in 1934. The first professional circuit for the sport in Japan, the Japanese Baseball League (JBL), was founded two years later and continued to play even through the final years of World War II. The organization that is today's NPB was formed when the JBL reorganized in 1950, dividing its 15 teams into two leagues, which would meet in the annual season-ending Japan Series championship play-off series of games starting that year. NPB comprises twelve teams divided equally in two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League, a format which it has largely kept since . It has seen several waves of Expansion team, expansion and contraction, sometimes at the same time, to keep it at those number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1965 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 16th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings League leaders Central League Pacific League Awards *Most Valuable Player **Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) ** Katsuya Nomura, Nankai Hawks (PL) * Rookie of the Year **No CL recipient ** Masaaki Ikenaga, Nishitetsu Lions (PL) * Eiji Sawamura Award ** Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., ... (CL) See also * 1965 Major League Baseball season References * {{Japan-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 38th season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Japan Series ''Seibu Lions won the series 4-2.'' See also *1987 Major League Baseball season The 1987 Major League Baseball season ended with the American League Champion Minnesota Twins winning the World Series over the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals, four games to three, as all seven games were won by the home team. I ... References {{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons 1987 in baseball 1987 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1983 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 34th season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Japan Series ''Seibu Lions won the series 4–3.'' See also *1983 Major League Baseball season The 1983 Major League Baseball season ended with the Baltimore Orioles defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth game of the World Series. Rick Dempsey was named MVP of the Series. The All-Star Game was held on July 6 at Comiskey Park; th ... References {{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons 1983 in baseball 1983 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1981 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 32nd season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Pacific League playoff The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series. ''Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series 3–1–1.'' Japan Series ''Yomiuri Giants won the series 4–2.'' See also *1981 Major League Baseball season The 1981 Major League Baseball season culminated with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series, capturing the franchise's fifth World Series title. The season had a players' strike, which lasted from June 12 to ... References {{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons 1981 in baseball 1981 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1977 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 28th season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Pacific League playoff The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series. ''Hankyu Braves won the series 3–2.'' Japan Series ''Hankyu Braves won the series 4–1.'' See also *1977 Major League Baseball season The 1977 Major League Baseball season saw the American League (AL) having its 1977 Major League Baseball expansion, third expansion, as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays began play, with Seattle returning to the MLB fold after a seven- ... References {{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons 1977 in baseball 1977 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1976 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 27th season of operation for the league. Regular season standings Central League Pacific League Japan Series ''Hankyu Braves won the series 4–3.'' See also *1976 Major League Baseball season The 1976 Major League Baseball season ended with the Cincinnati Reds winning their second consecutive World Series championship. This was the last season of the expansion era (dating back to 1961) until 1993 in which the American League (AL) an ... References {{Nippon Professional Baseball Seasons 1976 in baseball 1976 in Japanese sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1973 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 24th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ... (NPB). Regular season standings Pacific League playoff The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series. ''Nankai Hawks won the series 3-2.'' Japan Series ''Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.'' References {{Japan-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1972 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 23rd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ... (NPB). Regular season standings Japan Series ''Yomiuri Giants won the series 4-1.'' References {{Japan-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1971 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 22nd season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings League leaders Central League Pacific League Awards *Most Valuable Player ** Shigeo Nagashima, Yomiuri Giants (CL) **Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL) * Rookie of the Year ** Shitoshi Sekimoto, Yomiuri Giants (CL) ** Yasuo Minagawa, Toei Flyers The are a Japanese professional Baseball in Japan, baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, in the Sapporo metropolitan area. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the major ... (PL) * Eiji Sawamura Award ** ''Not awarded'' References * {{Japan-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Nippon Professional Baseball Season
The 1969 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 20th season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Regular season Standings League leaders Central League Pacific League Awards *Most Valuable Player **Sadaharu Oh, Yomiuri Giants (CL) **Tokuji Nagaike, Hankyu Braves (PL) * Rookie of the Year ** Koichi Tabuchi, Hanshin Tigers (CL) ** Michiyo Arito, Lotte Orions (PL) * Eiji Sawamura Award ** Kazumi Takahashi, Yomiuri Giants (CL) See also *1969 Major League Baseball season The 1969 Major League Baseball season began on April 7, 1969, while the regular season ended on October 2. The postseason began on October 4. The 66th World Series began with Game 1 on October 11 and ended with Game 5 on October 16, with the N ... References * {{Japan-baseball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
