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Shunichi Amachi 30-Dec-1904
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Kaoru Betto 23-Aug-1920
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Marines' franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadayoshi Fujimoto 20-Dec-1904
Ranked among most
successful NPB managers
manager of early Giants
dynasty
Players who starred
for teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most
successful manager in one league era
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Motoshi Fujita 17-Aug-1931
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1980's Central League
His successes
as a manager in 1980's compared to those of Masaaki Mori in the same
decade
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Shinji Hamazaki 10-Dec-1901
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tatsuro Hirooka 9-Feb-1932
As a player
Led the Swallows to their first
significant successes
Manager who reversed Lions bad times
and began a highly successful streak
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1980's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Senichi Hoshino 21-Jan-1947
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Dragon franchise history
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Shuichi Ishimoto 1-Nov-1896
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Hisanori Karita 19-Jan-1910
As a player
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tetsuharu Kawakami 23-Mar-1920
As a player
Ranked among most
successful NPB managers
manager of "V-9" Giants dynasty
Players who starred
for teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1960's Central League
Most
successful manager of 1960's
Most successful
manager of 1970's Central League
His successes
as a manager in the 1970's compared to those of Ueda
Honorable
mention as a successful manager in the 1970's
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown for his managing
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Takeshi Koba 22-Apr-1936
As a player
As the manager who led the Carp to
success
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Carp franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadao Kondo 2-Oct-1925
Evaluated to see if his NPB
managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Tokuru Konishi 10-Jul-1894
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Kenjiro Matsuki 22-Jan-1909
As a player
Evaluated to see if his
NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Osamu Mihara 21-Nov-1911
As a successful manager of the
Buffaloes
Leader of Lions during one of the
ten most successful streaks ever
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1950's
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Bay Star franchise history
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Lions' franchise history
Honorable mention
as successful manager of 1950's Pacific League
Honorable mention
as successful manager of 1950's
Disputes with player
Shinichi Eto when he managed the Dragons ended with trade of Eto
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Shigeru Mizuhara 19-Jan-1909
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Giants dynasty of early
1950's
manager of Giants dynasty of late
1950's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1950's Central League
Most successful
manager of 1950's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Masaaki Mori 9-Jan-1937
As a player
Lions' manager who maintained success
begun by Hirooka
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Lions dynasty of late
1980's
manager of Lions dynasty of early
1990's
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Most successful manager
in Lions' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1980's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1980's
Beats out Nomura
as most successful manager of 1990's because of Nomura's unspectacular overall
winning percentage
Most successful
manager of 1990's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1990's
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Shigeo Mori 18-Mar-1906
Evaluated to see if his NPB
managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall of
Fame
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Shigeo Nagashima 20-Feb-1936
As a player
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Giant franchise history
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Haruyasu Nakajima 28-Jun-1909
As a player
Evaluated to see if
his NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall
of Fame
manager of early Giants
dynasty
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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Yukio Nishimoto 25-Apr-1920
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
Led the Buffaloes to their greatest
ever streak of success
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Braves dynasty of the
1970's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Honorable mention
as successful manager in Blue Wave franchise history
Most successful
manager in Buffaloes' franchise history
His successes
as a manager in the 1970's compared to those of Ueda
Honorable mention
as a successful manager in the 1970's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as a successful manager in the 1970's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Katsuya Nomura 29-Jun-1935
As a player
Managed Swallows to several
championships
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Swallows' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1990's Central League
Honorable
mention as a successful manager of 1990's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Akira Ogi 29-Apr-1935
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
As a successful manager of the
Buffaloes
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Sadaharu Oh 20-May-1940
As a player
Lead Hawks to a recent run of
significant success
Behavior as manager against players threatening his
single season home run record
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for teams
he managed listed
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Keiji Osawa 4-Mar-1932
Most successful manager
in Fighters' franchise history
Listing of teams he managed
and years he did so
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Michinori Tsubouchi 7-Apr-1914
As a player
Evaluated to see if
his NPB managerial career helped justify his induction to the Japanese Hall
of Fame
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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Kazuto Tsuruoka a/k/a Kazuto
Yamamoto 27-Jul-1916
As a player
Led Hawks from being subpar performers
to the second most successful streak ever
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Hawks' franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1950's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as successful manager of 1950's
Most successful
manager of 1960's Pacific League
Honorable
mention as successful manager of 1960's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Toshiharu Ueda 18-Jan-1937
As a successful manager of the
Blue Wave
Ranked among most successful
NPB managers
manager of Braves dynasty of
1970's
Players who starred for
teams he managed listed
Most successful
manager in Blue Wave franchise history
Most successful
manager of 1970's Pacific League
Most successful
manager of 1970's
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
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Bobby Valentine 13-May-1950
Signed Shinjo in major
leagues
Role in development
of Koichi Hori
Listing of teams he
managed and years he did so
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Tadashi Wakabayashi 1-Mar-1908
As a player
Named as most
successful gaijin manager
Most successful
manager in Tigers' franchise history
Listing of teams
he managed and years he did so
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will be a list of all players indexed whose family names begin with that
letter (if ther's more than one).
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Shinnosuke Abe c
rtg2 points 20-Mar-1979
Evaluated as a 2006 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2007 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
Evaluated as a 2008 "Player to Watch" as a major league possibility
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Mitsuhiro Adachi p 324
rtg2 points 10-Mar-1940
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
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Takeshi Aiko of 222 rtg2 points
15-Aug-1962
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Motoyuki Akahori p 264
rtg2 points 7-Apr-1970
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
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Koji Akiyama of 504 rtg2 points
6-Apr-1962
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
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Noburu Akiyama p 313 rtg2
points 3-Feb-1934
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
Tied for last
pitching spot on overall 1960's all star team
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George Altman of-1b 335 rtg2
points 20-Mar-1933
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
career hitting data
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
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Noburu Aota of 409 rtg2 points
22-Nov-1924
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On 1950's Central League
all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Hiromasa Arai of 318 rtg2
points 26-Apr-1952
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
career hitting data
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Atsushi Aramaki p 369 rtg2
points 16-Nov-1926
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Shuzo Arita c <200 rtg2 points
27-Sep-1951
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
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Michiyo Arito 3b 472 rtg2
points 17-Dec-1946
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
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Keichi Asano p <200 rtg2
points 22-Feb-1949
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
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Kenji Awaguchi of 223 rtg2
points 5-Apr-1952
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Hideyuki Awano p <200
rtg2 points 28-Jul-1964
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
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Gene Bacque p 220 rtg2 points
12-Aug-1937
Selected to all foreign-born
team
On 1960's Central League
all star team
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Chico Barbon 2b 245 rtg2 points
13-Mar-1933
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
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Randy Bass 1b 341 rtg2 points
13-Mar-1954
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Tigers' franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central League
all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
One of the players who chased Sadaharu Oh's single
season home run record and was denied the chance to tie or break the record
by the refusal of pitchers on Oh's teams to throw him strikes
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Jim Baumer 2b 205 rtg2 points
29-Jan-1931
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Akira Bessho a/k/a Takehiko Bessho p
633 rtg2 points 1-Oct-1922
Career pitching data
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On Hawk franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined
further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown
summarized
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
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Kaoru Betto of 312 rtg2 points
23-Aug-1920
As a manager
career hitting data
Japanese Hall of Famer not
ranked among top players in NPB history
On Marines' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific League
all star team
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Don Blasingame 2b <200
rtg2 points 16-Mar-1932
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
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Jack Bloomfield 2b 260 rtg2
points 7-Aug-1932
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1962 season
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Glenn Braggs of 208 rtg2 points
17-Oct-1962
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Tony Brewer of 232 rtg2 points
25-Nov-1957
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Ralph Bryant of 264 rtg2 points
20-May-1961
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Akira Ogi
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
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Shoichi Busujima of 388
rtg2 points 14-Jan-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
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Alex Cabrera 1b 274 rtg2 points
24-Dec-1971
On Lions' franchise all
star team
One of the players who chased Sadaharu Oh's single
season home run record and was denied the chance to tie or break the record
by the refusal of pitchers on Oh's teams to throw him strikes
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Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2002 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 2003 season
Shigeru Chiba 2b 477 rtg2
points 10-May-1919
star player for early Giants
dynasty
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
Ranked among top second basemen in
NPB history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using
players comparable to his MLB projection
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Phil Clark 1b <200 rtg2 points
6-May-1968
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Warren Cromartie of 338
rtg2 points 29-Sep-1953
Gaijin NPB career data given plus
MLB/NPB teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Described as not fond of
teammate Tatsunori Hara
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1986 season
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1989 season
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Tommy Cruz of 227 rtg2 points
15-Feb-1951
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Takeo Daigo c <200 rtg2 points
15-Nov-1938
On Marines' franchise all
star team
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Dick Davis 1b 213 rtg2 points
25-Sep-1953
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Orestes Destrade dh 232
rtg2 points 8-May-1962
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
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Masayuki Dobashi p 327
rtg2 points 5-Dec-1935
Career pitching data
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
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Masahiro Doi of 557 rtg2 points
8-Dec-1943
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
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Shozo Doi 2b 228 rtg2 points
28-Jun-1942
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
discussed in miscellaneous player
comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
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Takeshi Doigaki c 354 rtg2
points 1-Jul-1921
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
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Suguru Egawa p 239 rtg2 points
25-May-1955
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
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Akira Ejiri of 252 rtg2 points
10-Jan-1943
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
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Yutaka Enatsu p 439 rtg2 points
15-May-1948
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's overall
all star team ahead of Yamada despite finishing behind him in the Pacific
League because he passes him when his Central League play is added in
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
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Kazuhiko Endo p 239 rtg2 points
19-Apr-1955
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
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Kihachi Enomoto 1b 559 rtg2
points 5-Dec-1936
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Rated the greatest
player in Marines' franchise history because unlike Yamauchi and Ochiai,
he spent essentially all his career with the franchise
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
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Akira Eto 3b-1b 438 rtg2points
15-Apr-1970
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Carp franchise all star
team
On 1990's Central League
all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
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Shinichi Eto of-1b 519 rtg2
points 16-Oct-1937
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
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Eiji Fujii of 242 rtg2 points
1-Feb-1940
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Hiromu Fujii 1b 272 rtg2 points
29-Sep-1935
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Isamu Fujii of-1b 331 rtg2 points
20-Oct-1916
career hitting data
On Bay Star franchise all
star team
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Yasuo Fujii of-1b 314 rtg2 points
7-Jul-1962
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
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Hideo Fujimoto p 526 rtg2
points 18-May-1918
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using
players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for Cooperstown Reexamined
using new data on pre-1945 Japan
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Fumio Fujimura 3b-1b 552
rtg2 points 14-Aug-1916
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On one league
era all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of Major League equivalent of 1950 season
Top of page
Takao Fujimura p 293 rtg2
points 5-Oct-1921
On Tigers' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
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Shigeru Fujio c <200 rtg2
points 28-Oct-1934
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
On 1950's Central
League all star team
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Motoshi Fujita p 288 rtg2
points 7-Aug-1931
As a manager
Ranked among top players in
Excellence Plus points who are eligible for the Japanese Hall of Fame but
not yet in
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
star player for Giants dynasty
of late 1950's
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
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Taira Fujita ss-1b 471 rtg2
points 19-Oct-1947
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Tigers' franchise all
star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Explanation of why I
dismiss his case for induction to Cooperstown
Top of page
Mitsuo Fujiwara 3b 220 rtg2
points 18-Sep-1946
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kosuke Fukudome of 294 rtg2
points 26-Apr-1977
On Dragon franchise
all star team
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2006 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2007 "player to watch"
Major league equivalency given
as a 2008 import
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Kazuo Fukumorip 8-4-1976
Major league equivalency given
as a 2008 import
Yutaka Fukumoto of 548 rtg2
points 7-Nov-1947
star player for Braves dynasty
of 1970's
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishimoto
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of top seasons
Top of page
Junichi Fukura 2b 247 rtg2
points 28-Jun-1960
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Kono Fukutomi of 207 rtg2
points 23-Apr-1943
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Kazuhide Funada 3b-ss-2b 234
rtg2 points 5-May-1942
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Seizo Furukawa of 292 rtg2
points 4-Mar-1922
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Atsuya Furuta c 448 rtg2 points
6-Aug-1965
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top catchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
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Hideo Furuya 3b 297 rtg2 points
1-Aug-1955
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
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Balvino Galvez p <200
rtg2 points 31-Mar-1964
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Shosei Go of 459 rtg2 points
28-Jun-1916
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
star player for early Giants
dynasty
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Listed as one of the
very best foreign born position players
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On one league era
all star team
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Leo Gomez 3b-1b 294 rtg2 points
2-Mar-1967
Gaijin NPB career data given plus MLB/NPB
teams and state or country of birth
Selected to all foreign-born
team
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
On Dragon franchise all star
team
On 1990's Central League
all star team
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Hiroshi Gondo p 221 rtg2 points
2-Dec-1938
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1960's Central
League all star team
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Koichi Hada 3b-1b 263 rtg2 points
19-Jun-1953
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Kent Hadley 1b 211 rtg2 points
17-Dec-1934
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Hiroshi Hakoda 2b-3b 214
rtg2 points 1-Feb-1932
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Jinten Haku of 298 rtg2 points
27-Nov-1943
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tatsunori Hara 3b-of 476
rtg2 points 22-Jul-1958
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Motoshi Fujita
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Giant franchise all
star team
On 1980's Central
League all star team
On overall 1980's
all star team
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Tokumitsu Harada of 260
rtg2 points 28-Aug-1919
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Isao Harimoto of 772 rtg2
points 19-Jun-1940
Born to at least one non-Japanese
parent, which may have been a motivating factor in his success
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeo Nagashima
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Fighters' franchise
all star team
Mentioned as one of
the four best players in NPB history, all of whom were at or very
near their peak in the 1960's
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Analysis of top seasons
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Bucky Harris c <200 rtg2
points 25-Sep-1906
Selected to all foreign-born
team
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Ryohei Hasegawa p 433 rtg2
points & 25-Mar-1930
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Carp franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
Top of page
Shigetoshi Hasegawa p
<200 rtg2 points 1-Aug-1968
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Kiyoshi Hatsushiba 3b 327
rtg2 points 26-Feb-1967
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Tadashi Hatta 2b-ss 213 rtg2
points 5-Oct-1936
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tsuguhiro Hattori p 339
rtg2 points 23-Jan-1920
Career pitching data
On Dragon franchise
all star team
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Giichi Hayashi p 256 rtg2
points 1-Feb-1920
On Marines' franchise
all star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Yasuo Hayashi p 244 rtg2 points
3-Apr-1922
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
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Osamu Higashio p 303 rtg2
points 18-May-1950
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1970's Pacific
League all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
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Eric Hillman p <200 rtg2
points 27-Apr-1966
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
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Masaaki Hirai ss 242 rtg2
points 4-Sep-1923
star player for Giants dynasty
of early 1950's
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Masaji Hiramatsu p 297
rtg2 points 19-Sep-1947
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kaoru Betto
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
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Ken Hirano of 215 rtg2 points
20-Jun-1955
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Tatsuro Hirooka ss 275 rtg2
points 9-Feb-1932
As a manager
Japanese Hall of Famer
not ranked among top players in NPB history
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Katsumi Hirosawa 1b-of 371
rtg2 points 10-Apr-1962
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Yoshinori Hirose of-ss 432
rtg2 points 27-Aug-1936
Ranked among top outfielders in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Hawks' franchise
all star team
His multipositional
skills helped open a spot for Mitsuo Naka on 1960's overall all star
team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1960's all star team
Top of page
Jun Hirota c <200 rtg2 points
3-Aug-1925
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Shigeru Mizuhara
Top of page
Sumio Hirota of 255 rtg2 points
13-May-1949
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Shinjiro Hiyama of 215 rtg2
points 1-Jul-1969
Evaluated as possible
2003 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Yasuji Hondo 2b 291 rtg2 points
18-Mar-1918
On one league
era all star team
Top of page
Kazuo Hori of 264 rtg2 points
12-Dec-1923
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
Top of page
Koichi Hori 2b-ss-of 322 rtg2
points 2-Apr-1969
On Marines' franchise all
star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Tsuneo Horiuchi p 296 rtg2
points 16-Jan-1948
Case for Japanese Hall
of Fame reevaluated by Career Estimated Win Shares
Career pitching data
star player for "V-9" Giants
dynasty
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Tetsuharu Kawakami
Threw a pitch in 1968
which hit Morimichi Takagi in the face
On Giant franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
On 1970's overall
all star team
Top of page
Senichi Hoshino p 224 rtg2
points 21-Jan-1947
As a manager
On Dragon franchise
all star team
On 1970's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Jack Howell 3b 211 rtg2 points
18-Aug-1961
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
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Ichiro
See Ichiro Suzuki
Top of page
Tadahito Iguchi 2b-ss 243
rtg2 points 4-Dec-1974
Evaluated as possible
2004 major leaguer
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Sadaharu Oh
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
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Tokuji Iida 1b-of 426 rtg2 points
6-Apr-1924
Ranked among top first basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Kazuto Tsuruoka
Ranked among top players in
NPB history
On Hawks' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific League
all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
Top of page
Shigeya Iijima of-1b 282
rtg2 points 11-Oct-1919
Listed as player who
starred on teams managed by Sadayoshi Fujimoto
On Marines' franchise
all star team
Top of page
Iwao Ikebe of 232 rtg2 points
18-Jan-1944
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Masaaki Ikenaga p 248 rtg2
points 18-Aug-1946
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
Tied for last
pitching spot on overall 1960's all star team
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Takahiro Ikeyama ss 416
rtg2 points 17-Dec-1965
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Katsuya Nomura
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Central
League all star team
Compared to Yukio
Tanaka for backup shortstop spot on 1990's overall all star team
On overall
1990's all star team
Top of page
Shinji Imanaka p <200
rtg2 points 6-Mar-1971
On 1990's Central
League all star team
On overall 1990's
all star team
Top of page
Makoto Imaoka 2b <200 rtg2
points 11-Sep-1974
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Senichi Hoshino
Top of page
Atsunori Inaba of 210 rtg2
points 3-Aug-1972
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Major league equivalency given
as a 2005 free agent
Top of page
Makoto Inagawa p <200
rtg2 points 25-Jul-1936
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhisa Inao p 659 rtg2 points
10-Jun-1937
Career pitching data
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1950's
Ranked among top pitchers in NPB
history
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Osamu Mihara
Listed as player with five
or more seasons with 30 or more Estimated Win Shares
Listed as player with two
or more seasons with 40 or more Estimated Win Shares
Compared to Masaichi
Kaneda
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise all
star team
On 1950's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1950's
all star team
On 1960's Pacific
League all star team
On overall 1960's
all star team
Looked at as possibly worthy
of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further using players comparable to his MLB projection
Case for induction to Cooperstown summarized
Top of page
Hiroaki Inoue of-3b 252 rtg2
points 21-May-1944
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Top of page
Noburu Inoue 2b-of 304 rtg2
points 26-May-1934
career hitting data
On Dragon franchise all
star team
On 1950's Central
League all star team
Top of page
Yuji Inoue p <200 rtg2 points
2-Mar-1963
On 1980's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Hideki Irabu p <200 rtg2
points 5-May-1969
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Hiromichi Ishige 3b-ss 446
rtg2 points 22-Sep-1956
star player for Lions dynasty of
late 1980's
star player for Lions dynasty of
early 1990's
Ranked among top third basemen in NPB
history
career hitting data
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Tatsuro Hirooka
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Masaaki Mori
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Lions' franchise
all star team
On 1980's Pacific
League all star team
On overall
1980's all star team
Looked at as possibly
worthy of induction to Cooperstown
Case for Cooperstown examined further
using players comparable to his MLB projection
Top of page
Hiroshi Ishige p <200
rtg2 points 13-Jul-1970
On 1990's Central
League all star team
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Hiroo Ishii 1b 280 rtg2 points
21-Jun-1964
On Buffaloes' franchise
all star team
On 1990's Pacific League
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhisa Ishii p <200
rtg2 points 9-Sep-1973
Major league equivalent
calculated for reader to evaluate method results
On Swallows' franchise
all star team
NPB record projected to majors
using new projection method for pitchers
Top of page
Shigeo Ishii p 235 rtg2 points
6-May-1939
On Blue Wave franchise
all star team
Top of page
Takehiro Ishii p <200
rtg2 points 25-Oct-1964
On 1990's Pacific
League all star team
Top of page
Takuro Ishii ss-3b 387 rtg2
points 25-Aug-1970
Ranked among top active players
in Excellence Plus points
Ranked among top shortstops in NPB
history
Ranked among top players
in NPB history
On Bay Star franchise
all star team
Top of page
Kazuhiko Ishimine of 290
rtg2 points 10-Jan-1961
discussed in miscellaneous
player comments section
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Toshiharu Ueda
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Shigeru Ishiwata ss
<200 rtg2 points 12-Aug-1948
Listed as player who starred
on teams managed by Yukio Nishim | 
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