Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook

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This book—the first in the English language to contain an exhaustive collection of Japanese baseball data—presents basic statistical information and listings for every Japanese pro fessional baseball season from 1936 through 1997. The first part contains yearly breakdowns of team standings; qualifiers for batting and earned run championships; leaders in home runs, runs batted in, wins and strikeouts; all-star game results; Japan Series results; Best Nine selections; Gold Glove selections; and award winners. Sections on career records and single-season records are provided in the second part of this work. Appendices list no-hit, no-run games, Japanese Hall of Famers, and records of foreign tours of Japan by professional teams. Show more