Sanjō is a city located in Niigata Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 July 2019,the city had an estimated population of 95,706 in 36,201 households,and a population density of 222 persons per km². The total area of the city was 431.97 square kilometres (166.78 sq mi).
Izumi is a city located in Osaka Prefecture,Japan. As of 31 December 2021,the city had an estimated population of 184,615 in 80862 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km². The total area of the city is 84.98 square kilometres (32.81 sq mi).
The Hanshin Tigers are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya,Hyōgo Prefecture,Japan,and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co.,Ltd.,a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 by Vic Tokai. The game's main character is based on Kenji Sagara,a popular Japanese child actor who was famous in the 1980s for his impersonation of baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
The Black Mist Scandal refers to a series of game fixing scandals in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league between 1969 and 1971. The fallout from these scandals resulted in several star players receiving long suspensions,salary cuts,or being banned from professional play entirely. The scandals led many fans in Japan to abandon the sport,and also to the sale of such illustrious teams as the Nishitetsu Lions and Toei Flyers.
Masayuki Naruse is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist,competing in the light heavyweight division.
Kōichi Tabuchi is a Japanese former professional baseball player,manager,and commentator. During his career,Tabuchi played for the Hanshin Tigers and the Seibu Lions. Tabuchi played catcher for the Hanshin Tigers from 1969 and 1978,where his combination with pitcher Yutaka Enatsu was called the "Golden Battery".
The Japan Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the Japan Series,which is the final round of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) postseason. The award was first presented in 1950.
Events in the year 1968 in Japan.
Masayuki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Yasunori Oshima was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder,first baseman and third baseman,and coach in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Nippon Ham Fighters from 1971 to 1994. He went on to manage the Fighters from 2000 to 2002,and served as the hitting coach for the Japan national baseball team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Michiyo Arito is a Japanese former professional baseball third baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played his entire career for the Lotte Orions from 1969 to 1986. He was the Pacific League Rookie of the Year in 1969.
Events from the year 1955 in Japan.
Masayuki Kuwahara is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Events in the year 1973 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 48 (昭和48年) in the Japanese calendar.
Kohei Shibata is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Following a college career that included representing Japan at the 2008 World University Baseball Championship,Shibata was drafted by the Tigers in 2008 and made his first-team debut for the club in the following year. After having regular playing time in the Tigers' first team early in his career,his opportunities have reduced in recent years due to injury and the emergence of younger players.
Masayuki Dobashi was a baseball player and manager in Japan. As a pitcher he won over 162 games. He played in the Pacific League for the Toei Flyers. He died from ALS.
Masayuki Toyoshima is a Japanese professional shogi player,ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Ryūō,Meijin,Ōi,Kisei and Eiōtitles.
Shingo Itō is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
Masayuki Tanemo is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball catcher. He played for the Toei Flyers from 1961 to 1971 and the Hankyu Braves from 1972 to 1974. He and teammate Masayuki Dobashi split the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1962.
