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inside the balls. Initially, the league played split seasons, doing so from 1936 to 1938. In the debut 1936 season, it split into spring, summer, and fall seasons, only keeping track of the standings in the fall season. The league played spring and fall seasons in 1937 (approximartely a 100-game
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Japanese Baseball League teams did not have an "official" home stadium; instead, teams played at any stadium in the area in which they were based. All league championships went to whoever had the best record at the end of the season, without a postseason series being played.
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who played in the league for the Kyojin and the Tigers. He won the 1943 JBL Most
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pitcher, was a dominant player of the era and the first professional pitcher in Japan to win 300 games.
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are a merger of two clubs which never left their hometowns.)
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The league was established on February 5, 1936, as the
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731:* Hanshin Baseball Club (September 25, 1940–1944)
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347:. The 1940 season featured a 104-game schedule.
115:11 (overall); 8 at time of reorganization as NPB
3403:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
2357:Taking in a Game: A History of Baseball in Asia
733:* Osaka Tigers (1946–1960, nicknamed "Hanshin")
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16:Professional baseball league from 1936 to 1949
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2475:The team was reestablished in 1950 as the
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880:* Kinki Nippon (June 1–December 31, 1944)
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3331:Panamanian Professional Baseball League
3326:Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
3281:Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
2776:Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
636:(2012-present), relocated in 1978 from
432:A rival four-team league, known as the
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3311:Colombian Professional Baseball League
3266:Dominican Professional Baseball League
1084:No league play because of World War II
4388:Sports leagues disestablished in 1949
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2844:Comparison with Major League Baseball
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3722:Chinese Professional Baseball League
3704:Chinese Professional Baseball League
3321:Curaçao Professional Baseball League
2538:List of players at Japanese Baseball
954:(1974–present) relocated in 2004 to
884:* Nankai Hawks (June 1, 1947 – 1988)
852:* Kurowashi Black Eagles (1940–1942)
417:, was owned by textile manufacturer
3934:Triple-A National Championship Game
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823:* Hankyu Braves (April 1947 – 1988)
821:* Hankyu Bears (January–April 1947)
362:became "Tsubasa", and (eventually)
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13:
4383:Sports leagues established in 1936
2530:Japanese Baseball Data Archive at
2412:(Vintage Departures, 1989), p. 46.
854:* Yamato Baseball Club (1942–1943)
850:* Eagles Baseball Club (1938–1939)
666:* Chubu Nippon Dragons (1947–1953)
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34:Japan Occupational Baseball League
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890:(2005-present), relocated in 1988
795:* Nishitetsu Baseball Club (1943)
793:* Taiyō Baseball Club (1941–1942)
626:* Asahi Baseball Club (1941–1944)
556:("Jimmy Bonna") became the first
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624:* Lion Baseball Club (1937–1940)
4398:1936 disestablishments in Japan
4322:Women's Japan Ice Hockey League
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373:). Morioka negotiated with the
185:The league's dominant team was
3480:China National Baseball League
2889:Professional baseball in Japan
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628:* Pacific Baseball Club (1946)
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3628:Japan Women's Baseball League
3442:List of defunct minor leagues
3423:United States Baseball League
2931:Professional baseball leagues
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134:Tokyo Kyojin / Yomiuri Giants
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4280:Nippon Professional Baseball
4103:Japanese Prefectural Leagues
3996:Nippon Professional Baseball
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3276:Puerto Rico Baseball League
2766:Comeback Player of the Year
2378:Baseball Magazine Quarterly
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572:.) They were joined by the
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85:November 26, 1949
10:
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3882:Australian Baseball League
3761:
3610:Shikoku Island League Plus
2355:Reaves, Joseph A. (2002).
2001:No league play because of
1134:Season-by-season standings
948:* Tokyu Flyers (1949–1954)
911:* Kinsei Stars (1947–1948)
630:* Taiyō Robins (1947–1952)
578:Tadashi "Bozo" Wakabayashi
548:(Japan's "Bucky Harris"),
482:) began to be used by the
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2545:at Baseball-Reference.com
2380:vol. 25, #3 (Summer 2001)
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2864:Japanese Baseball League
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1906:Nishitetsu Baseball Club
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695:Nagoya Kinko (1937–1939)
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393:Nishitetsu Baseball Club
354:became "Kurowashi", the
333:Japanese Baseball League
315:. At first (until after
155:Japanese Baseball League
26:Japanese Baseball League
3980:Sports leagues in Japan
3820:Honkbal Overgangsklasse
3777:Italian Baseball League
3587:Miyazaki Phoenix League
3230:Venezuelan Major League
3119:Dominican Summer League
2791:Matsutaro Shoriki Award
966:
702:(1940; dissolved 1944)
313:both pitched and batted
4270:Asia League Ice Hockey
4204:Japan Rugby League One
3505:Israel Baseball League
3336:Veracruz Winter League
3271:Mexican Pacific League
3124:Florida Complex League
3114:Arizona Complex League
2717:World Baseball Classic
2666:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2638:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
2050:Senators Baseball Club
1247:Nagoya Golden Dolphins
933:Senators Baseball Club
888:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
720:(1936–1940; 1946–1949)
682:Nagoya Golden Dolphins
634:Yokohama DeNA BayStars
550:Herbert "Buster" North
408:Japanese Imperial Army
375:Japanese Imperial Army
358:became "Hanshin", the
341:Nagoya Golden Dolphins
195:Imperial Japanese Army
4248:Men's East Conference
4245:Men's West Conference
4142:Japan Handball League
4093:Japan Football League
3929:Latin American Series
3838:Honkbal Rookie League
3375:Negro league baseball
3193:Cuban National Series
3185:Non-partnered leagues
3064:South Atlantic League
2958:Major League Baseball
2633:Tokyo Yakult Swallows
2075:Pacific Baseball Club
1673:Tsubasa Baseball Club
946:* Kyuei Flyers (1948)
944:* Tokyu Flyers (1947)
664:* Chubu Nippon (1946)
176:professional baseball
19:Further information:
4188:Okinawa Roller Derby
3770:Italy and San Marino
3418:National Association
3365:American Association
3213:Liga Norte de México
3155:American Association
3094:Florida State League
3004:Pacific Coast League
2999:International League
2761:Most Valuable Player
2512:in 1957 to form the
2504:in 1956 to form the
1968:Sangyo Baseball Club
1857:Yamato Baseball Club
1550:Nankai Baseball Club
1231:Nagoya Baseball Club
1223:Hankyu Baseball Club
867:Nankai Baseball Club
808:Hankyu Baseball Club
649:Nagoya Baseball Club
385:Yamato Baseball Club
4262:Professional sports
4151:Road bicycle racing
3802:Honkbal Hoofdklasse
3740:Taiwan Major League
3261:Arizona Fall League
3225:United Shore League
3147:MLB Partner Leagues
2786:Golden Spirit Award
2756:Eiji Sawamura Award
2681:Saitama Seibu Lions
2661:Chiba Lotte Marines
2628:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
2485:Tokorozawa, Saitama
2477:Nishitetsu Clippers
2394:Wall Street Journal
1784:Asahi Baseball Club
1744:Taiyō Baseball Club
1101:Tadashi Wakabayashi
1073:Tadashi Wakabayashi
921:Chiba Lotte Marines
603:Current name/status
343:), merged with the
226:Tadashi Wakabayashi
69:September 1936
27:
4183:Tokyo Roller Girls
4158:Japan Cycle League
3675:KBO Futures League
3408:Continental League
3316:Cuban Elite League
2771:Rookie of the Year
2389:Warnock, Eleanor.
1387:Lion Baseball Club
1040:Tetsuharu Kawakami
319:), the JBL was a "
206:Tetsuharu Kawakami
167:Nihon Yakyū Renmei
25:
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3198:Curaçao AA League
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3084:California League
2897:
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2532:The Baseball Guru
2448:"Hiroshi Oshita,"
2423:"Victor Starffin"
2410:You Gotta Have Wa
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2376:Latham, Dan.
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478:'s "Taihei" (
477:
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472:bluestockings
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456:Sōtaro Suzuki
452:
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446:Kokumin Riigu
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4213:Table tennis
4175:Roller derby
3903:Inter-league
3902:
3860:
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3465:
3440:
3413:Cuban League
3220:Pecos League
3034:Texas League
2943:
2863:
2812:Commissioner
2796:Hall of Fame
2740:Japan Series
2531:
2506:Daiei Unions
2496:
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2455:
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2431:. Retrieved
2427:the original
2417:
2409:
2401:
2393:
2385:
2377:
2372:
2356:
2328:Tokyo Kyojin
2324:Osaka Tigers
2318:
2297:Taiyō Robins
2288:Tokyu Flyers
2280:Osaka Tigers
2263:Nankai Hawks
2238:
2215:Kinsei Stars
2207:Taiyō Robins
2198:Kyuei Flyers
2183:Osaka Tigers
2167:Nankai Hawks
2164:
2150:Kinsei Stars
2142:Taiyō Robins
2133:Tokyu Flyers
2110:Nankai Hawks
2092:Osaka Tigers
2090:
2066:Chubu Nippon
2035:Osaka Tigers
2028:Tokyo Kyojin
2016:
2004:World War II
2000:
1986:Kinki Nippon
1953:Tokyo Kyojin
1943:
1873:Tokyo Kyojin
1871:
1801:Tokyo Kyojin
1799:
1729:Tokyo Kyojin
1727:
1697:Nagoya Kinko
1651:Tokyo Kyojin
1649:
1621:Nagoya Kinko
1581:Osaka Tigers
1573:Tokyo Kyojin
1571:
1559:Nagoya Kinko
1503:Osaka Tigers
1495:Tokyo Kyojin
1493:
1460:Nagoya Kinko
1431:Tokyo Kyojin
1423:Osaka Tigers
1421:
1371:Nagoya Kinko
1356:Tokyo Kyojin
1348:Osaka Tigers
1346:
1306:Nagoya Kinko
1284:Osaka Tigers
1276:Tokyo Kyojin
1274:
1215:Tokyo Kyojin
1213:
1207:Osaka Tigers
1196:No standings
1195:
1186:No standings
1185:
1147:Half-season
1137:
1127:Osaka Tigers
1105:Osaka Tigers
1083:
1066:Tokyo Kyojin
1055:Tokyo Kyojin
1044:Tokyo Kyojin
1033:Tokyo Kyojin
1022:Tokyo Kyojin
1011:Tokyo Kyojin
978:Tokyo Kyojin
931:
898:
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778:
749:Tokyo Kyojin
747:
712:Osaka Tigers
710:
680:
647:
611:
544:
536:Tokyu Flyers
518:
512:, an ethnic
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488:
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464:fierce tiger
463:
460:Osaka Tigers
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356:Osaka Tigers
349:
337:Nagoya Kinko
332:
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317:World War II
310:
296:Occupational
293:
291:
282:
254:
245:Jiro Noguchi
199:
187:Tokyo Kyojin
184:
154:
152:
112:No. of teams
107:Jiro Morioka
66:First season
4318:Ice Hockey
4161: [
4106: [
3786:Netherlands
3641:South Korea
3597:Independent
3395:Other major
3298:Independent
3138:Independent
2489:Seibu Lions
2255:Daiei Stars
917:(1949–1957)
915:Daiei Stars
725:(1940–1944)
723:Nishinomiya
606:NPB league
480:tranquility
470:' "Seito" (
404:Pacific War
402:Due to the
212:; pitchers
140:Most titles
130:champion(s)
4372:Categories
4229:Volleyball
4018:Basketball
3657:KBO League
3579:Off-season
3244:Off-season
2869:No-hitters
2727:Postseason
2433:2007-05-25
2338:References
474:) and the
425:(formerly
391:) and the
272:, and the
147:(9 titles)
89:1949-11-26
57:1936-02-05
4328:Softball
4307:WE League
4303:Football
4236:SV.League
4086:J3 League
4081:J2 League
4076:J1 League
4036:B3 League
4033:B2 League
4030:B1 League
3868:Australia
2827:Americans
2058:Gold Star
1776:Kurowashi
1689:Kurowashi
1315:Dai Tokyo
1256:Dai Tokyo
1062:Shosei Go
900:Gold Star
613:Dai Tokyo
558:Americans
520:Shosei Go
415:Gold Star
371:Dai Tokyo
321:dead ball
237:Shosei Go
104:President
4357:Football
4352:Baseball
4286:X-League
4275:J.League
4241:V.League
4220:T.League
4135:Handball
4126:X-League
4071:J.League
4063:Football
4053:D.League
4026:B.League
3988:Baseball
3075:Single-A
3015:Double-A
2990:Triple-A
2944:Americas
2839:Stadiums
2695:Schedule
2479:for the
2326:and the
638:Kawasaki
43:Baseball
31:Formerly
4344:Defunct
4251:Women's
4046:Dancing
3861:Oceania
3620:Women's
3349:Defunct
2834:Rosters
2817:Players
2712:Seasons
2303:
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2155:
2081:
1992:
1934:
1862:
1790:
1484:
1417:Spring
1409:
1337:
1270:Spring
1262:
1192:Summer
1182:Spring
1077:Hanshin
956:Sapporo
597:Founded
514:Russian
476:Pacific
423:Pacific
288:History
120:Country
87: (
73:1936-09
71: (
55: (
49:Founded
3830:Rookie
3763:Europe
3688:Taiwan
3489:Israel
3105:Rookie
3045:High-A
2749:Awards
2603:season
2464:Medium
2363:
2042:Hankyu
1960:Hankyu
1928:Nankai
1920:Hankyu
1913:Yamato
1882:Nagoya
1849:Nagoya
1840:Nankai
1832:Hankyu
1768:Nagoya
1752:Nankai
1737:Hankyu
1706:Nankai
1681:Nagoya
1666:Hankyu
1612:Nagoya
1603:Nankai
1588:Hankyu
1518:Nagoya
1510:Hankyu
1469:Nagoya
1438:Hankyu
1403:Nagoya
1395:Hankyu
1324:Nagoya
1298:Hankyu
1121:1949:
1116:Nankai
1110:1948:
1099:1947:
1088:1946:
1082:1945:
1071:1944:
1060:1943:
1049:1942:
1038:1941:
1027:1940:
1016:1939:
688:Nagoya
655:Nagoya
552:, and
524:Taiwan
325:Balatá
306:Nagoya
294:Japan
268:, the
258:Nagoya
243:, and
228:; and
224:, and
208:, and
174:was a
161:日本野球連盟
81:Ceased
4282:(NPB)
4197:Rugby
4165:]
4110:]
3812:Minor
3794:Major
3714:Minor
3696:Major
3667:Minor
3649:Major
3556:Minor
3526:Major
3518:Japan
3473:China
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