Japanese Baseball

A Statistical Handbook

By: Daniel E. Johnson

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Paperback | 19 July 2006

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366 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Age
18+

Dimensions(cm)
25.4 x 17.78 x 1.93

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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 professional 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.

Industry Reviews

"the American public deserves exposure to this book in public and school libraries, as do sports and fitness majors and researchers in academic institutions"-ARBA; "all the names and numbers you'll need are in this year-by-year statistical summary of baseball in the Land of the Rising Sun"-USA Today Sports Weekly; "the first book in the English language to contain an exhaustive collection of data on baseball in Japan"-Sports Collectors Digest; "presents basic statistical information and listings for Japanese professional baseball from 1936 to 1997"-The SABR Bulletin; "detailed information"-Reference & Research Book News.

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