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Sadaharu Oh (Japanese: 王貞治, Ō Sadaharu; born May 20, 1940), also known as Wang Chen-chih (Chinese: 王貞治; pinyin: Wáng Zhēnzhì), is a Japanese-born Taiwanese former professional baseball player and manager who is currently the chairman of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Sadaharu Oh. Position: First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 5-10, 173lb (178cm, 78kg) Born: May 20, 1940 in Sumida Ward, Japan jp. High School: Waseda Jitsugyo HS (Japan) Full Name: Sadaharu Oh View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info
Apr 10, 2023 · A schoolboy hero at Waseda Jitsugyo High School, Sadaharu Oh is the best known player from the Nippon Pro Baseball not to play in the United States. He led his high school to victory in the 1957 Koshien Tournament even though his pitching hand was bleeding from a ruptured blister.
Jul 11, 2013 · – Sadaharu Oh, A Zen Way of Baseball (1984) Easily the most lionized athlete in the history of Japan’s professional national pastime, Sadaharu Oh also owns a leading claim to the title of baseball’s greatest all-time home run slugger.
Jan 2, 2020 · Sadaharu Oh is the son of a noodle shop owner and dreamed of being a great baseball player, and his father did not understand it at all.
May 16, 2024 · Oh Sadaharu (born May 20, 1940, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional baseball player who played for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese Central League for 22 seasons between 1959 and 1980 and who holds the record for the most home runs ever hit (868).
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Jun 11, 2018 · Sadaharu Oh. 1940-Japanese baseball player. Undoubtedly the greatest hitter in Japanese baseball, Sadaharu Oh holds the all-time record for most home runs in his career-an astonishing 868, surpassing the U.S. record of 755 held by Hank Aaron. Oh won 9 Gold Glove awards and 9 most valuable player awards, and played on 11 championship-winning ...
Nov 12, 2019 · Sadaharu Oh will celebrate his 80th birthday on 20 May 2020. The approaching milestone doesn't make the legendary Home Run King, 868 home runs over 2,831 NPB games, feel he needs some rest. Oh was one of the guests at WBSC Congress in Osaka.
Aug 15, 1977 · Using an unusual leg kick, Sadaharu Oh became the best hitter in Japanese baseball history.
Jul 8, 2021 · Oh, 81, who with 868 home runs over 2,831 NPB games holds the world record for the most number of home runs, watched the Olympic baseball gold medal game between Japan and USA from behind home plate before joining the latest generation of Japanese baseball superstars on the field to celebrate Japan's 2-0 win during the medal ceremony.
