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  1. 2 days ago · SoftBank Hawks chairman and Japan's all-time home run king Sadaharu Oh waves to the Tokyo Dome crowd as he is honored by his former team, the Yomiuri Giants, during an interleague game on May 28 ...

  2. May 16, 2024 · Oh Sadaharu, Japanese 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 fro the most home runs ever hit (868). He is among the most revered of Japan’s sporting figures. Learn more about Oh’s life and career.

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  3. 2 days ago · The Japanese legend Sadaharu Oh holds the record for most professional home runs with 868. That's over 100 more than Barry Bonds of Major League Baseball.Und...

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  4. 4 days ago · A rare 1959 Sadaharu Oh manga. Books and comics profiling Sadaharu Oh were numerous in his day, though most of these came later in his career when he was already an established legend. This comic, issued as a furoku—a kind of bonus insert—in Yakyu Shonen (Baseball Boy) magazine, is notable both for its exceptional rarity (this is one of two ...

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  6. The men flanking Oh (L-R) are: Hiroki Kokubo, Hawks manager and one of the first prospects Oh took under his wing with the Hawks. Isao Harimoto, longtime contemporary and close friend of Oh. While Harimoto spent most of his career with the Toei Flyers (Nippon-Ham Fighters), the two were briefly teammates from 1975-1978. Harimoto is the only member of baseball's 3000 hi

  7. May 3, 2024 · May 3, 1964 - In Tokyo today, Sadaharu Oh (pictured) tied a Japanese record by hitting four consecutive home runs in one game.Oh, a 25-year-old left-handed slugger, accounted for six of his team’s runs as the Yomiuri Giants, the third-place club of the Central League, beat the second-place Hanshin Tigers, 9-0.

  8. 1 day ago · Many fans question the authenticity of amalgamating stats from disparate leagues, arguing for the preservation of each league’s unique history. They believe merging records diminishes the accomplishments of players like Sadaharu Oh and Ichiro, who excelled in their respective contexts. Impact on Legends

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