Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
野球殿堂 | |
| Established | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo Dome, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°42′20″N 139°45′07″E / 35.705658°N 139.751914°E |
| Type | Professional sports hall of fame |
| Director | Norio Ichino |
| Website | baseball-museum |
The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (野球体育博物館, Yakyū Taiiku Hakubutsukan), commonly known outside of Japan as the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, is a hall of fame and museum in Tokyo dedicated to professional baseball, with a prominent focus on professional baseball in Japan. The Hall is intended to honor and commemorate inducted players, executives, umpires, and other individuals who developed and/or made a significant impact towards the sport of baseball in Japan.
History
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame was established in 1959. They inducted nine members in the first class. It was originally located next door to Korakuen Stadium, then-home for the Tokyo Giants and Kokutetsu Swallows of the Central League and the Mainichi Orions of the Pacific League. Following the closure of Korakuen Stadium in 1988, the Hall moved to its current location within the Tokyo Dome, the stadium built as Korakuen's successor and the Giants' subsequent home.
Individuals are primarily inducted as members of the Japanese Baseball Hall after gaining at least 75% of votes on a ballot of players or expert voters. The Hall's special committee is also able to elect and induct other individuals deemed to have a notable connection to the sport, such as composer Yuji Koseki, who was inducted in 2023 for his creation of the Hanshin Tigers cheer song "Rokko Oroshi."[1][2][3]
The museum
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame's museum depicts numerous artifacts and moments from Japanese baseball history, ranging from uniforms of each team, that has played in the Central and Pacific Leagues, in addition to American baseball memorabilia, such as that of Ken Griffey Jr. and Babe Ruth. The uniform of Sadaharu Oh alongside the home run bats and balls in his career, most notably the bat for his 800th home run, are also on display.[4]
As of 2024, days of operation for the museum were Tuesday through Sunday (except for December 29-January 1) for most weeks, with Mondays only being open during spring and summer school vacations, national holidays that fell on the day or games when the Yomiuri Giants play at the Tokyo Dome. Operating hours are 10am until 5pm, with Giants games extending the time to 6pm. Admission costs are 600 yen per adult, 400 yen for students over 15, 200 yen for students 15 or under and 400 yen for people aged 65 or older.[5]
Key
| P | Pitcher |
| C | Catcher |
| 1B | First baseman |
| 2B | Second baseman |
| 3B | Third baseman |
| SS | Shortstop |
| LF | Left fielder |
| CF | Center fielder |
| RF | Right fielder |
| DH | Designated hitter |
List of inductees
| # | Year | Induction method | Name | Place of Birth | Achievements | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 | Special | Matsutaro Shoriki | Toyama Prefecture | Popularized professional baseball in Japan; owner of Yomiuri Shimbun that organized a Japanese baseball All-Star team in 1934 to face an American All-Star team; went professional with his group that eventually became known as the Yomiuri Giants; chairman of the board of directors of the Japan Baseball Federation; Matsutaro Shoriki Award named in his honor in 1977 for contributions to baseball | [6] |
| 2 | Special | Hiraoka Hiroshi | Tokyo | Founder of the first all-Japanese club with Shinbashi Athletic Club in 1878.[7] | [8] | |
| 3 | Special | Yokio Aoi | Tochigi Prefecture | Top pitcher for Daiichi High School baseball team in 1896, later coached amateur players while translating baseball rules into Japanese | [9] | |
| 4 | Special | Abe Isoo | Fukuoka Prefecture | "Father of Japanese baseball"; founded baseball club at Waseda University in 1901 | [10] | |
| 5 | Special | Shin Hashido | Tokyo | Star captain of Waseda University baseball team in 1900s; planned and promoted Intercity baseball tournament | [11] | |
| 6 | Special | Kiyoshi Oshikawa | Miyagi Prefecture | Star player at Waseba University in 1900s before participating in first tour of the U.S. by Japanese team in 1905; founded professional team with Nihon Athletic Association in 1920 | [12] | |
| 7 | Special | Jiro Kuji | Iwate Prefecture | Star pitcher at Waseda University; played for team of Japanese star players in 1934 Japan Tour versus American talent | [13][14] | |
| 8 | Special | Eiji Sawamura | Mie Prefecture | Star pitcher for Tokyo Kyojin (1936–1937, 1940–1941, 1943) who pitched three no-hitters (the first in the Japanese Baseball League), was named first MVP of the league in 1937 spring season; killed in action in 1944 at the age of 27; award named in his honor since 1947 for best pitcher in Japanese baseball | [15] | |
| 9 | Special | Michimaro Ono | Kanagawa Prefecture | Star for Keio University, Mita Club, and Osaka Mainichi Baseball Team; first Japanese pitcher to defeat a team of American All-Stars on November 19, 1922 before becoming a sports reporter in his later years[16] | [17] | |
| 10 | 1960 | Competitors | Victor Starffin | Nizhny Tagil, Russian Empire | Star pitcher for Tokyo Kyojin (1934–1944), Pacific/Taiyo Robins (1946–1947), Kinsei / Daiei Stars (1948–1953), Takahashi / Tombow Unions (1954–1955); 2-time JBL MVP (1939, 1940), won a league record 42 games in 1939; career record of 303–176 with a record 83 shutouts made him first 300-game winner in Japanese baseball | [18] |
| 11 | Special | Atsushi Kono | Nagano Prefecture | Star pitcher at Waseda University in early 1900s that served as pioneer to modern pitching techniques | [19] | |
| 12 | Special | Yaichiro Sakurai | Ibaraki Prefecture | Star pitcher and slugger at Keio University that served as president of the Mita Club | [20] | |
| 13 | Special | Chujun Tobita | Ishikawa Prefecture | Second baseman and coach for Waseda University that also served as influential presence in amateur baseball as writer and columnist[21] | [22] | |
| 14 | 1962 | Competitors | Yutaka Ikeda | Tokyo | [23] | |
| 15 | Special | Tadao Ichioka | Nagano Prefecture | [24] | ||
| 16 | 1963 | Competitors | Haruyasu Nakajima | Nagano Prefecture | [25] | |
| 17 | 1964 | Competitors | Tadashi Wakabayashi | Wahiawa, Hawaii Territory | [26] | |
| 18 | Special | Kiyoshi Miyahara | Nagano Prefecture | [27] | ||
| 19 | 1965 | Competitors | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Kumamoto Prefecture | [28] | |
| 20 | Competitors | Kazuto Tsuruoka | Hiroshima Prefecture | [29] | ||
| 21 | Special | Nobori Inoue | Chiba Prefecture | [30] | ||
| 22 | Special | Saburo Miyatake | Kagawa Prefecture | [31] | ||
| 23 | Special | Masaru Kageura | Ehime Prefecture | [32] | ||
| 24 | 1966 | Special | Tsunetaro Moriyama | Tokyo | [33] | |
| 25 | 1967 | Special | Hisashi Koshimoto | Hawaii | Head coach of Keidai University that won seven Tokyo Big6 Baseball League championships | [34] |
| 26 | 1968 | Special | Sotaro Suzuki | Gunma Prefecture | [35] | |
| 27 | Special | Munehide Tanabe | Yamanashi Prefecture | [36] | ||
| 28 | Special | Ichizō Kobayashi | Yamanashi Prefecture | [37] | ||
| 29 | 1969 | Competitors | Hisanori Karita | Kanagawa Prefecture | [38] | |
| 30 | Special | Daisuke Miyake | Tokyo | [39] | ||
| 31 | Special | Takeo Tabe | Hiroshima Prefecture | [40] | ||
| 32 | Special | Jiro Morioka | Nara Prefecture | [41] | ||
| 33 | Special | Zensuke Shimada | Tochigi Prefecture | [42] | ||
| 34 | Special | Yoriyasu Arima | Tokyo | [43] | ||
| 35 | 1970 | Competitors | Shunichi Amachi | Hyogo Prefecture | [44] | |
| 36 | Competitors | Nobuaki Nidegawa | Hyogo Prefecture | [45] | ||
| 37 | Special | Komajiro Tamura | Osaka Prefecture | [46] | ||
| 38 | Special | Matsutaro Naoki | Kyoto Prefecture | [47] | ||
| 39 | Special | Kanoe Chuma | Kagoshima Prefecture | [48] | ||
| 40 | 1971 | Special | Tokuro Konishi | Tokyo | [49] | |
| 41 | Special | Rihachi Mizuno | Gifu Prefecture | [50] | ||
| 42 | 1972 | Competitors | Shuichi Ishimoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [51] | |
| 43 | Special | Takeji Nakano | Tokyo | [52] | ||
| 44 | Special | Shigeru Ohta | Kagawa Prefecture | [53] | ||
| 45 | 1973 | Special | Kohzo Utsumi | Kanagawa Prefecture | [54] | |
| 46 | Special | Teiyu Amano | Kanagawa Prefecture | [55] | ||
| 47 | Special | Kenzo Hirose | Aichi Prefecture | [56] | ||
| 48 | 1974 | Competitors | Sadayoshi Fujimoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [57] | |
| 49 | Competitors | Fumio Fujimura | Ehime Prefecture | [58] | ||
| 50 | Special | Seizo Noda | Hyogo Prefecture | [59] | ||
| 51 | 1976 | Competitors | Hideo Fujimoto | Busan, Korea | [60] | |
| 52 | Special | Shinzo Koizumi | Tokyo | [61] | ||
| 53 | 1977 | Competitors | Shigeru Mizuhara | Kagawa Prefecture | [62] | |
| 54 | Competitors | Michio Nishizawa | Tokyo | [63] | ||
| 55 | Special | Shigeo Mori | Ehime Prefecture | [64] | ||
| 56 | Special | Yukio Nishimura | Mie Prefecture | [65] | ||
| 57 | 1978 | Competitors | Kenjiro Matsuki | Fukui Prefecture | [66] | |
| 58 | Competitors | Shinji Hamazaki | Hiroshima Prefecture | [67] | ||
| 59 | Special | Yasuhiro Itami | Kagawa Prefecture | [68] | ||
| 60 | Special | Masaki Yoshihara | Kumamoto Prefecture | [69] | ||
| 61 | Special | Okada Genzaburo | Tokyo | [70] | ||
| 62 | 1979 | Competitors | Takehiko Bessho | Hyogo Prefecture | [71] | |
| 63 | Special | Ryozo Hiranuma | Kanagawa Prefecture | [72] | ||
| 64 | Special | Goro Taniguchi | Saga Prefecture | [73] | ||
| 65 | 1980 | Competitors | Hiroshi Ohshita | Hyogo Prefecture | [74] | |
| 66 | Competitors | Makoto Kozuru | Fukuoka Prefecture | [75] | ||
| 67 | Special | Shigeru Chiba | Ehime Prefecture | [76] | ||
| 68 | 1981 | Competitors | Tokuji Iida | Kanagawa Prefecture | [77] | |
| 69 | Competitors | Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [78] | ||
| 70 | Special | Tatsuo Saeki | Hyogo Prefecture | [79] | ||
| 71 | Special | Shotaro Ogawa | Wakayama Prefecture | [80] | ||
| 72 | 1982 | Special | Ryuji Suzuki | Tokyo | [81] | |
| 73 | Special | Mojuro Tonooka | Shizuoka Prefecture | [82] | ||
| 74 | 1983 | Competitors | Osamu Mihara | Kagawa Prefecture | [83] | |
| 75 | Special | Uchimura Yushi | Tokyo | [84] | ||
| 76 | 1984 | Special | Shinji Kirihara | Osaka Prefecture | [85] | |
| 77 | 1985 | Competitors | Shigeru Sugishita | Tokyo | [86] | |
| 78 | Competitors | Katsumi Shiraishi | Ehime Prefecture | [87] | ||
| 79 | Competitors | Atsushi Aramaki | Oita Prefecture | [88] | ||
| 80 | Special | Katsuo Tanaka | Osaka Prefecture | [89] | ||
| 81 | Special | Ikushi Yamanouchi | Shimane Prefecture | [90] | ||
| 82 | 1986 | Special | Miyoshi Nakagawa | Tottori Prefecture | [91] | |
| 83 | Special | Masao Matsukata | Kagoshima Prefecture | [92] | ||
| 84 | 1987 | Special | Nobuo Fujita | Tianjin, China | Manager of Hosei University baseball team that won Tokyo Big6 Baseball League four times | [93] |
| 85 | 1987 | Special | Minoru Yamashita | Hyogo Prefecture | Star slugger at Keio University; played professional baseball for Hankyu (1936-194), Nagoya (1942) before becoming umpire | [94] |
| 86 | 1988 | Competitors | Shigeo Nagashima | Chiba Prefecture | Third baseman for Yomiuri Giants (1958–1974); 444 HR, 2,471 hits, 1,522 RBIs as player; named to the Best Nine Award in all 17 seasons played, five-time Central League MVP, 4-time Japan Series MVP, CL Rookie of the Year, 11-time Japan Series champion | [95] |
| 87 | Competitors | Kaoru Betto | Osaka Prefecture | [96] | ||
| 88 | Competitors | Yukio Nishimoto | Wakayama Prefecture | [97] | ||
| 89 | Competitors | Masaichi Kaneda | Aichi Prefecture | [98] | ||
| 90 | Special | Saburo Yokozawa | Taipei, Taiwan | [99] | ||
| 91 | Special | Takeo Akuta | Hyogo Prefecture | [100] | ||
| 92 | Special | Masaichi Nagata | Kyoto Prefecture | [101] | ||
| 93 | 1989 | Competitors | Hidenosuke Shima | Hyogo Prefecture | [102] | |
| 94 | Competitors | Katsuya Nomura | Kyoto Prefecture | Catcher for Nankai Hawks (1954–1977), Lotte Orions (1978), Seibu Lions (1979–1980); 2,901 hits, 657 HR, 1,988 RBIs, .277 BA; five-time Pacific League MVP, 19-time Best Nine Award, 9-time PL home run leader, 1965 Triple Crown, 2-time Japan Series champion | [103] | |
| 95 | Competitors | Jiro Noguchi | Aichi Prefecture | [104] | ||
| 96 | Special | Tsuneo Ikeda | Niigata Prefecture | Writer and chief editor for Baseball World in the 1930s before establishing Baseball Magazine (BBM) in 1940s[105] | [106] | |
| 97 | Special | Masao Date | Osaka Prefecture | [107] | ||
| 98 | 1990 | Competitors | Juzo Sanada | Wakayama Prefecture | [108] | |
| 99 | Competitors | Isao Harimoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [109] | ||
| 100 | Special | Isamu Saeki | Ehime Prefecture | [110] | ||
| 101 | 1991 | Competitors | Shigeru Makino | Kagawa Prefecture | [111] | |
| 102 | Competitors | Osamu Tsutsui | Kagawa Prefecture | [112] | ||
| 103 | Competitors | Kichiro Shimaoka | Nagano Prefecture | [113] | ||
| 104 | Special | Yoshio Nakazawa | Tokyo | [114] | ||
| 105 | 1992 | Competitors | Tatsuro Hirooka | Hiroshima Prefecture | [115] | |
| 106 | Competitors | Tsubouchi Michinori | Ehime Prefecture | [116] | ||
| 107 | Competitors | Yoshio Yoshida | Kyoto Prefecture | [117] | ||
| 108 | Special | Masao Yoshida | Aichi Prefecture | Star pitcher in the National High School Baseball Championship between 1931 and 1933 that won 14 stragiht games at Koshien Stadium; first (and only) pitcher to win three consecutive championships; later served as outfielder at Meiji University, amateur pitcher for Fujikura Electric Wire and then sports reporter | [118] | |
| 109 | 1993 | Competitors | Kazuhisa Inao | Oita Prefecture | [119] | |
| 110 | Competitors | Minoru Murayama | Hyogo Prefecture | [120] | ||
| 111 | 1994 | Competitors | Sadaharu Oh | Tokyo | Player for Yomiuri Giants (1959–1980); hit world record 868 home runs to go with NPB record for OPS (1.079) and runs (2,170); won Central League MVP nine times, Best Nine Award at first base 18 times; 11-time Japan Series champion | [121] |
| 112 | Competitors | Wally Yonamine | Olowalu, Hawaii Territory | Outfielder for Yomiuri Giants (1951–1960), Chunichi Dragons (1961–1962) who hit .311; Central League MVP (1957), 8-time All-Star (1952-1959), 7-time Best Nine Award (1952-1958), 4-time Japan Series champion (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955) | [122] | |
| 113 | Special | Tomoo Hirooka | Osaka Prefecture | [123] | ||
| 114 | 1995 | Competitors | Tadashi Sugiura | Aichi Prefecture | [124] | |
| 115 | Competitors | Tokichiro Ishii | Ibaraki Prefecture | [125] | ||
| 116 | Special | Shosei Go | Tainan City, Taiwan | [126] | ||
| 117 | Special | Minoru Murakami | Osaka Prefecture | [127] | ||
| 118 | 1996 | Competitors | Motoshi Fujita | Ehime Prefecture | [128] | |
| 119 | Competitors | Sachio Kinugasa | Kyoto Prefecture | [129] | ||
| 120 | Special | Naotaka Makino | Kagoshima Prefecture | [130] | ||
| 121 | Special | Makoto Hosaka | Manchuria, China | [131] | ||
| 122 | 1997 | Competitors | Katsuo Osugi | Okayama Prefecture | [132] | |
| 123 | Special | Eiichiro Yamamoto | Okayama Prefecture | [133] | ||
| 124 | 1998 | Special | Hiroshi Nakao | Mie Prefecture | [134] | |
| 125 | Special | Shinjiro Iguchi | Wakayama Prefecture | [135] | ||
| 126 | 1999 | Competitors | Futoshi Nakanishi | Kagawa Prefecture | [136] | |
| 127 | Competitors | Yoshinori Hirose | Hiroshima Prefecture | [137] | ||
| 128 | Competitors | Takeshi Koba | Kumamoto Prefecture | [138] | ||
| 129 | Competitors | Sadao Kondoh | Aichi Prefecture | [139] | ||
| 130 | Special | Ichiro Yoshikuni | Kanagawa Prefecture | Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball from 1989 to 1998 | [140] | |
| 131 | 2000 | Competitors | Shintaro Fukushima | Tottori Prefecture | [141] | |
| 132 | Special | Tetsuya Yoneda | Tokyo | [142] | ||
| 133 | 2001 | Competitors | Rikuo Nemoto | Ibaraki Prefecture | [143] | |
| 134 | Competitors | Masaaki Koyama | Hyogo Prefecture | [144] | ||
| 135 | Special | Tsutomu Takeda | Hiroshima Prefecture | [145] | ||
| 136 | Special | Ryohei Hasegawa | Aichi Prefecture | [146] | ||
| 137 | 2002 | Competitors | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Aichi Prefecture | [147] | |
| 138 | Competitors | Keishi Suzuki | Hyogo Prefecture | [148] | ||
| 139 | Competitors | Yutaka Fukumoto | Osaka Prefecture | [149] | ||
| 140 | Competitors | Kenjiro Tamiya | Ibaraki Prefecture | [150] | ||
| 141 | Special | Fujio Nakazawa | Shiga Prefecture | [151] | ||
| 142 | New Century Committee | Ikuhara Akihiro | Fukuoka Prefecture | [152] | ||
| 143 | New Century Committee | Lefty O'Doul | California, U.S. | Served as goodwill ambassador for baseball that spread its popularity in Japan | [153] | |
| 144 | Special | Masaoka Shiki | Ehime Prefecture | [154] | ||
| 145 | 2003 | Competitors | Toshiharu Ueda | Tokushima Prefecture | [155] | |
| 146 | Competitors | Junzo Sekine | Tokyo | [156] | ||
| 147 | Special | Kohei Matsuda | Hiroshima Prefecture | [157] | ||
| 148 | New Century Committee | Horace Wilson | Goram, Maine, U.S. | Often called one of people credited with introducing the sport of baseball to Japan in 1870s | [158] | |
| 149 | Special | Sakae Suzuka | Kyoto Prefecture | [159] | ||
| 150 | 2004 | Competitors | Akira Ohgi | Fukuoka Prefecture | [160] | |
| 151 | Special | Noboru Akiyama | Okayama Prefecture | [161] | ||
| 152 | 2005 | Competitors | Choji Murata | Hiroshima Prefecture | [162] | |
| 153 | Competitors | Masaaki Mori | Gifu Prefecture | [163] | ||
| 154 | Special | Masayori Shimura | Tokyo Prefecture | [164] | ||
| 155 | 2006 | Competitors | Hiromitsu Kadota | Yamaguchi Prefecture | [165] | |
| 156 | Competitors | Morimichi Takagi | Aichi Prefecture | [166] | ||
| 157 | Competitors | Hisashi Yamada | Akita Prefecture | [167] | ||
| 158 | Special | Hiromori Kawashima | Fukushima Prefecture | Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball from 1998 to 2004; signed agreement with Major League Baseball for "posting system" involving players wishing to negotiate between leagues | [168] | |
| 159 | Special | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Ibaraki Prefecture | [169] | ||
| 160 | 2007 | Competitors | Takao Kajimoto | Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture | [170] | |
| 161 | Special | Reiichi Matsunaka | Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture | [171] | ||
| 162 | 2008 | Competitors | Tsuneo Horiuchi | Hiroshima Prefecture | [172] | |
| 163 | Competitors | Seiichi Shima | Yamanashi Prefecture | [173] | ||
| 164 | Special | Koji Yamamoto | Wakayama Prefecture | [174] | ||
| 165 | 2009 | Competitors | Tsutomu Wakamatsu | Hokkaido | [175] | |
| 166 | Competitors | Noboru Aota | Hyogo Prefecture | [176] | ||
| 167 | Special | Ichiro Kimishima | Kagawa Prefecture | [177] | ||
| 168 | Special | Yoshinori Okoso | Tochigi Prefecture | [178] | ||
| 169 | 2010 | Competitors | Osamu Higashio | Wakayama Prefecture | [179] | |
| 170 | Competitors | Shinichi Eto | Kumamoto Prefecture | [180] | ||
| 171 | Special | Masayuki Furuta | Kumamoto Prefecture | [181] | ||
| 172 | 2011 | Competitors | Hiromitsu Ochiai | Akita Prefecture | Infielder/Outfielder for Lotte Orions (1979–1986), Chunichi Dragons (1987–1993), Yomiuri Giants (1994–1996), Nippon-Ham Fighters (1997–1998) 510 HR, .311 BA, 2,371 hits, 1,564 RBI; 2-time Pacific League MVP (1982, 1985); won Best Nine Award ten times, winning ones at first base, second base, and third base; only Japanese player with three batting Triple Crowns; Japan Series champion as player (1994) and manager (2007) |
[182] |
| 173 | Competitors | Mutsuo Minagawa | Yamagata Prefecture | [183] | ||
| 174 | 2012 | Competitors | Tsunemi Tsuda | Kagoshima Prefecture | [184] | |
| 175 | Competitors | Manabu Kitabeppu | Yamaguchi Prefecture | [185] | ||
| 176 | Special | Kiro Osafune | Okayama Prefecture | [186] | ||
| 177 | Special | Osamu Omoto | Okayama Prefecture | [187] | ||
| 178 | 2013 | Competitors | Yutaka Ohno | Shimane Prefecture | [188] | |
| 179 | Competitors | Yoshiro Sotokoba | Kagoshima Prefecture | [189] | ||
| 180 | Special | Kazuo Fukushima | Fukuoka Prefecture | [190] | ||
| 181 | 2014 | Competitors | Koji Akiyama | Osaka Prefecture | [191] | |
| 182 | Competitors | Hideo Nomo | Kumamoto Prefecture | [192] | ||
| 183 | Competitors | Kazuhiro Sasaki | Miyagi Prefecture | [193] | ||
| 184 | Special | Choichi Aida | Hokkaido | [194] | ||
| 185 | 2015 | Competitors | Atsuya Furuta | Hyogo Prefecture | [195] | |
| 186 | Special | Kazuo Hayashi | Tokyo | [196] | ||
| 187 | Special | Ryohei Murayama | Mie Prefecture | [197] | ||
| 188 | 2016 | Competitors | Masaki Saito | Saitama Prefecture | [198] | |
| 189 | Competitors | Kimiyasu Kudō | Aichi Prefecture | [199] | ||
| 190 | Competitors | Kihachi Enomoto | Tokyo | [200] | ||
| 191 | Special | Takizo Matsumoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [201] | ||
| 192 | Special | Masatake Yamanaka | Oita Prefecture | [202] | ||
| 193 | 2017 | Competitors | Tsutomu Itō | Kumamoto Prefecture | [203] | |
| 194 | Competitors | Masaji Hiramatsu | Okayama Prefecture | [204] | ||
| 195 | Competitors | Senichi Hoshino | Okayama Prefecture | [205] | ||
| 196 | Special | Hiroshi Goshi | Hokkaido | [206] | ||
| 197 | Special | Mirei Suzuki | Hyogo Prefecture | [207] | ||
| 198 | 2018 | Competitors | Hideki Matsui | Ishikawa Prefecture | [208][209] | |
| 199 | Competitors | Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [210] | ||
| 200 | Competitors | Tatsunori Hara | Kanagawa Prefecture | [211] | ||
| 201 | Special | Masao Taki | Aichi Prefecture | [212] | ||
| 202 | 2019 | Competitors | Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | Osaka Prefecture | [213] | |
| 203 | Competitors | Hiroshi Gondoh | Saga Prefecture | [214] | ||
| 204 | Special | Haruo Wakimura | Tokyo | former chairman of the Japan High School Baseball Federation | [215][216] | |
| 205 | 2020 | Competitors | Kōichi Tabuchi | Tokyo | Star player for Hanshin Tigers (1969–1978) and Seibu Lions (1979–1984) who hit 474 home runs; 2-time Japan Series champion (1982, 1983), 5-time Best Nine Award (1972-1976) | [217] |
| 206 | Special | Yukichi Maeda | Kochi Prefecture | Keio University coach (1960-1965, 1982-1993), Secretary General of Baseball Federation of Asia (1997-2006); three-time champion of Tokyo Big 6 League as player | [218][219] | |
| 207 | Special | Renzo Ishii | Ibaraki Prefecture | Longtime coach of Waseda University baseball; Active proponent of international baseball, most notably with Japan-USA Collegiate Baseball Championship Series | [220][221] | |
| 208 | 2021 | Special | Katsuji Kawashima | Tochigi Prefecture | [222] | |
| 209 | Special | Kazuo Sayama | Wakayama Prefecture | Baseball historian and author of articles and books on baseball history | [223][224] | |
| 210 | 2022 | Competitors | Masa Yamamoto | Hiroshima Prefecture | [225] | |
| 211 | Competitors | Shingo Takatsu | Kanagawa Prefecture | [226] | ||
| 212 | Special | Shigeyoshi Matsumae | Kumamoto Prefecture | Chairman of Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League, active proponent of baseball being played at the 1988 Summer Olympics | [227] | |
| 213 | 2023 | Competitors | Alex Ramírez | Venezuela | [228] | |
| 214 | Competitors | Randy Bass | Oklahoma, U.S. | Hanshin Tigers (1983–1988); 2x Japanese Triple Crown (1985, 1986), Central League MVP (1985), Japan Series champion (1985), 3x Best Nine Award (1985–1987); his .389 season in 1986 remains the NPB record for one season | [229] | |
| 215 | Special | Yuji Koseki | Fukushima Prefecture | [230] | ||
| 216 | 2024 | Competitors | Hiroki Kuroda | Hiroshima Prefecture | [231] | |
| 217 | Competitors | Motonobu Tanishige | Osaka Prefecture | [232] | ||
| 218 | Special | Tomoichi Tanimura | New York, U.S. | Umpire for 3,026 games in the Central League, which included umpiring the Japan Series eleven times | [233] | |
| 219 | 2025 | Competitors | Ichiro Suzuki | Aichi Prefecture | Orix Blue Wave (1992–2000), Seattle Mariners (2001–2012), New York Yankees (2012–2014), Miami Marlins (2015–2017), Seattle Mariners (2018–2019) 17-time combined All-Star (7 NPB, 10 MLB), 17-time combined Gold Glove (7 NPB, 10 MLB), 7-time Best Nine Award, 3-time Silver Slugger Award, Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1994, 1995), 9-time batting champion (7 Pacific, 2 American); Japan Series champion (1996); 3-time Pacific League MVP; first Japanese player to have 4,000 professional career hits |
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| 220 | Competitors | Hitoki Iwase | Aichi Prefecture | [235] | ||
| 221 | Competitors | Masayuki Kakefu | Chiba Prefecture | [236] | ||
| 222 | Special | Hiroya Tomizawa | Tokyo | Umpire of Central League games for 35 years | [237][238] |
Gallery
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A collection of Shohei Ohtani's memorabilia and equipment from his time with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the NPB.
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Bat used by Babe Ruth held by the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Masahiro Tanaka autographed New York Yankees jersey and cap held by the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
See also
- The Meikyukai ("Association of Great Players" or "Golden Players Club") (also a Japanese baseball hall of fame)
- Nisei Baseball Research Project
- Professional baseball in Japan
References
- ^ "Sluggers Alex Ramirez, Randy Bass to enter Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame". Kyodo News. Jan 13, 2023.
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