Masaichi Kaneda
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Masaichi Kaneda was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of Zainichi Korean origin, one of the best-known pitchers in Japanese baseball history, and is the only Japanese pitcher to have won 400 ga
Kaneda in 1956
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball team
Masaichi Kaneda
…during his prime, Kaneda holds numerous Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career records. He won 400 games despite being on an extremely weak team, the Kokutetsu Swallows, for most of his career. About 90% of his 400 career wins came with the Swallows. He left for the Yomiuri Giants in 1965. In five seasons with the team…
Tokyo Yakult Swallows team display at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, featuring the Swallows' current home uniform and players' equipment
View of Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' home ballpark
Swallows fans holding umbrellas in 2006
Tetsuto Yamada (2011–present) in 2018