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Hiroshi Ohshita

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in the Japan Series three times (from 1956 to 1958); Ohshita was Series MVP in 1957. Ohshita retired as a player in 1959, with a record of 1,667 hits in 1,547 games (more than one hit per game). He was Japan's leading hitter three times (in 1947, 1950 and 1951), and a three-time home run king (in
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Ohshita was married to Tetsuko, and they had three children: a son, Masaru and two daughters, Hiroko and Hiromi. For years following his professional career, Ohshita coached youth baseball. After suffering a stroke in June 1978, he died May 23, 1979, and is entombed in the Wakaba district of
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outfielder who began his career after World War II. Known for his trademark blue bat, he hit a record 20 home runs in a season and was home run king and leading hitter three times for the Toei Flyers. Ohshita was also a heavy hitter with the Nishitetsu Lions of the
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Ohshita's uniform number (3) was retired by the Lions, but he wore it again later as manager of the Tokyo Toei Flyers in 1968. He was a hitting
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Ohshita joined the Japanese Professional Baseball League in 1946, playing for the Senators and hitting a record 20
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of .383 for 1951 was a long-time Japanese record; he also holds the Japanese record of seven hits in seven
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award with an average of .321. The Lions won the Pacific League Championship, but lost to the Nagoya
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on December 15, 1922. His father died in war when he was a child; his family moved to Gaoshun,
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After the 1951 season Ohshita was traded to the Nishitetsu Lions, with whom he won the 1954
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of the Tokyo Giants, used a red-painted bat. Fans called him "blue-bat Ohshita" (
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Index

Hiroshi Oshita
Ohshita in uniform with bat, age 24
Kobe
Batting average
Runs batted in
Home runs
Tokyu Flyers
1946
1951
Nishitetsu Lions
1952
1959
Hankyu Braves
1961
1968
Taiyo Whales
1974
1975
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Pacific League
Sannomiya
Kobe
Hyōgo Prefecture
Taiwan
Meiji University
Tokyo Big6 Baseball League
Waseda University
Keio University

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