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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
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| League |
Pacific League |
| Location |
Sapporo |
| Ballpark |
Sapporo Dome |
| Year Founded |
1946 |
| Nickname(s) |
Nippon-ham (日本ハム), Nichi-ham (日ハム), Fighters (ファイターズ) |
| League championships |
1962, 1981, 2006 |
| Japan Series championships |
1962, 2006 |
| Former name(s) |
Senators (1946), Tokyu Flyers (1947), Kyuei Flyers (1948), Tokyu Flyers (1949-1953), Toei Flyers (1954-1972), Nittaku Home Flyers (1973), Nippon Ham Fighters (1974-2003) |
| Colors |
Blue, red, gold, and black |
| Uniforms |
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The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ, Hokkaidō Nippon Hamu Faitāzu?) are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League. They take their name from the major shareholding company's name "Nippon Ham", which is a corporate name of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.. Until 2003, the Fighters were one of three teams calling Tokyo their home, but in 2004 moved to Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. English-speakers have been known to sometimes misinterpret the name of the team as Ham Fighters rather than Fighters.
[edit] 2006 Japan Series Champions
In 2006, the Fighters won the Japan Series for its first title since 1962 and its second championship in club history. After losing to the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons in game one, the Fighters rebounded to win four straight games, winning game five at home in the Sapporo Dome. The series' MVP honors went to Fighters' outfielder Atsunori Inaba, who hit for a .357 batting average during the series with one home run and six RBIs[1].
This victory gives the Fighters a berth in the four-team Asia Series to be played in Tokyo beginning on November 9.
[edit] Players of note
[edit] Current Manager
- 88
Thomas Brad Hillman (Trey Hillman, トレイ・ヒルマン, from 2003 season, ex Texas Rangers director, Columbus Clippers manager). Will be leaving the organization after the 2005-06 season.
[edit] Current stars
- 1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo (新庄 剛志) - CF
- 2 Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原 道大) - 1B
- 3 Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介) - 2B
- 5
Fernando Seguignol (セギノール) - 1B
- 6 Yukio Tanaka (田中 幸雄) - 2B
- 8 Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠) - SS
- 9 Jose Macias (マシーアス) - 2B
- 10 Kuniyuki Kimoto (木元 邦之) - 3B
- 11 Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ 有) - P
- 16 Satoru Kanemura (金村 暁) - P
- 17
Brad Thomas (トーマス) - P
- 21 Hisashi Takeda (武田 久) - P
- 29 Tomoya Yagi (八木 智哉) - P
- 30 Shinji Takahashi (高橋 信二) - C
- 32 Satoshi Nakajima (中嶋 聡) - C
- 36 Micheal Nakamura (マイケル中村) - P
- 38 Masaru Takeda (武田 勝) - P
- 41 Atsunori Inaba (稲葉 篤紀) - RF
- 46 Hichori Morimoto (森本 稀哲) - LF
- 66
Felix Diaz (ディアス) - P
[edit] Retired numbers
- 100 Yoshinori Ohkoso (Former chairman)
[edit] Mascot
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.npb.or.jp/nippons/2006stats_f.html
