Osaka Stadium

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Osaka Stadium was a stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Nankai Hawks until they moved to the Heiwadai Stadium in 1988. The stadium was opened in 1950 and had a capacity of 32,000 people.

v • d • e Yokohama BayStars Formerly the Taiyō Whales, Shochiku Robins, and the Yokohama Taiyō Whales • Based in Yokohama, Japan The Franchise TBS • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters Ballparks Osaka Stadium • Kawasaki Stadium • Yokohama Stadium Important Figures Clete Boyer • John Sipin • Félix Millán • Leon Lee • Jim Paciorek • Kazuhiro Sasaki • Takashi Saito • Robert Rose Japan Series Championships (2) 1960 • 1998 Central League Championships (2) 1960 • 1998

v • d • e Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Formerly the Nankai Hawks and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks • Based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan The Franchise SoftBank • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters Ballparks Nankai Nakamozu Baseball Ground • Koshien Stadium • Osaka Stadium • Heiwadai Stadium • Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome Important Figures Katsuya Nomura • Joe Stanka • Tadashi Sugiura • Kevin Mitchell • Koji Akiyama • Tadahito Iguchi • Kenji Johjima Honored Numbers 15 Japan Series Championships (4) 1959 • 1964 • 1999• 2003 Pacific League Championships (13) 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1959• 1961• 1964• 1965• 1966• 1973• 1999• 2000• 2003 Japanese Baseball League Championships 1946• 1948