Nagoya Kinko
| Nagoya Kinko | |
|---|---|
| League | Japanese Baseball League |
| Year established | 1936 |
| Former name(s) | Nagoya Golden Dolphins (1936) |
| Ownership | Nagoya Shimbun |
| Manager | Genzaburo Okada (1936–1940)[1] |
Nagoya Kinko (long name: Nagoya Kinnosachihiko)[1] was a Japanese baseball team that played in the Japanese Baseball League (JBL) before it merged with another team. It was owned by the daily broadsheet Nagoya Shimbun.[1]
The club was founded as the Nagoya Golden Dolphins before the 1936 JBL season. In 1937 the team changed its name to Nagoya Kinko.
The franchise never had a winning record and never placed higher than fourth in the league standings. Few players wanted to play for the team,[1] and it merged with the Tsubasa Baseball Club after the 1940 season to form the Taiyō Baseball Club; that franchise was dissolved following the 1944 JBL season.
Team statistics
| Year | Team name | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win/Loss Percentage | Standings | Games behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 (fall) | Golden Dolphins | 9 | 19 | 0 | .321 | 6 | 14 |
| 1937 (spring) | Kinko | 25 | 30 | 1 | .455 | 5 | 16.5 |
| 1937 (fall) | Kinko | 23 | 25 | 1 | .479 | 4 | 16 |
| 1938 (spring) | Kinko | 13 | 22 | 0 | .371 | 6 | 10 |
| 1938 (fall) | Kinko | 11 | 29 | 0 | .275 | 9 | 19.5 |
| 1939 | Kinko | 36 | 56 | 4 | .391 | 7 | 30 |
| 1940 | Kinko | 34 | 63 | 7 | .351 | 8 | 38.5 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Nagoya Kinko", Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed Mar. 8, 2015.