Japanese Baseball

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1. Who was the first 'gaijin' to manage a Japanese baseball team? Tommy LaSorda Jim Lefebvre Joe Lutz Don 'Blazer' Blasingame

2. Who was the foreign player who pitched for the Tokyo Giants in 1936? Davey Johnson Frank Vaschetti Pedro Sanchez Victor Starfin

3. Who are the traditional rivals of the Tokyo Giants? Yakult Swallows Hiroshima Carp Hanshin Tigers Hankyu Braves

4. What was the nickname of notorious Tokyo Giants pitcher Suguru Egawa? Crazy Dirty Madman Killer

5. The greatest home run hitter in Japanese Baseball history is Sadaharu Oh. He was not pure Japanese, as his father was Chinese. Oh in fact carried a foreign passport. From what country was this passport? Hong Kong Taiwan Singapore Malasya

6. What are the large, highly regimented, cheering groups of fans called? Shintaru Bosozuku Katobase Oendan

7. What record did the visiting Major League All-Stars compile in 1988, during their tour of Japan? 7-0 12-0 1-7 3-2-2

8. What is the Japanese term for team 'harmony' or 'spirit'? ki wa sho zen

9. Which very popular American player was fired by his team, for extending his emergency medical leave in San Francisco? Davey Johnson Randy Bass Warren Cromartie Ruppert Jones

10. What is the annual high school baseball tournament called? Masahura Gakuen Waseda Koshien