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ICHIOKA, Tadao

The first Director General of the Japan Pro Baseball League

Inducted	1962
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Nagano
Born	November 15, 1891
Died	June 23,1964
Alma Mater	Waseda University

After managing Waseda Nine for six years, he entered the Yomiuri and worked with Shoriki to invite the All-Americans, which paved the way to the initiationof Japan Pro Baseball League (JPBL) in 1936. He was its first director.

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