The first manager of the Tokyo Giants and the Hankyu Braves
Inducted
1969
Category
Elected by the Special Committee
From
Tokyo
Born
April 16,1893
Died
January 3,1978
Alma Mater
Keio University
Hit the first homer in the ICBT (1927). He managed the All-Japan (1934), the Tokyo Giants (1935) and the Hankyu Braves (1936-37). His books andcomments based on his knowledge of American baseball were influential after the War.