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MORIOKA, Jiro

The first president of the Japan Pro Baseball League

Inducted	1969
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Nara
Born	May 30,1886
Died	December 20,1950
Alma Mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Member of House of Peers. As vice president of Daitokyo, he built Suzaki Stadium. In 1941, he became the first president of the JPBL, and negotiatedsuccessfully with the Army to continue pro baseball during World War II..

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