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OH, Sadaharu

868 home runs; noted for his "flamingo" batting style

Inducted	1994
Category	Elected by the Selection Committee for Players
From	Tokyo
Born	May 20,1940
Alma Mater	Waseda Vocational School

Since the flamingo batter became the home run king with the Tokyo Giants, he almost monopolized lifetime records, most notably 868 homers (1959-80).He managed the Daiei Hawks to victory in the Japan Series twice (1999, 2003).

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