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Tetsuharu Kawakami was born on 23 March, 1920 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player and manager. Discover Tetsuharu Kawakami's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 23 March 1920
Birthday 23 March
Birthplace Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan
Date of death 28 October, 2013
Died Place Inagi, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Tetsuharu Kawakami (川上 哲治) was a Japanese baseball player and manager, known for his red bat, and his nickname 打撃の神様 (dageki no kamisama,).

He was a professional player for 18 years, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in a season.

1937

Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, he played for Kumamoto Tech (Kumamoto) in the 1937 Summer Kōshien.

Kumamoto advanced to the championship game, but lost.

After the game, Kawakami grabbed a handful of dirt from the playing field of Kōshien Stadium and put it in his uniform pocket as a memento.

This became known as the original scooping of "the dirt of Kōshien" (甲子園の土 Kōshien no tsuchi?).

Since then, as a memento of their fleeting time on the hallowed grounds of Kōshien, players from the losing teams take home a pouch of the precious soil.

1938

Kawakami played for Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants between 1938 and 1958 (though he missed the years 1943–1945 when he served in the Japanese military).

Kawakami signed with the Giants as a pitcher/first baseman, and actually pitched in 39 games between 1938 and 1941, compiling 11 wins against 9 losses, with an excellent 2.61 ERA.

1942

He converted full-time to first base in 1942.

1949

In addition, Kawakami is referred to by name in the baseball game scene from film director Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog (1949); a.k.a. Nora Inu.

1951

In 1951, he struck out only 6 times, which is the Japanese single-season tie record.

1953

He was the MVP of the 1953 Japan Series.

He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the league's MVP three times.

1954

In 1954, Kawakami hit the first cycle in Yomiuri Giants' franchise history.

1961

As manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1961 to 1974, he led the Giants to eleven championships, with nine of them being in consecutive years.

He has the most Japan Series championships as a manager.

As manager of the Giants from 1961 to 1974, he was known for his ruthless, tough-love style, but he led the Yomiuri Giants to nine consecutive championships.

He went 1,066-739-61 as manager while winning 44 of 62 playoff games, both of which are still the best marks in Giants history.

Kawakami was a strong advocate for keeping the league exclusively Asian only while having a strategy of "controlled baseball" with his players.

Tetsuharu Kawakami appeared in three films:

1965

Kawakami was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.