Sadaharu Oh
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Oh.
Sadaharu Oh (王貞治, Oh Sadaharu, born May 20, 1940), also known as Wang Chenchih (simplified Chinese: 王贞治; traditional Chinese: 王貞治,; pinyin: Wáng Zhēnzhì), is a Japanese-Chinese professional athlete. He is best known as a baseball player and manager.[1]
Early life[change | change source]
Oh was born in Tokyo.[1] He is the son of a Chinese father and a Japanese mother. Although Oh has always lived in Japan, he has never allowed a loss of his Chinese citizenship.
Career[change | change source]
Oh played for the Yomiuri Giants.[2] In 1977, he set the world record for home runs.[1]
Oh retired from playing in 1980.[1]
From 1984 to 1988, he was the Giants' manager.[2]
He managed the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 1995 to 2008.[2]
In 2006, he was the manager of the Japanese national team in the World Baseball Classic.[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ō Sadaharu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 758.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 BaseballReference.com, Sadaharu Oh; retrieved 2012-7-17.
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