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Tetsuharu Kawakami in home dress in 1957. Note the Yomiuri Giants logo on his cap. A detail from movie poster Kawakami Tetsuharu monogatari sebangō 16.

Tetsuharu Kawakami (川上哲治, Kawakami Tetsuharu^?, born March 23, 1920 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto) is a former Japanese baseball player and manager. He was nicknamed "God of batting" as a player. In 1951, he had whiffed only 6 times, which is the Japanese single-season tie record. He was ruthless as a manager, but it made his team strong. He led Yomiuri Giants to nine consecutive championships as a manager.

[edit] Filmography

Tetsuharu Kawakami played in 3 films^[1]:

人生選手 (1949)
(川上哲治物語　背番号１６ Kawakami Tetsuharu monogatari sebangō 16) (1957) as himself
ＢＩＧ−１物語　王貞治 (1977)

[edit] References

^ http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0233360.htm accessed 27 January 2009

[edit] External links

Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com

Awards
Preceded by Victor Starffin	Japanese Baseball League MVP 1941	Succeeded by Shigeru Mizuhara
Preceded by Makoto Kozuru Shigeru Sugishita	Central League MVP 1951 1955	Succeeded by Takehiko Bessho Takehiko Bessho
Sporting positions
Preceded by Shigeru Mizuhara	Yomiuri Giants manager 1961–1974	Succeeded by Shigeo Nagashima

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Japanese Baseball League Championships (9)	Fall 1936 • Spring 1937 • Fall 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1949

Central League MVP Award

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