Japanese Baseball League - Definition and Overview

Japanese Baseball League was a professional baseball league in Japan. It was established in 1937 and ran until 1949. There was no League Play in 1945. The league played fall and spring Seasons in 1937 and 1938. Four of the franchises formerly in this league currently play in the Central League, and four others are in the Pacific League.

• Dai Tokyo (1937s)/Lion Baseball Club (1937f-1940)/ Asahi Baseball Club (1941-1944)/Pacific Baseball Club (1946) / Taiyo Robins(1947-1949)

• Eagles Baseball Club (1937s-1939)/Kurowashi Baseball Club (1940-1941)/Daiwa Baseball Club (1942-1943)

• Hankyu Baseball Club (1937s-1943)

• Nagoya Baseball Club (1937s-1943)/Sango Baseball Club (1944)/Chubu Nippon(1946)/Chubu Nippon Dragons (1947) /Chuncihi Dragons (1948-1949)

• Nagoya Kinko (1937s-1940)

• Osaka Tigers (1937s-1939; 1946-1949)/ Hanshin Baseball Club (1940-1944)

• Tokyo Kyojin (1937s-1944; 1946)/Yomiuri Giants (1947-1949)

• Tokyo Senators (1937s-1939)/Tsubasa Baseball Club (1940)/Taiyo Baseball Club (1941-1942)/Nishitetsu Baseball Club (1943)

• Nakai Baseball Club (1938f-1944)/Kinki Nippon (1944)/ Kinki Great Ring (1946)/Nakai Hawks (1947-1949)

• Gold Star (1946)

• Hankyu Baseball Club (1946)/ Hankyu Braves (1947-1949)

• Senators Baseball Club (1946)/ Tokyo Flyers (1947; 1949) / Kyuei Flyers (1948)

• Kinsei Stars (1947-1948)/Daiei Stars (1949)

Champions

• 1949 Yomiuri Giants

• 1948 Nakai Hawks

• 1947 Osaka Tigers

• 1946 Kinki Great Ring

• 1945 No League Play World WarII

• 1944 Hanshin

• 1943 Tokyo Kyojin

• 1942 Tokyo Kyojin

• 1941 Tokyo Kyojin

• 1940 Tokyo Kyojin

• 1939 Tokyo Kyojin

• 1938 (fall) Tokyo Kyojin

• 1938 (spring) Osaka Tigers

• 1937 (fall) Osaka Tigers

• 1937 (spring) Tokyo Kyojin

External links

• Japanese Baseball Data Archive at The Baseball Guru (http://baseballguru.com/jalbright/stats.html)
• List of players at Japanese Baseball (http://japanesebaseball.com/players/index.jsp)