Eiji Sawamura
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Eiji Sawamura was a legendary Japanese baseball pitcher, famed for his dominance in the pre-war era and honored as the namesake of Japan’s top pitching award.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese baseball player
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baseball pitcher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| batted | right-handed ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | torpedo attack on transport ship ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual Sawamura Award for best starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of pre-war Japanese baseball excellence ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-12-02 ⓘ |
| deathDuring | military service in World War II ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity | 1930s ⓘ |
| faced | American All-Star team in 1934 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sawamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousGame | 1934 exhibition game vs. American All-Stars ⓘ |
| givenName | Eiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Japanese professional baseball ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 14 ⓘ |
| league | Japanese Baseball League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest early Japanese pitchers ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Yomiuri Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Eiji Sawamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Sawamura Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being namesake of the Sawamura Award
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dominant pitching in pre-war Japanese baseball ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional baseball player
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | off the coast of Yakushima, Japan ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredNumberBy | Yomiuri Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| struckOut |
Babe Ruth in 1934 exhibition game
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Charlie Gehringer in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ Jimmie Foxx in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ Lou Gehrig in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ |
| team | Yomiuri Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threw | right-handed ⓘ |
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