Japanese Baseball League
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The Japanese Baseball League was Japan's prewar and wartime professional baseball organization, serving as the predecessor to today's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese Baseball League canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports league
ⓘ
professional baseball league ⓘ |
| affectedBy | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
JBL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Yakyū Rīgu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipTitle | league pennant ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season pennant race ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-level professional ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popularized professional baseball in Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1949 ⓘ |
| era |
prewar Japan
ⓘ
wartime Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Japanese professional clubs ⓘ |
| geographicScope | nationwide Japan ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | league office ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first long-lasting professional baseball league in Japan ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation of modern Japanese professional baseball ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | newspapers ⓘ |
| notableEvent | no-hitter by Eiji Sawamura ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Eiji Sawamura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sadaharu Oh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetsuharu Kawakami NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Starffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Hanshin Tigers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osaka Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Kyojin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yomiuri Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 8 ⓘ |
| organizationalType | single-table league ⓘ |
| playedWith | hardball ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | Japanese baseball fans ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | reorganization into two-league system ⓘ |
| ruleSystem | based on American professional baseball rules ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | single league format ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statusDuringWorldWarII | continued under wartime restrictions ⓘ |
| successor |
Central League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Shōwa era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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