Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer

by Robert K. Fitts

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In the spring of 1964, the Nankai Hawks of Japan's Pacific League sent nineteen-year-old Masanori Murakami to the Class A Fresno Giants to improve his skills. To nearly everyone's surprise, Murakami, known as Mashi, dominated the American hitters. With the San Francisco Giants caught in a close pennant race and desperate for a left-handed reliever, Masanori was called up to join the big league club, becoming the first Japanese player in the Major...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0803255217

ISBN13:9780803255210

Release Date:April 2015

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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