Former Hanshin Tigers great, Sawamura Award winner Gene Bacque dies at 82
Former Hanshin Tigers ace Gene Bacque, the first foreign recipient of the Sawamura Award, passed away on Saturday night at the age of 82, multiple outlets in his home state of Louisiana have reported. Bacque died after complications from a surgical procedure. A native of ...
Nankai Hawks ace Joe Stanka, hero of 1964 Japan Series, dies at 87
Former Nankai Hawks great Joe Stanka, the 1964 Pacific League MVP who famously threw three shutouts during that season's Japan Series, died of heart failure on Oct. 15, his grandson Josh told The Japan Times Stanka, 87, passed away at his home in Katy, Texas. A ...
Late slugger Daryl Spencer brought passion, pride, power to Hankyu Braves
The Baseball Bullet-In this week remembers Daryl Spencer, the former Hankyu Braves slugger who died Jan. 2 in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 88. Spencer was one of the 1960s-era Americans, most of them ex-major leaguers, who played in Japan. That group included George ...
Carp's Johnson becomes second foreign-born Sawamura Award winner
There was no Japan Series game played Monday, but it was still an eventful afternoon for Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson. Johnson was named the 2016 Sawamura Award winner, becoming the first foreign player to earn the honor, given to each year's top starting pitcher, ...
