Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス, Fukuoka Sofutobanku Hōkusu) is a Japanese baseball team in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.^[1] The Hawks play in Japan's Pacific League (パリーグ, pari-gu).^[2]

History

The history of the Hawks dates to the 1930s. The team has had several names, including

Nankai Hawks (~1947)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1988~2004)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2005~)

SoftBank Hawks won the first prize in the Japan championship in 2011. The owner of the Hawks is SoftBank, an IT company. The Hawks are very popular in Fukuoka. The mascot character is Harry Hawk.

Home stadium

The Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome in Fukuoka is their home stadium. This stadium is in the central ward of Fukuoka city, near Tojinmachi subway station.

Notable players

Current Manager

81 Kouji　Akiyama (秋山　幸二, Akiyama Kouji) ^[3]

Current players

1 Seiichi Uchikawa (内川　聖一, Seiichi Uchikawa) ^[4]
3 Nobuhiko Matsunaka (松中　信彦, Nobuhiko Matsunaka) ^[5]
5 Nobuhiro Matsuda (松田　宣浩, Nobuhiro Matsuda) ^[6]
9 Hiroki Kokubo (小久保　裕紀, Hiroki Kokubo) ^[7]
14 Takahiro Mahara (馬原　孝浩, Takahiro Mahara) ^[8]
27 Tooru Hosokawa (細川　亨, Tooru Hosokawa) ^[9]
46 Yuichi Honda (本多　雄一, Yuuichi Honda) ^[10]
50 Tadashi Settsu (攝津　正, Tadashi Settsu) ^[11]

Related pages

Sports in Japan

References

↑ Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around The Globe: The Encyclopedia Of International Baseball, pp. 140-144.
↑ Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), "Teams (Rosters, Schedules/Scores, Individual Stats); retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Kouji　Akiyama; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Seiichi Uchikawa; Lemke, Bob. (2010). 2011 Standard Catalog Of Baseball Cards, p. 590.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Tamer, Greg. (2004). The Hardball Times Baseball Annual, p. 38.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Nobuhiro Matsuda; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Hiroki Kokubo; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Takahiro Mahara; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Tooru Hosokawa; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Yuichi Honda; retrieved 2012-7-17.
↑ BaseballReference.com, Tadashi Settsu; retrieved 2012-7-17.

Other websites

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[1] Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around The Globe: The Encyclopedia Of International Baseball, pp. 140-144.

[2] Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), "Teams (Rosters, Schedules/Scores, Individual Stats); retrieved 2012-7-17.

[3] BaseballReference.com, Kouji　Akiyama; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[4] BaseballReference.com, Seiichi Uchikawa; Lemke, Bob. (2010). 2011 Standard Catalog Of Baseball Cards, p. 590.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Tamer, Greg. (2004). The Hardball Times Baseball Annual, p. 38.

[6] BaseballReference.com, Nobuhiro Matsuda; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[7] BaseballReference.com, Hiroki Kokubo; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[8] BaseballReference.com, Takahiro Mahara; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[9] BaseballReference.com, Tooru Hosokawa; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[10] BaseballReference.com, Yuichi Honda; retrieved 2012-7-17.

[11] BaseballReference.com, Tadashi Settsu; retrieved 2012-7-17.

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