User:Baseball Bugs/sandbachs

To be used for writing test versions of stuff.

Professional baseball parks in Japan

• Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba opened 1992

• Fujiidera Stadium in Fujiidera, Osaka opened 1928 closed 2005

• Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka opened 1993

• Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium in Nishinomiya opened 1937 closed 2002

• Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka opened 1929 closed 1993

• Hiroshima Municipal Stadium in Naka-ku, Hiroshima opened 1957 closed 2010

• Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park in Hiroshima opened 1950 closed 1957

• Kawasaki Stadium in Kawasaki opened 1952 downsized 2004

• Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium in Kobe opened 1950

• Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo opened 1949 closed 1987

• Koshien Stadium in Koshien Stadium opened 1924

• Mazda Stadium in Minami-ku, Hiroshima opened 2009

• Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Tokyo opened 1928

• Miyagi Baseball Stadium in Sendai opened 1950

• Nagoya Baseball Stadium in Nagoya opened 1948

• Nagoya Dome in Nagoya opened 1997

• Osaka Dome in Osaka opened 1997

• Osaka Stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka opened 1950 closed 1998

• Sapporo Dome in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo opened 2001

• Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama opened 1979

• Shimonoseki Baseball Stadium in Taiyo (1950–1952)

• Tokyo Dome in Bunkyo, Tokyo opened 1988

• Yokohama Stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama opened 1978

Japanese Baseball League Teams

Clubs still active since 1950 reorganization

• Dai Tokyo (1936) → Lion Baseball Club (1937–1940) → Asahi Baseball Club (1941–1944) → Pacific Baseball Club (1946) → Taiyō Robins(1947–1949) → To the Central League (later renamed the Shochiku Robins; present: Yokohama BayStars)

• Korakuen Eagles (1937s) → Eagles Baseball Club (1938–1939) → Kurowashi Baseball Club (1940–1941) → Yamato Baseball Club (1942–1943) → Broken up

• Nagoya Baseball Club (1936–1943) → Sangyo Baseball Club (1944) → Chubu Nippon (1946) → Chubu Nippon Dragons (1947) → Chunichi Dragons (1948–1949) → To the Central League

• Nagoya Kinko (1936–1940) → Merged into the Tsubasa Baseball Club

• Osaka Tigers (1936–September 24, 1940, Nicknamed "Tigers") → Hanshin Baseball Club (September 25, 1940–1944) → Osaka Tigers (1946–1949, Nicknamed "Hanshin") → To the Central League (Present: Hanshin Tigers)

• Tokyo Kyojin (1936–1944; 1946) → Yomiuri Giants (1947–1949) → To the Central League

• Tokyo Senators (1936–1939) → Tsubasa Baseball Club (1940) → Taiyō Baseball Club (1941–1942) → Nishitetsu Baseball Club (1943) → Broken up

• Hankyu Baseball Club (1936–1944; 1946) → Hankyu Bears (January, 1947–April, 1947) → Hankyu Braves (April, 1947–1949) → To the Pacific League (Present: Orix Buffaloes)

• Nankai Baseball Club (1938f–May 31, 1944) → Kinki Nippon (June 1, 1944–December 31, 1944) → Kinki Great Ring (1946–May 31, 1947) → Nankai Hawks (June 1, 1947–1949) → To the Pacific League (Present: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)

• Gold Star (1946) → Kinsei Stars (1947–1948) → Daiei Stars The Daiei Stars merged with the Takahashi Unions in 1956 to form the Daiei Unions, which later merged with the Mainichi Orions in 1957 to form the Daimai Orions (1949) (present: Chiba Lotte Marines)

• Senators Baseball Club (1946) → Tokyu Flyers (1949) → Kyuei Flyers (1948) → Tokyu Flyers (1947) → To the Pacific League (Present: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)

• Kintetsu Pearls (1949) The Pearls did not play the 1949 JBL season. → To the Pacific League (Present: Orix Buffaloes)

Extinct clubs

• Korakuen Eagles (1937s) → Eagles Baseball Club (1938–1939) → Kurowashi Baseball Club (1940–1941) → Yamato Baseball Club (1942–1943) → Broken up

• Nagoya Kinko (1936–1940) → Merged into the Tsubasa Baseball Club

• Tokyo Senators (1936–1939) → Tsubasa Baseball Club (1940) → Taiyō Baseball Club (1941–1942) → Nishitetsu Baseball Club (1943) → Broken up

Nippon Professional Baseball

Central League

Chunichi Dragons

Nagoya Baseball Club (1936–1943) JBL

Sangyo Baseball Club (1944)

Chubu Nippon (1946)

Chubu Nippon Dragons (1947)

Chunichi Dragons (1947 or 1948–1949) → To the CL

Chunichi Dragons (1950)

Nagoya Dragons (1951-1953)

Chunichi Dragons (1954-present)

??? (1936-47)

Korakuen Stadium (1948)

Nagoya Baseball Stadium (1949-1996)

Nagoya Dome (1997–present)

Hanshin Tigers

Osaka Tigers (1936–September 24, 1940, Nicknamed "Tigers") JBL

Hanshin Baseball Club (September 25, 1940–1944, maybe 1946)

Osaka Tigers (1946 or 1947–1949, Nicknamed "Hanshin") → To the CL

Osaka Tigers (1950–1960)

Koshien Stadium (1936-present)

also Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium for some games

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Hiroshima Carp (1950–1967)

Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1968-present)

Hiroshima Sogo Ground Baseball Park (1950-July 1957)

Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (July 1957-2008)

Mazda Stadium (2009-present)

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Kokutetsu Swallows (1950-1965)

Sankei Swallows (1965)

Sankei Atoms (1966-1968)

Atoms (1969)

Yakult Atoms (1970-1973)

Yakult Swallows (1974-2005)

Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2006-present)

Korakuen Stadium (1950-1963)

Meiji Jingu Stadium (1964-present)

Yokohama BayStars

Dai Tokyo (1936) JBL

Lion Baseball Club (1937–1940)

Asahi Baseball Club (1941–1944)

Pacific Baseball Club (1946)

Taiyō Robins(1947–1949) → To the CL

Shochiku Robins (ca.1950-52) → merged with Taiyo Whales

Taiyo Whales (1950-1952)

Taiyō-Shochiku Robins (1953)

Yō-Shō Robins (1954)

Taiyō Whales (1955–1977)

Yokohama Taiyō Whales (1978–1992)

Yokohama BayStars (1993-present)

Shimonoseki Baseball Stadium (1950–1952)

Osaka Stadium (1953–1954)

Kawasaki Stadium (1955–1977)

Yokohama Stadium (1978–present)

Yomiuri Giants

Dai-Nippon Tōkyō Yakyū Club (1934–1935) → To the JBL

Tokyo Kyojin (1936–1944; 1946)

Tokyo Yomiuri Giants (1947–1949) → To the CL

Tokyo Yomiuri Giants (1950–2002)

Yomiuri Giants (2003-present)

??? (1934-1948)

Korakuen Stadium (1949???-1987)

Tokyo Dome (1988-present)

Pacific League

Chiba Lotte Marines

Gold Star (1946) JBL

Kinsei Stars (1947–1948)

Daiei Stars (1949) → To the CL

Daiei Stars (1950-1955) → merged with Takahashi Unions in 1956 to form Daiei Unions → merged with Mainichi Orions in 1957 to form Daimai Orions

Mainichi Orions (1950–1957)

Mainichi Daimai Orions (1958–1963)

Tokyo Orions (1964–1968)

Lotte Orions (1969–1991)

Chiba Lotte Marines (1992–present)

Korakuen Stadium (1950–1962)

Tokyo Stadium (1962–1972)

Miyagi Baseball Stadium (1973-1977)

Kawasaki Stadium (1978–1991)

Chiba Marine Stadium (1992–present)

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Nankai Baseball Club (1938f–May 31, 1944) JBL

Kinki Nippon (June 1, 1944–December 31, 1944)

Kinki Great Ring (1946–May 31, 1947)

Nankai Hawks (June 1, 1947–1949) → To the PL

Nankai Hawks (1950-1988)

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1989-2004)

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2005-present)

??? (1938-1949)

Osaka Stadium (1950???-1988)

Heiwadai Stadium (1988-1992)

Fukuoka Dome (1993-present)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Senators Baseball Club (1946) JBL

Tokyu Flyers (1947)

Kyuei Flyers (1948)

Tokyu Flyers (1949) → To the PL

Tokyu Flyers (1950–1953)

Toei Flyers (1954–1972)

Nittaku Home Flyers (1973)

Nippon-Ham Fighters (1974–2003)

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004-present)

Korakuen Stadium (1946-1953)

Komazawa Stadium (1954-1987)

Tokyo Dome (1988-2003)

Sapporo Dome (2004-present)

Orix Buffaloes

Hankyu Professional Baseball Club (1936–1944; 1946) JBL

Hankyu Bears (January-April 1947)

Hankyu Braves (April 1947-1949) → To the PL

Hankyu Braves (1950–1988)

Orix Braves (1989–1990)

Orix BlueWave (1991–2004) → merged with Kintetsu Buffaloes

??? (1936)

Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (1937-1990)

Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium (1991-2004)

Kintetsu Pearls (1950-1958)

Kintetsu Buffalo (1959-1961)

Kintetsu Buffaloes (1962-1998)

Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1999-2004) → merged with Orix Blue Wave

Osaka Stadium (1950-1957)

Fujiidera Stadium (1958???-1996)

Osaka Dome aka Kyocera Dome Osaka (1997-2004)

Orix Buffaloes (2005-present)

Osaka Dome aka Kyocera Dome Osaka (2005, 2007-present)

Kobe Sports Park Baseball Stadium aka Hotto Motto Field Kobe (2005-present)

Saitama Seibu Lions

Nishi Nippon Pirates (1950) → merged with Nishitetsu Clippers

Nishitetsu Clippers (1950)

Nishitetsu Lions (1951-1972)

Taiheiyo Club Lions (1973–1976)

Crown Lighter Lions (1977–1978)

Seibu Lions (1979–2007)

Saitama Seibu Lions (2008–present)

Heiwadai Stadium (1950-1978)

Seibu Dome (1979-present)

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005-present)

Miyagi Baseball Stadium (2005-present)