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Osaka Stadium Location Naniwa-ku, Osaka Built January 1950 Opened September 12, 1950 Closed November 1998 Demolished 1999 Owner Osaka Stadium Corporation Surface Grass Architect Junzo Sakakura Capacity 31,379 Field dimensions Left and Right Field - 91.5 m
Left and Right Center - 109.7 m
Center Field - 115.8 m
Backstop - 18.3 mTenants Nankai Hawks(1950-1988)
Kintetsu Pearls(1950-1957)、
Yosho Robbins(1953-1954)Osaka Stadium was a stadium in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1950, with a capacity of 32,000 people.
It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Nankai Hawks until they moved to the Heiwadai Stadium in 1988.
Michael Jackson concluded the 1st leg of his Bad World Tour at the stadium, with three consecutive sold-out shows, on October 10-12, 1987.
See also
Coordinates: 34°39′41″N 135°30′06″E / 34.66147°N 135.50180°E
Yokohama BayStars Formerly the Taiyō Whales, Taiyō-Shochiku Robins, Yō-Shō Robins and Yokohama Taiyō Whales • Based in Yokohama, Japan The Franchise TBS • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • BroadcastersBallparks Shimonoseki Stadium • Kawasaki Stadium • Yokohama StadiumJapan Series
Championships (2)1960 • 1998Central League
Championships (2)Seasons (61) 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1963 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 19591960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 19691970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 19791980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 19891990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 19992000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 20092010s 2010Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Formerly the Nankai Hawks and Fukuoka Daiei Hawks • Based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan The Franchise Ballparks Osaka Stadium • Heiwadai Stadium • Fukuoka Dome/Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan DomeHonoured Numbers Japan Series
Championships (4)1959 • 1964 • 1999 • 2003Pacific League
Championships (13)Japanese Baseball League
ChampionshipsSeasons (72) 1930s 1938 • 19391940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 19491950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 19591960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 19691970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 19791980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 19891990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 19992000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 20092010s 2010Categories:- Baseball venues in Japan
- Defunct baseball venues
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- Japanese sports venue stubs
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