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Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called
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Some notable Japanese players who have gone on to play in North America's Major League Baseball include Hideo Nomo, Kazuhiro Sasaki, Ichiro Suzuki, Tadahito Iguchi, Kenji Johjima, Hideki Matsui, So Taguchi, Hideki Irabu, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, Kazuo Matsui, Kazuhito Tadano, Hiroki Kuroda, Akinori Iwamura, Akinori Otsuka, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Kosuke Fukudome, Koji Uehara, Kenshin Kawakami, Takashi Saito, and Tsuyoshi Nishioka.
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| Date |
Pitcher (Club) |
Score |
Opponent |
Ballpark |
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| June 28, 1950 |
Hideo Fujimoto (Yomiuri Giants) |
4 � 0 |
Nishi-Nippon Pirates |
Aomori Stadium |
| June 19, 1955 |
Fumio Takechi (Kintetsu Pearls) |
1 � 0 |
Daiei Stars |
Ōsaka Stadium |
| September 19, 1956 |
Yoshitomo Miyaji (Kokutetsu Swallows) |
6 � 0 |
Hiroshima Carp |
Kanazawa Stadium |
| August 21, 1957 |
Masaichi Kaneda (Kokutetsu Swallows) |
1 � 0 |
Chunichi Dragons |
Chunichi Stadium |
| July 19, 1958 |
Sadao Nishimura (Nishitetsu Lions) |
1 � 0 |
Toei Flyers |
Komazawa Stadium |
| August 11, 1960 |
Gentaro Shimada (Taiyō Whales) |
1 � 0 |
Ōsaka Tigers |
Kawasaki Stadium |
| June 20, 1961 |
Yoshimi Moritaki (Kokutetsu Swallows) |
1 � 0 |
Chunichi Dragons |
Korakuen Stadium |
| May 1, 1966 |
Yoshiro Sasaki (Taiyō Whales) |
1 � 0 |
Hiroshima Carp |
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium |
| May 12, 1966 |
Tsutomu Tanaka (Nishitetsu Lions) |
2 � 0 |
Nankai Hawks |
Heiwadai Stadium |
| September 14, 1968 |
Yoshiro Sotokoba (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) |
2 � 0 |
Taiyō Whales |
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium |
| October 6, 1970 |
Koichiro Sasaki (Kintetsu Buffaloes) |
3 � 0 |
Nankai Hawks |
Ōsaka Stadium |
| August 21, 1971 |
Yoshimasa Takahashi (Toei Flyers) |
4 � 0 |
Nishitetsu Lions |
Korakuen Stadium |
| October 10, 1973 |
Soroku Yagisawa (Lotte Orions) |
1 � 0 |
Taiheiyo Club Lions |
Miyagi Stadium |
| August 31, 1978 |
Yutaro Imai (Hankyu Braves) |
5 � 0 |
Lotte Orions |
Miyagi Stadium |
| May 18, 1994 |
Hiromi Makihara (Yomiuri Giants) |
6 � 0 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Fukuoka Dome |
| November 1, 2007 |
Daisuke Yamai and Hitoki Iwase (Chunichi Dragons) |
1 � 0† |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Nagoya Dome |
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