100th National High School Championship : 2018

Wladimir "Coco" Balentien - 56 HRs : 2013

December 2, 2013 Curacao

Wladimir “Coco” Balentien is a Curaçaoan-Dutch professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

The record of 55 home runs in a single season was originally set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964 and later tied by Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera. On September 10, 2013, Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) hit his 55th home run, braking the record, hitting his 56th and 57th home runs, on September 15, 2013 at home against the Hanshin Tigers, ultimately finishing the season with 60 total home runs and 131 RBI in 130 games 

1958 - 13th National Athletic Meet - Japan

1958-Oct  富山国体 (Toyama Kokutai)

The National Sports Festival of Japan

Originally called the Meiji Shrine Tournament, 1924-1943, held in area of Kanto commencing in the outer gardens of the Meiji Shrine

1946 the tournament was re-established as the National Sport Festival or National Athletic Meet, the national premier sporting event held in Japan

First day cover featuring stamps for Tennis and Weightlifting - additional pictorial postmarks for Torch Relay, Soccer, Tennis, Weightlifting and Martial Arts

1962 - National Athletic Meet - Japan

Stamps issued for the 1962 National Athletic Meet -- 1962-October 岡山国体 (Okayama Kokutai)

Shooting and Softball

First day of issue with official postmark an Rugby pictorial postmark

Softball cover with informative insert card

The National Sports Festival of Japan

Originally called the Meiji Shrine Tournament, 1924-1943, held in area of Kanto commencing in the outer gardens of the Meiji Shrine

1946 the tournament was re-established as the National Sport Festival or National Athletic Meet, the national premier sporting event held in Japan

 

Rugby and a commemorative regional pictorial postmark

Not sure of the exact location of the regional postmarks - still looking, appreciate any help, thanks

 

1957 - 12th National Athletic Meet - Japan

1957-October - 静岡国体 (Shizuoka Kokutai)

The National Sports Festival of Japan

Originally called the Meiji Shrine Tournament, 1924-1943, held in area of Kanto commencing in the outer gardens of the Meiji Shrine

1946 the tournament was re-established as the National Sport Festival or National Athletic Meet, the national premier sporting event held in Japan

additional pictorial postmarks for Sumo Wrestling and Tennis

1984 - 50th Anniversary of Japanese Professional Baseball

1984 Japan - 50th Anniversary of Professional Baseball  1915

Se-tenant pair featuring Eli Sawamura  (沢村 栄治) 1917-1944 - right-handed pitcher Yomiuri Giants (1936-1943) and Masaru Kageura (景浦 將)1915-1945 outfielder, infielder, right-handed pitcher - Hanshin/Osaka Tigers (1936-1938, 1943) : both inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

Single issue for Matsutaro Shoriki (正力 松太郎)1885-1969 Japanese media mogul and politician, owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun. Known as the father of Japanese professional baseball. Hw organized the an All-Star team in 1934 that meet an American All-Star team. Shoriki became the Nippon Professional Baseball's unofficial first commissioner in 1949. Inducted in the 1959 inaugural class of the Japanese Baseball Gall of Fame. The Matsutaro Shoriki Award is presented annually to the person who contributes the most to Japanese baseball

baseball is my life

1984-November-15

1978 - 33rd National Athletic Meet - Japan

October 14, 1978

 

1979 - Japan Intercity Tournament - 50th Anniversary

July 27, 1979 - 50th Intercity Baseball Tournament

The Intercity Baseball tournament, an annual nationwide tournament. The winners are awarded the Black Lion Flag, the runner-ups are awarded the White Lion Flag