This photograph shows a high school championship Japanese baseball game being played at Koshien Stadium in Osaka, Japan in 1920.
Ryuhei Obata of the Hanshin Tigers is congratulated by teammates after hitting a game ending single in the eleventh inning against Chiba Lotte...
Players representing 36 teams stood in formation after they marched onto the field as part of the opening ceremony at Hanshin Koshien Stadium for the...
The Hanshin Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino is tossed in the air by players as the Tigers clinched their first Central League pennant in 18 years 15...
Senichi Hoshino, manager of Hanshin Tigers is tossed in the air by players after clinching their first league championship in 18 years at the Koshien...
Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine and former New York Mets manager, is tossed into the air after their 3-2 victory over the Hanshin Tigers...
Senichi Hoshino, manager of Hanshin Tigers is tossed in the air by players after clinching their first league championship in 18 years at the Koshien...
Japan's professional baseball team Hanshin Tigers manager Akinobu Okada is tossed in the air by players to celebrate their victory in the Central...
High school championship game, the World Series in Japan at this time, is underway in Koshien Stadium in Japan sometime in the 1920s.
Japan's professional baseball team Hanshin Tigers players celebrate their victory of the Central League championship each other at the Koshien...
Evan Longoria of Tampa Bay Rays hits a grand slam in the top of 5th inning during the friendly match between Yomiuri Giants & Hanshin Tigers and MLB...
Shohei Otani of Hanamaki Higashi High School pitches against Teikyo High School during the 93rd National High School Baseball Championship at the...
Fans of Hanshin Tigers celebrate as the team clinched their first league championship in 18 years at the Koshien stadium in Nishinomiya, near Osaka,...
Shota Morishita of the Hanshin Tigers hits a two run triple in the 8th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Five at Hanshin...
Shota Morishita of the Hanshin Tigers hits a two run triple in the 8th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Five at Hanshin...
Koji Chikamoto of the Hanshin Tigers hits a RBI single in the 8th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Five at Hanshin Koshien...
Daiki Tajima of the Orix Buffaloes breaks the bat of Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers in the 4th inning during the Japan Series Game Five at...
Marwin Gonzalez of the Orix Buffaloes rounds bases after hitting a solo home run in the 4th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series...
Marwin Gonzalez of the Orix Buffaloes hits a solo home run in the 4th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series Game Five at Hanshin...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers is congratulated by teammates after hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates hitting a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers hits a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four at Hanshin...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers hits a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four at Hanshin...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers hits a game-ending single in the 9th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Four at Hanshin...
Tomoya Mori of the Orix Buffaloes hits a single while breaking his bat in the 7th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series Game Four at...
Starting Pitcher Ichiro Suzuki of Aikodai Meiden High School throws at the first round game against Matsusho Gakuen High School during the 1991...
Yoshihisa Hirano of the Orix Buffaloes strikes out Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers to end the game in the 9th inning during the Japan Series Game...
Yoshihisa Hirano of the Orix Buffaloes strikes out Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers to end the game in the 9th inning during the Japan Series Game...
Daichi Ishii of the Hanshin Tigers throws in the 8th inning against Orix Buffaloes during the Japan Series Game Three at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Yuma Mune of the Orix Buffaloes hits a two run double in the 5th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series Game Three at Hanshin Koshien...
Yuma Tongu of the Orix Buffaloes celebrates hitting a solo home run in the 4th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series Game Three at...
Yuma Tongu of the Orix Buffaloes hits a solo home run in the 4th inning against Hanshin Tigers during the Japan Series Game Three at Hanshin Koshien...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers lifts the trophy as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game against...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers is tossed into the air as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers is tossed into the air as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers is tossed into the air as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers is tossed into the air as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game...
Head coach Akinobu Okada of the Hanshin Tigers is tossed into the air as the team celebrates the Central League season champions following the game...
Hanshin Tigers players celebrate the Central League season champions following the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Hanshin Tigers players celebrate the Central League season champions following the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Yusuke Oyama of the Hanshin Tigers celebrates winning the Central League season champions following the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin...
Teruaki Sato of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 3-0 in the 6th inning during the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Teruaki Sato of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 3-0 in the 6th inning during the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Teruaki Sato of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 3-0 in the 6th inning during the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Teruaki Sato of Japan hits a two run home run to make it 3-0 in the 6th inning during the game against Yomiuri Giants at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on...
Players representing 36 teams stood in formation after they marched onto the field as part of the opening ceremony at Hanshin Koshien Stadium for the...
Young Japanese women dressed in traditional kimonos and wearing face masks attend an out-door Coming-of-Age ceremony at Koshien national high school...
Young Japanese woman dressed in traditional kimono and wearing a face mask leaves after she attended a Coming-of- Age ceremony at Koshien national...
Osaka Toin Senior High School pitcher Hayato Takenaka throws a pitch in the rain while surrounded by a muddy infield during their first round...
Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine and former New York Mets manager, is tossed into the air after their 3-2 victory over the Hanshin Tigers...
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hurls the ball for the opening of the national high school baseball tournament 07 August 2003 at the...
Former baseball player Hideki Matsui reacts after throwing the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Japanese High School Baseball Championship at...
Former baseball player Hideki Matsui throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Japanese High School Baseball Championship at Hanshin Koshien...
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend the opening ceremony of the 100th Japanese High School Baseball Championship at hanshin...
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend the opening ceremony of the 100th Japanese High School Baseball Championship at hanshin...
