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Sadaharu Oh

Chronology



1940 Born May 20 in Tokyo, Japan
1959 Joins Yomiuri Giants as a pitcher
1960 Switches to first base
1962 Develops his famous "flamingo" style of batting
1980 Retires from Yomiuri Giants
1984-88 Manages the Yomiuri Giants
1984 Writes his autobiography, A Zen Way of Baseball
1988 Works with Hank Aaron to promote baseball to children
1995 Joins the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks as manager
2000 Leads Hawks against Yomiuri Giants in Japan Series
2002 Joins Cypress Systems' public health education program

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