Matsutaro Shoriki Award

The Matsutaro Shoriki Award is named in honor of Matsutaro Shoriki (Yomiuri Shimbun Lord), whose achievements earned him the label of the real parent of present age Japanese professional baseball. The prize was founded in 1977.

It is presented to a person (a manager or player) who contributed to the development of professional baseball greatly. A gold medal and the prize of 5 million yen are awarded to the recipient. The prize money is provided by Yomiuri Shimbun and Nihon Television.

Award Recipients

YearWinnerTeam
1977Sadaharu OhYomiuri Giants
1978Tatsuro HirookaYakult Swallows
1979Yukio NishimotoKintetsu Buffaloes
1980Takeshi KobaHiroshima Toyo Carp
1981Motoshi FujitaYomiuri Giants
1982Tatsuro HirookaSeibu Lions
1983Koichi TabuchiSeibu Lions
1984Sachio KinugasaHiroshima Toyo Carp
1985Yoshio YoshidaHanshin Tigers
1986Masaaki MoriSeibu Lions
1987Kimiyasu KudohSeibu Lions
1988Hiromitsu KadotaNankai Hawks
1989Motoshi FujitaYomiuri Giants
1990Masaaki MoriSeibu Lions
1991Koji AkiyamaSeibu Lions
1992Takehiro IshiiSeibu Lions
1993Katsuya NomuraYakult Swallows
1994Ichiro SuzukiOrix BlueWave
Shigeo NagashimaYomiuri Giants
1995Ichiro SuzukiOrix BlueWave
1996Akira OhgiOrix BlueWave
1997Atsuya FurutaYakult Swallows
1998Kazuhiro SasakiYokohama BayStars
1999Sadaharu OhFukuoka Daiei Hawks
2000Hideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants
2001Tsutomu WakamatsuYakult Swallows
2002Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
2003Sadaharu OhFukuoka Daiei Hawks
Senichi HoshinoHanshin Tigers
2004Tsutomu ItoSeibu Lions
2005Bobby ValentineChiba Lotte Marines
2006Sadaharu OhFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2007Hiromitsu OchiaiChunichi Dragons
2008Hisanobu WatanabeSaitama Seibu Lions
2009Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
2010Norifumi NishimuraChiba Lotte Marines
2011Koji AkiyamaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2012Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
Shinnosuke AbeYomiuri Giants
2013Senichi HoshinoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2014Koji AkiyamaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2015Kimiyasu KudohFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2016Hideki KuriyamaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

See also

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