Samurai Japan Baseball Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2010) special award
Shigenori Matsushita
まつした しげのり
Matsushita Shigenori
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-08-30 （Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Sports Writer, Non-fiction Writer
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Influenced
- Hideo Matsui, Motoji Fujita, Takaaki Mori
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | School of Commerce | — | — | — | Japan |
Meiji University
School of Commerce
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Shogakukan Non-fiction Award Nominee | The Match God Created: The Truth of the 18-Inning Overtime Game Between Yamashita's Seiryo and Bito's Minoshima | — | Shogakukan | Nominee |
| — | Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award Best Nine (Special Award) | On That Day, the Baseball God Chose Number 3: The Emperor-Viewing Game of June 25, 1959 | Special Award | — | Winner |
Shogakukan Non-fiction Award Nominee
Work:
The Match God Created: The Truth of the 18-Inning Overtime Game Between Yamashita's Seiryo and Bito's Minoshima
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
Nominee
Samurai Japan Baseball Literature Award Best Nine (Special Award)
Work:
On That Day, the Baseball God Chose Number 3: The Emperor-Viewing Game of June 25, 1959
Category:
Special Award
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Match God Created: The Truth of the 18-Inning Overtime Game Between Yamashita's Seiryo and Bito's Minoshima
2006 Sports Non-fiction 262 pagesA book describing the truth of the 18-inning overtime game between Minoshima and Seiryo at the 61st National High School Baseball Championship.
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On That Day, the Baseball God Chose Number 3: The Emperor-Viewing Game of June 25, 1959
2009 Sports LiteratureA work about baseball centered on the Emperor-viewing game of 1959.
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There Is No Business Like Catching: Takaaki Mori vs Katsuya Nomura
2009 Sports Non-fictionA work describing the confrontation between Takaaki Mori and Katsuya Nomura.
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Bibliography
- The Man Who Surpassed Don: Giants Manager Motoji Fujita's Leadership of Patience
- The Undefeated Managerology: The Secret of Takaaki Mori's Winning Streak with the Seibu Lions
- Storm of Flowers: The Saga of Three Generations of the Hanada Family
- Poetry of the Japanese Shigeo Nagashima: 12 Years of Perseverance and Clouded Days
- Hideo Matsui: The Star and the Bat
- Complete Encyclopedia of Foreign Players in Professional Baseball: All Records of Famous and Unique Players Who Excited Fans
- Changing Hearts: The Man Who Made Tomochika Yamashita and Hideo Matsui
- The Match God Created: The Truth of the 18-Inning Overtime Game Between Yamashita's Seiryo and Bito's Minoshima
- 55 Words of Hideo Matsui
- On That Day, the Baseball God Chose Number 3: The Emperor-Viewing Game of June 25, 1959
- There Is No Business Like Catching: Takaaki Mori vs Katsuya Nomura
- New Tale of ON: The Miraculous Path of Two Who Dedicated Their Lives to Baseball
- Miracle Tactical Art: Minoshima and Bito's Human-Powered Baseball
- Decisive Moments of the Japan Series: Decisions Made by Managers at Critical Times
- Hideo Matsui: Turning Trials into Strength - The Truth of Five Consecutive Intentional Walks on the 20th Anniversary
- Where Did Yu Darvish Come From?
- The Man Who Changed High School Baseball: Takashi Hara's Fighting Spirit Baseball Legacy
- Tokyo Olympics 1964: Requiem of the Samurais
- Kōkichi Tsuburaya: Letters of Life
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sports non-fiction styleFactual descriptionIncludes critical commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- sportsbaseballhuman drama
Legacy
Shigenori Matsushita is highly regarded in Japan as a sports writer specializing in sports non-fiction.
Trivia
- He became a topic of controversy over a publication injunction dispute with Katsuya Nomura, former manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
- He is known for continuing coverage and research on Hideo Matsui.