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Kokutetsu Swallows
From BR Bullpen
Japan Series Titles: 0
Central League Pennants: 0
Franchise Player: Masaichi Kaneda was often a one-man team
The present-day Yakult Swallows were originally known as the Kokutetsu Swallows. Beginning play in the Central League in 1950, the team was generally an also-ran. In 1965 it was sold to the Sankei company, which renamed them the Sankei Swallows that year.
[edit] Kokutestu managers
- 1950-1953: Norio Nishigaki
- 1954-1955: Soichi Fujita
- 1956-1960: Mitsuo Uno
- 1961-1962: Kuninobu Sunaoshi
- 1963: Shinji Hamazaki
- 1964-1965: Giichi Hayashi
- 1965: Kuninobu Sunaoshi
| New Team | Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1950 - 1965 (midseason) |
Succeeded by Sankei Swallows |
