Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
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Japan Series Titles: 1 (2006)
Pacific League Pennants: 3 (1981, 2006, 2007)
Franchise Players: Tony Solaita, Michihiro Ogasawara, Yukio Tanaka
Current Manager: Masataka Nashida
Stadium: Sapporo Dome
The former Toei Flyers became the Nittaku Home Flyers in 1973, then a year later the club was purchased by Nippon Ham, which renamed them the Fighters. They have not been very successful during their time as the Fighters, taking just two Pacific League pennant in the 31 years since. Following the 2003 season the Nippon Ham Fighters moved from the Tokyo Dome to the northern city of Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. With this move the team changed its name to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
[edit] Managers
- 1974-1975: Futoshi Nakanishi
- 1976-1984: Keiji Osawa
- 1984: Yoshinobu Uemura
- 1985-1988: Shigeru Takada
- 1989-1991: Sadao Kondo
- 1992: Masayuki Dobashi
- 1993-1994: Keiji Osawa
- 1995-1999: Toshiharu Ueda
- 2000-2002: Yasunori Oshima
- 2003-2007: Trey Hillman
- 2008- : Masataka Nashida
| Preceded by Nittaku Home Flyers | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2004 - present Nippon Ham Fighters 1974 - 2003 | Current team name |
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