Quotes by Sadaharu Oh

About Sadaharu Oh:


Sadaharu Oh is a retired Japanese–Chinese baseball player and manager who played 22 seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1959 to 1980. Oh holds the world lifetime home run record, having hit 868 home runs during his professional career. He established many NPB batting records, including runs batted in (RBIs) (2,170), slugging percentage (.634), bases on balls (2,390), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.080). In 1977, Sadaharu Oh became the first recipient of the People's Honor award. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

Author Bio


  • NameSadaharu Oh
  • DescriptionBaseball player
  • BornMay 20, 1940
  • CountryJapan
  • ProfessionBaseball Player