Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama celebrates after hitting an infield single to third in the sixth inning of a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2015, to set a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for most hits in a single season. Akiyama later belted a triple in the ninth inning, to end the season with 216 hits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA000077766

Registered date
2015/10/01 20:35:38

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source

Media size
1132 × 1590 pixel

Resolution
240 dpi

Deployment size
280.84(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Baseball: SoftBank Hawks pitcher Senga+

OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 25 Kyodo - Kodai Senga of the SoftBank Hawks pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2022.

Baseball: Fighters' Arihara

Kohei Arihara of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches against the Orix Buffaloes on April 14, 2018, in Kobe. The right-hander worked eight innings to pick up his first win of the season on return from a right-shoulder injury as the Fighters beat the Buffaloes 2-1 in the Pacific League. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Japan-Australia exhibition game

Shogo Akiyama (R) of Japan slides into third for a triple in the sixth inning of an exhibition game against Australia at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on March 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: NPB to adopt no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018

Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters draws an intentional walk in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the SoftBank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 13, 2016. Nippon Professional Baseball will adopt the no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shohei Ohtani career highlights

Shohei Ohtani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Sept. 27, 2015. Ohtani picked up his 15th win of the season after throwing eight shutout innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: MLB, Players Association agree to new posting system: reports

Combined photo shows Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitching and hitting cleanup against the Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. Major League Baseball and its players union have agreed to a new posting system that will allow Otani to sign with a major league club, multiple U.S. media reported in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Combined photo shows Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitching and hitting cleanup against the Orix Buffaloes in the final home game of the season at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. The Fighters said on Nov. 10 that they will allow the 23-year-old two-way player to use the posting system this offseason to make a move to the major league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Astros' Gurriel suspended for 5 games for mocking Darvish

Houston Astros infielder Yulieski Gurriel walks back to the bench after striking out in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 28, 2017. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the same day Gurriel's suspension for the first five games of the 2018 season for making a racist gesture targeting Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during Game 3 on Oct. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Dodgers-Astros World Series Game 1

George Springer (R) of the Houston Astros is called out on strikes in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 24, 2017. The leadoff hitter struck out in all four of his at-bats in the Astros' 3-1 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Astros beat Yankees to advance to World Series

The Houston Astros' Carlos Correa (1) and Yuli Gurriel (10) react after scoring on a double hit by Brian McCann in the fifth inning of Game 7 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Oct. 21, 2017. The Astros won 4-0, advancing to the World Series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo