Daiei manager Oh honored with Shoriki Award

Daiei manager Oh honored with Shoriki Award

FUKUOKA, Japan - Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh smiles at a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 1 after receiving the Matsutaro Shoriki award from the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper for his outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of baseball. The 59-year-old Oh, in his fifth season at the helm of the Pacific League team, guided the Hawks to a Japan Series victory in five games over the Chunichi Dragons -- the first championship since the team moved to Fukuoka 11 years ago.

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