Lions' Cabrera hits season's 55th homer

Lions' Cabrera hits season's 55th homer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera hits a solo home run, his 55th homer of the season, over the left-field fence in the eighth inning off Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Akira Okamoto at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 2, matching Japanese baseball's single-season home run record set by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants in 1964 and Tuffy Rhodes of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2001.

Kintetsu outfielder Rhodes ties record with 55th homer

Kintetsu outfielder Rhodes ties record with 55th homer

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes rejoices after hitting his 55th homer of the season at Osaka Dome on Sept. 24 to tie Japanese baseball's singe-season home run record set by then Yomiuri Giants player Sadaharu Oh in 1964.

Lions' Cabrera hits season's 55th homer

Lions' Cabrera hits season's 55th homer

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera hits a solo home run, his 55th homer of the season, over the left-field fence in the eighth inning off Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes pitcher Akira Okamoto at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 2, matching Japanese baseball's single-season home run record set by Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants in 1964 and Tuffy Rhodes of the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in 2001. (Kyodo)

Kintetsu outfielder Rhodes ties record with 55th homer

Kintetsu outfielder Rhodes ties record with 55th homer

OSAKA, Japan - Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes rejoices after hitting his 55th homer of the season at Osaka Dome on Sept. 24 to tie Japanese baseball's singe-season home run record set by then Yomiuri Giants player Sadaharu Oh in 1964.