The Daiei Stars (大映スターズ, Daiei Sutāzu) were a Japanese professional baseball team that was founded in 1946, and played in various incarnations until 1957...

Daiei Film Co. Ltd. (Kyūjitai: 大映映畫株式會社 Shinjitai: 大映映画株式会社 Daiei Eiga Kabushiki Kaisha) was a Japanese film studio. Founded in 1942 as Dai Nippon Film...

division every season. In 1957, the Unions were merged with the Daiei Stars to form the Daiei Unions (and again bringing the number of Pacific League teams...

Pacific League alongside the Mainichi Orions, Hankyu Braves, Tokyu Flyers, Daiei Stars, Nishitetsu Clippers, and Kintetsu Pearls. Under player-manager Kazuto...

served as a non-playing manager of the Tigers from 1952 until 1954, the Daiei Stars/Unions for 1956 and 1957, and the Toei Flyers for 1969 and 1970. He was...

Yakyu Renmei) in 1949 (the name changing to its current form in 1980). Daiei Stars owner Masaichi Nagata was the first president of the Pacific League....

Tamura's other team, the Kinsei/Daiei Stars, staying with that franchise through 1953 (although Tamura sold the team to Daiei Film after the 1948 season)...

Eastern region of Japan (NPB parent team in parentheses): Daiei Junior Stars (Daiei Stars) Kokutetsu Fresh Swallows (Kokutetsu Swallows) Mainichi Little...

becoming the Seibu Lions. Merged with the Takahashi Unions in 1956 to form the Daiei Unions, which later merged with the Mainichi Orions in 1957 to form the...

Professional Baseball team, the Daiei Stars Gold Star FC, an American professional soccer team based in Metro Detroit. Bibiani Gold Stars F.C., Ghanaian professional...

season with a record of 60–73–7. 1949 saw the team change its name to the Daiei Stars, with the fortunes changing as well. The team finished 67–65–2. This...

velodrome. The Daiei Stars (also known as Gold Star and the Kinsei Stars) played their home games at Korakuen from 1946 to 1956. In 1957 the Stars merged with...

JBL Kinsei Stars (1947–1948) Daiei Stars (1949) → To the CL Daiei Stars (1950–1955) → merged with Takahashi Unions in 1956 to form Daiei Unions → merged...

the Daiei Unions and renamed the Daimai Orions, to reflect that both Daiei and Mainichi had a 50% stake in the team, with control being given to Daiei Film...

ultimately finish the movie at rival studio Daiei. At that time Daiei also owned a baseball team, the Daiei Stars, whose players visited the movie set during...

Kokutetsu Swallows Central League Osaka Tigers Giichi Hayashi April 27, 1952 Daiei Stars Pacific League Hankyu Braves Juzo Sanada† (2) May 7, 1952 Osaka Tigers...

lasted one more year before they merged with the Daiei Stars on February 26, 1957, to form the Daiei Unions. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takahashi...

Pirates Aomori Stadium Fumio Takechi June 19, 1955 Kintetsu Pearls 1–0 Daiei Stars Ōsaka Stadium Yoshitomo Miyaji September 19, 1956 Kokutetsu Swallows...

against the Daiei Stars that ended in a tie earlier in the season. Because of the impact the tie had on the pennant race, the Hawks and the Stars played an...

Nishizawa was traded mid-season 1946 to Gold Star (later known as the Kinsei Stars), playing with that franchise through the 1948 season. He rejoined the Dragons...

24 October 1985) was a Japanese businessman and served as president of Daiei Film. The self-proclaimed creator of Gamera, he produced the kaiju's second...

against the Daiei Stars that ended in a tie earlier in the season. Because of the impact the tie had on the pennant race, the Hawks and the Stars played an...

discoveries included future Hall of Famers Hal Newhouser and Jim Bunning, and All-Stars like Dizzy Trout, Roy Cullenbine, Hoot Evers, Dick Wakefield, Johnny Lipon...

games featured the Mainichi Orions playing the Nankai Hawks and the Daiei Stars and proved to be extremely popular. Spectators began arriving to the...

Atsunori Inaba of the Yakult Swallows and Arihito Muramatsu of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. The next day, Shinjiro Hiyama became the third player to hit for...

is the runner-up. December 13 – The Baltimore Orioles acquire two aging stars of the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers, left-handed pitcher Preacher Roe and third...

Mainichi Orions 120 81 34 5 .704 — Nankai Hawks 120 66 49 5 .574 15.0 Daiei Stars 120 62 54 4 .534 19.5 Hankyu Braves 120 54 64 2 .458 28.5 Nishitetsu...

Evers. Dropo, Pesky, Trout, Kell and Evers are former American League All-Stars, and Kell is en route to the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, none of the...

a 3.47 ERA in 63 games, while pitching a no-hitter against the Syracuse Stars in 1890. June 28 – Mutz Ens, 65, first baseman who played for the Chicago...

307, then he finished his career by going just 7 for 62 for the 1956 Daiei Stars. Overall, his batting line read .246/.279/.340. After retiring, he opened...