Matsutaro Shoriki Award

Matsutaro Shoriki Award is named in honor of Matsutarō Shōriki, the owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun, whose achievements earned him the label of the real parent of present day Japanese professional baseball. The prize was founded in 1977.

It is presented to a person (a manager or player) who greatly contributed to the development of professional baseball. A gold medal and the prize of 5 million yen are awarded to the recipient. The prize money is provided by Yomiuri Shimbun and Nihon Television.

Recipients
YearWinnerTeamRef
1977Sadaharu OhYomiuri Giants
1978Tatsuro HirookaYakult Swallows
1979Yukio NishimotoKintetsu Buffaloes
1980Takeshi KobaHiroshima Toyo Carp
1981Motoshi FujitaYomiuri Giants
1982Tatsuro HirookaSeibu Lions
1983Koichi TabuchiSeibu Lions
1984Sachio KinugasaHiroshima Toyo Carp
1985Yoshio YoshidaHanshin Tigers
1986Masaaki MoriSeibu Lions
1987Kimiyasu KudohSeibu Lions[1]
1988Hiromitsu KadotaNankai Hawks
1989Motoshi FujitaYomiuri Giants
1990Masaaki MoriSeibu Lions
1991Koji AkiyamaSeibu Lions[2]
1992Takehiro IshiiSeibu Lions
1993Katsuya NomuraYakult Swallows
1994Ichiro SuzukiOrix BlueWave
Shigeo NagashimaYomiuri Giants
1995Ichiro SuzukiOrix BlueWave
1996Akira OhgiOrix BlueWave
1997Atsuya FurutaYakult Swallows
1998Kazuhiro SasakiYokohama BayStars
1999Sadaharu OhFukuoka Daiei Hawks
2000Hideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants
2001Tsutomu WakamatsuYakult Swallows
2002Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
2003Sadaharu OhFukuoka Daiei Hawks
Senichi HoshinoHanshin Tigers
2004Tsutomu ItoSeibu Lions
2005Bobby ValentineChiba Lotte Marines
2006Sadaharu OhFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
2007Hiromitsu OchiaiChunichi Dragons
2008Hisanobu WatanabeSaitama Seibu Lions
2009Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
2010Norifumi NishimuraChiba Lotte Marines
2011Koji AkiyamaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks[2]
2012Tatsunori HaraYomiuri Giants
Shinnosuke AbeYomiuri Giants
2013Senichi HoshinoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
2014Koji AkiyamaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks[2]
2015Kimiyasu KudohFukuoka SoftBank Hawks[1]
2016Hideki KuriyamaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters[3]
2017Dennis SarfateFukuoka SoftBank Hawks[4]
2018Kimiyasu KudohFukuoka Softbank Hawks[1]
2019Kimiyasu KudohFukuoka Softbank Hawks[1]
2020Kimiyasu KudohFukuoka Softbank Hawks[5]

See also

References
  1. "Baseball: SoftBank Hawks manager Kudo wins record 3rd straight Shoriki Award". December 8, 2020 – via Mainichi Daily News.
  2. Author, No (November 5, 2014). "Japan Series-winning manager Akiyama claims third Shoriki Award". The Japan Times.
  3. Author, No (November 17, 2016). "Fighters manager Kuriyama receives Shoriki Award". The Japan Times.
  4. Author, No (November 9, 2017). "Hawks reliever Dennis Sarfate named Matsutaro Shoriki Award recipient". The Japan Times.
  5. "Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo wins record third straight Shoriki Award". The Japan Times. December 8, 2020.
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