Tetsuharu Kawakami

Japanese professional baseball player, coach, baseball critic, baseball commentator (1920-2013)
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Summary

Tetsuharu Kawakami was born on March 23, 1920[1], in Hitoyoshi[2]. He died on October 28, 2013[3], in Inagi[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5], baseball manager[6], and baseball commentator[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,338 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[9], Empire of Japan[10]
  • Award received: Person of Cultural Merit[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Member of sports team: Yomiuri Giants[13]
  • Commons category: Tetsuharu Kawakami[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: pitcher[15]
  • Sport: baseball[16]
  • Family name: Kawakami[17]
  • Given name: Tetsuharu[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tetsuharu Kawakami[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[20]
  • Country for sport: Japan[21]
  • Name in native language: 川上哲治[22]
  • Blood type: A[23]
  • Height: 174 cm[24]
  • Mass: 75 kg[25]

Why It Matters

Tetsuharu Kawakami has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Tetsuharu Kawakami born?

Tetsuharu Kawakami's place of birth was Hitoyoshi[2].

Where did Tetsuharu Kawakami die?

Tetsuharu Kawakami died in Inagi[4].

What did Tetsuharu Kawakami do for work?

Tetsuharu Kawakami worked as a baseball player[5], baseball manager[6], and baseball commentator[7].

What awards did Tetsuharu Kawakami receive?

Honors received include Person of Cultural Merit[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . tradingcarddb.com. tradingcarddb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . npb.jp. Retrieved . npb.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · TSUBAME98 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → baseball player, baseball manager, baseball commentator
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'en', 'es', 'ja', 'ko', 'ms', 'wuu', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: baseball manager"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Tetsuharu
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → baseball player, baseball manager, baseball commentator
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 255850, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322306615|川上哲治 (#322306615)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'm"
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