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Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka My Grandfather-The Tokyo Major Leaguer

Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka My Grandfather-The Tokyo Major Leaguer. By Kaiser Tanaka April 29, 2013. Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka. Everyone asked where I got the name of Kaiser . Simply put, I was named after my grandfather Yoshio “Kaiser” Tanaka.

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Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka My Grandfather-The Tokyo Major Leaguer

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  1. Yoshio Kaiser TanakaMy Grandfather-The Tokyo Major Leaguer • By Kaiser Tanaka • April 29, 2013

  2. Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka Everyone asked where I got the name of Kaiser. Simply put, I was named after my grandfather Yoshio “Kaiser” Tanaka. Kaiser was a nickname he received while in college. It was derived from the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II of World War One. My grandparents: Yoshio “Kaiser” & Kay Katsuo Tanaka, late 1930’s

  3. That’s my Grandad!! Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka Both an athlete and scholar, he was convinced to join the Japanese Professional League in 1937 by friend, and later baseball legend Tadashi “Bozo” Wakabayashi. He started the first 7 years with the Hanshin Tigers as a catcher. From left: Joe DiMaggio, Lefty O'Doul, Bozo Wakabayashi & Kaiser Tanaka Photograph by the Bozo Wakabayashi family/estate, with thanks and apologies

  4. Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka • In 1957, Grandad Kaiser became the head coach for the Hanshin Tigers • By taking this position, he became the FIRST American-born citizen to coach a Japanese League. • Over the next two consecutive years, he led the Tigers to Second Place in the Japanese League. • Coaching Highlight: • The 'Emperor's Game' between the Tigers & the Yomiuri/”Tokyo” Giantsin 1959 at KorakuenStadium. • This was the only game which the Emperor of Japan Hirohito attended during his reign. • Unfortunately, the Tigers lost the game in the bottom of the ninth.

  5. Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka The Kaisers • In 1959, Grandad retired from the Tigers. • In 1961, he later became the coach for the Daimai(now Lotte)Orions. • After four years with them, he retiredfrom baseball altogether in 1965. • I was born three years after he retired, and was given his nickname as my surname.

  6. Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka • Sadly, in 1985, Yoshio Kaiser Tanaka passed away quietly in his sleep in Japan. • He is still missed by his family to this day. Perhaps more by his eldest grandson & namesake.

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