Yoshitomo Miyaji

Born in 1932 in Kanazawa — that classic, quietly proud castle town in Ishikawa — Yoshitomo Miyaji was playing baseball in an era when Japan was still picking itself up off the floor after the war. I find something genuinely moving about that: the country in chaos, and here's this tall guy (180cm was seriously imposing back then) out on a diamond, just grinding through it all. And he left a mark that lasts: in 1956, in his hometown of Kanazawa, he threw the third perfect game in NPB history on just 79 pitches. He was there, he played, and that's no small thing.

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Yoshitomo Miyaji is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and coach, born on January 28, 1932, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. He stands 180 cm tall, a notable height for his generation. He joined the Kokutetsu Swallows in 1952, was their Opening Day starter in 1953, and in 1956 threw the third perfect game in NPB history, using just 79 pitches, the fewest ever.

Name (English)

Yoshitomo Miyaji

Name (Japanese)

宮地惟友

Reading

みやじ よしとも

Born

January 28, 1932 (age 94)

Origin

Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E5%9C%B0%E6%83%9F%E5%8F%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10950589

Tags

• From Ishikawa Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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