On September 3, 1977, Sadaharu Oh of the Japan Central League surpasses Hank Aaron as the game’s all-time home run king. Oh hits his 756th career home run, helping the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows. The Japanese superstar, a 1994 inductee into his country’s Hall of Fame, will hit…
On June 6, 1972, Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh belts his 500th home run. Oh will finish his career with 868 home runs, believed by some historians to be the most in professional baseball history, although complete records from the Negro leagues were not kept.
On May 3, 1964, Sadaharu Oh of the Yomiuri Giants rips four home runs against the Hanshin Tigers, establishing a new Japanese League record for most home runs in a game. Oh also shares the record with several major leaguers, including Hall of Famers Ed Delahanty, Chuck Klein, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, and Mike Schmidt.