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Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Hanshin Tigers — NPB

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

3:2
Hanshin Tigers

Hanshin Tigers

Match Facts

  • Hiroshima Toyo Carp home ground: Mazda Stadium Hiroshima
  • Hanshin Tigers stadium: Koshien Stadium
  • Hiroshima Toyo Carp founded 1949
  • Hanshin Tigers founded 1935

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Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Nippon Baseball League

Stadium
Mazda Stadium Hiroshima
Founded
1949
Country
Japan
Location
Hiroshima

The Hiroshima Toyo Carp are a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by Hajime Matsuda, who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Matsuda. Mazda is the largest single shareholder (34.2%), which is less than the portion owned by the Matsuda family (about 60%). Because of that, Mazda is not considered the owner firm. However, the company connection is highlighted in the club name; until 1984, Mazda's official name was Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. The team joined...

Official Kits

Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1st kit

1st · 2021

Hanshin Tigers

Nippon Baseball League

Stadium
Koshien Stadium
Founded
1935
Country
Japan
Location
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

The Hanshin Tigers are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. The Hanshin Tigers are one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan. They played their first season in 1936 as the Osaka Tigers and assumed their current team name in 1961. The Hanshin Tigers, one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan, were founded on December 10, 1935 with the team being formed in 1936. The team was first called "the Ōsa...

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Hanshin Tigers 1st kit

1st · 2021