Katsunari Miyai facts for kids
Katsunari Miyai (宮井 勝成, Miyai Katsunari, 14 April 1926 – 7 August 2020) was a famous Japanese baseball manager. He led the baseball teams at Waseda Jitsugyo and Chuo University. He was special because he was the only person to win both the Kōshien tournament and the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament.
Early Life and Baseball Career
Katsunari Miyai was born in Suginami, Tokyo. He went to school at Waseda Jitsugyo and later at Chuo University. When he was in high school, he played in the Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in 1941. Later, he played as an outfielder for the Chuo University baseball team.
In 1954, Miyai returned to his old high school, Waseda Jitsugyo, as a baseball coach. The next year, in 1955, he became the team's manager. His team won the 29th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament in 1957.
From 1959 to 1993, Miyai managed the baseball team at Chuo University. Under his leadership, the team achieved many victories. They won the Meiji Jingu Baseball Tournament once in 1974. They also won the Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship three times, in 1972, 1973, and 1979. Additionally, his team won eight Tohto University Baseball League championships.
After managing, he became the team's general manager in 1994. He held this position until he passed away.
Later Life and Family
Katsunari Miyai died on August 7, 2020, in Mitaka, Tokyo. He was 94 years old. He passed away from lung cancer.
His daughter, Fumiko error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help), married a baseball player named Toshimitsu Suetsugu.
