Tohto University Baseball League

Tohto University Baseball League (東都大学野球連盟,Tōto daigaku yakyū renmei) is an intercollegiate baseball league that features 21 prominent universities in the Tokyo area.

Tohto University Baseball League
Established1930
Teams21
National Championships21
Meiji Jingu Tournament Championships11
RegionKantō, Japan
Prefectures1 – Tokyo
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Locations

Game

Division 1 games are played at Meiji Jingu Stadium.

History

Tohto University Baseball League was established in 1930. The league title team has recorded 21 championships in All Japan University Baseball Championship Series. It is the most championships in the university baseball league in Japan.

Members (Autumn 2014)

Division 1

Aoyama Gakuin University

  • Affiliation:1951
  • League Championships in Division1: 12
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 429-382-27
  • Last Championship: Spring 2006

Asia University

  • Affiliation:1959
  • League Championships in Division1: 23
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 653-535-33
  • Last Championship: Spring 2014

Chuo University

  • Affiliation:1930
  • League Championships in Division1: 24
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 789-622-64
  • Last Championship: Autumn 2004

Kokugakuin University

  • Affiliation:1930
  • League Championships in Division1: 1
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 182-341-12
  • Last Championship: Autumn 2010

Komazawa University

  • Affiliation:1948
  • League Championships in Division1: 26
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 815-692-51
  • Last Championship: Autumn 2001

Takushoku University

  • Affiliation:1949
  • League Championships in Division1: 0
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 14-11-0

Division 2

Kokushikan University

  • Affiliation:1959
  • League Championships in Division1: 1
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 62-130-7
  • Last Championship: Autumn 1979

Nihon University

  • Affiliation:1930
  • League Championships in Division1: 22
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 757-673-52
  • Last Championship: Spring 2004

Rissho University

  • Affiliation:1959
  • League Championships in Division1: 1
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 76-130-4
  • Last Championship: Autumn 2009

Senshu University

  • Affiliation:1930
  • League Championships in Division1: 31
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 699-498-38
  • Last Championship: Spring 1989

Tokyo University of Agriculture

  • Affiliation:1930
  • League Championships in Division1: 0
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 124-355-10

Toyo University

  • Affiliation:1940
  • League Championships in Division1: 16
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 557-557-27
  • Last Championship: Spring 2011

Division 3

Gakushuin University

  • Affiliation:1950
  • League Championships in Division1:1
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 66-131-11
  • Last Championship: Autumn 1958

Juntendo University

  • Affiliation:1958
  • League Championships in Division1:0

Seikei University

  • Affiliation:1951
  • League Championships in Division1:0

Shibaura Institute of Technology

  • Affiliation:1951
  • League Championships in Division1:3
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 145-174-11
  • Last Championship: Spring 1970

Sophia University

  • Affiliation:1940
  • League Championships in Division1:0

Taisho University

  • Affiliation:1948
  • League Championships in Division1:0

Division 4

Hitotsubashi University

  • Affiliation:1935
  • League Championships in Division1:0
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 17-95-2

Tokyo City University

  • Affiliation:1951
  • League Championships in Division1:0

Tokyo Institute of Technology

  • Affiliation:1946
  • League Championships in Division1:0
  • All-Time Record in Division1: 13-49-0

Notable alumni

Aoyama Gakuin University

Asia University

Chuo University

Hitotsubashi University

Kokugakuin University

Kokushikan University

Komazawa University

Nihon University

Rissho University

Senshu University

Shibaura Institute of Technology

  • Haruki Ihara (1971–1980 Nishitetsu Lionsetc、2002–2003 Manager of Seibu Lions、2004 Manager of Orix BlueWave)

Takushoku University

Tokyo University of Agriculture

  • Shinsaku Katahira (1972–1989 Nankai Hawks→Seibu Lions etc.)
  • Takehiro Hashimoto (1990–2003 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks→Seibu Lions etc.)
  • Tsuneki Watanabe (2005- Rakuten Eagles)

Toyo University

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