The Intercity Baseball Tournament (都市対抗野球大会 Toshi Taikō yakyū taikai) of Japan, commonly known as "Summer All-star or Mid-Summer Classic" (真夏の球宴 manatsu no kyūen), is an annual nationwide industrial baseball tournament in Japan, organized by JABA and Mainichi Shimbun and sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) by the grounds that "regional development is promoted through tournaments between teams that represent their cities."
The most prestigious tournament in corporate baseball, it was first held in 1927 and predates Nippon Professional Baseball. Players wear the emblem of the town they represent on the right shoulder of their jerseys.
The winners are awarded the "Black Lion Flag" (黒獅子旗 kurojishi ki), runners-up are awarded the "White Lion Flag" (白獅子旗 shirojishi ki).
Winners A bracket after city and team in champion column indicates number of titles.
(baseball team) links to Japanese Wikipedia article except club team and team does not have an article. YearChampionScoreRunner-up11927Dalian, Manchuria Club3-0Osaka, All Osaka21928Dalian (2), Dalian works team1-0Tokyo City, Tokyo Club31929Dalian (3), Manchuria Club (2)5-0Nagoya, Nagoya Railway Bureau (baseball team)41930Tokyo City, Tokyo Club10-5Nagoya, Nagoya Railway Bureau51931Tokyo City (2), Tokyo Club (2)12-6Yokohama, All Yokohama 61932Kobe, All Kobe1-0Dalian, Manchuria Club71933Tokyo City (3), Tokyo Club (3)6x-5Keijō, All Keijō 81934Osaka, All Osaka7x-6Yahata, Yawata Steel (baseball team)91935Tokyo City (4), Tokyo Club (4)3-0Kawasaki, Columbia (baseball team)101936Moji, Moji Railway Bureau (baseball team)5-1Dalian, Manchuria Club111937Yahata, Yawata Steel3-1Tokyo City, Tokyo Club121938Tokyo City (5), Fujikura Electric Wire Corporation (baseball team)4-1Keijō, All Keijō 131939Tokyo City (6), Fujikura Electric Wire Corporation (2)3-0Shōnai, Shōnai Tamurakoma (baseball team)141940Keijō, All Keijō4-0Dalian, Dalian works team151941Tournament cancelled due to war escalation161942Keijō (2), All Keijō (2)12-6Osaka, Daido Steel Co., Ltd.Tournament cancelled due to war escalation (1943–45)171946Gifu, Dai Nippon Construction (baseball team)3-0Kiryū, All Kiryū181947Gifu (2), Dai Nippon Construction (2)8-2Takasago, Kanebo Takasago (baseball team)191948Fukuoka, Nishi-Nippon Railroad (baseball team)8-1Beppu, Hoshinogumi (baseball team)201949Osaka (2), All Kanebo (baseball team)6-1Tokyo, Kumagai Gumi (baseball team)211950Beppu, Hoshinogumi8-2Yoshiwara, Daishowa Paper (baseball team)221951Osaka (3), All Kanebo (2)3-2Osaka, Nankai-doken (baseball team)231952Osaka (4), All Kanebo (3)11-5Futase, Nittetsu Futase241953Yoshiwara, Daishowa Paper3-0Osaka, All Kanebo251954Yahata (2), Yawata Steel (2)5-2Tokyo, All Fujikura261955Osaka (5), All Kanebo (4)5-1Osaka, Kanegafuchi Chemical271956Yokohama, Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (baseball team)3-2Tokyo, Kumagai Gumi281957Tokyo (7), Kumagai Gumi4-0Urawa, Nippon Express (baseball team)291958Yokohama (2), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (2)4-0Futase, Nittetsu Futase301959Matsuyama, Maruzen Petroleum (baseball team)6-4Kamaishi, Fuji Steel Kamaishi (baseball team)311960Tokyo (8), Kumagai Gumi (2)3x-2 (10 innings)Kadoma Town, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (baseball team)321961Yokohama (3), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (3)4-2 (12 innings)Nagoya, Shin-Mitsubishi Jukogyo Nagoya (baseball team)331962Yokohama (4), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (4)12-0Nagoya, Nippon Express Nagoya(baseball team)341963Kyoto, Sekisui Chemical4-3Muroran, Fuji Steel Muroran (baseball team)351964Urawa, Nippon Express2-0Kawasaki, Nippon Columbia 361965Osaka (6), Denden Kinki (baseball team)4-0Wakayama, Sumitomo Metal Industries (baseball team)371966Tokyo (9), Kumagai Gumi (3)4x-3 (10 innings)Wakayama, Sumitomo Metal Industries381967Yokohama (5), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (5)4-2 (12 innings)Hamamatsu, Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd. (baseball team)391968Himeji, Nippon Steel Hirohata (baseball team)1-0Hamamatsu, Kawai Musical Instruments (baseball team)401969Chiba, Denden Kantō (baseball team)2x-1Ōta, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (baseball team)411970Fuji, Daishowa Paper (2)1-1 (tied after 14 innings)3-0Kobe, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe (baseball team)421971 Himeji (2), Nippon Steel Hirohata (2)6-2Matsuyama, Maruzen Petroleum431972Hamamatsu, Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd.4-0Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Motors Kawasaki (baseball team)441973Kawasaki, Nippon Kokan (baseball team)11-2Yokosuka, Nissan Motors (baseball team)451974Shiraoi, Daishowa Paper Hokkaido (baseball team)4-0 (10 innings)Kitakyushu, Nippon Steel Yawata461975Chiba (2), Denden Kantō (2)3-0Shiraoi, Daishowa Paper Hokkaido471976Kawasaki (2), Nippon Kokan (2)1-0Sapporo, Hokkaido Takushoku Bank (baseball team)481977Kobe (2), Kobe Steel (baseball team)3-0Tokyo, Kumagai Gumi491978Kawasaki (3), Toshiba (baseball team)4-0Kawasaki, Nippon Kokan501979Hiroshima, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima (baseball team)6-4Tokyo, Kumagai Gumi511980Fuji (3), Daishowa Paper (3)8-3Sapporo, Sapporo Toyopet (baseball team)521981Tokyo (10), Denden Tokyo (baseball team)3-2Kawasaki, Toshiba531982Wakayama, Sumitomo Metal Industries5-4Fukuyama, Nippon Kokan Fukuyama (baseball team)541983Kawasaki (4), Toshiba (2)8-3Nagoya, Nippon Steel Nagoya (baseball team)551984Yokosuka, Nissan Motors10-9Kawasaki, Nippon Kokan561985Osaka (7), Nippon Life (baseball team)4-3Kawasaki, Toshiba571986Yokohama (6), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (6)9-7Kanazawa, NTT Hokuriku (baseball team)581987Hamamatsu (2), Yamaha Corporation (2)4-3Kawasaki, Toshiba591988Kawasaki (5), Toshiba (3)3x-2Nagoya, NTT Tōkai (baseball team)601989Tokyo (11), Prince Hotels (baseball team)8-3Shiraoi, Daishowa Paper Hokkaido611990Hamamatsu (3), Yamaha Corporation (3)12-11Himeji, Nippon Steel Hirohata621991Kawasaki (6), Toshiba (4)16-6Nagasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki (baseball team)631992Osaka (8), Nippon Life (2)4-2Tokyo, Kumagai Gumi641993Yokohama (7), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (7)7-5Urawa, Nippon Express651994Suzuka, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Suzuka (baseball team)5-3Ōgaki, Seino Transportation (baseball team)661995Yokohama (8), Nippon Oil Co., Ltd. (8)8x-7 (10 innings)Fukuyama, NKK 671996Wakō, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (baseball team)8-7Hiroshima, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hiroshima681997Osaka (9), Nippon Life (3)5-3Urawa, Nippon Express691998Yokosuka (2), Nissan Motors (2)11-3Chiba, Kawasaki Steel Chiba (baseball team)701999Kawasaki (7), Toshiba (5)12-0Nagasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki712000Kawasaki (8), Mitsubishi Motors Kawasaki9-3Osaka, Osaka Gas (baseball team)722001Hamamatsu (4), Kawai Musical Instruments6-3Okazaki, Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki (baseball team)732002Fujisawa, Isuzu Motors Ltd (baseball team)2-0Ōzu, Honda Kumamoto (baseball team)742003Kawasaki (9), Mitsubishi Fuso Kawasaki (2)5-4Chōfu, Shidax (baseball team)752004Kasugai, Oji Paper Company (baseball team)6x-5 (10 innings)Sayama, Honda (baseball team)762005Kawasaki (10), Mitsubishi Fuso Kawasaki (3)6-3Yokosuka, Nissan Motors772006Nikaho, TDK (baseball team)4-3Yokosuka, Nissan Motors782007Kawasaki (11), Toshiba (6)7-5Tokyo, JR East Japan (baseball team)792008Yokohama (9), Nippon Oil Corporation ENEOS (9)4-1Kasugai, Oji Paper Company802009Sayama, Honda (2)4-2Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation (baseball team)812010Kawasaki (12), Toshiba (7)2-0Kitakyushu, JR Kyushu822011Tokyo (12), JR East Japan2x-1 (11 innings)Tokyo, NTT East Japan 832012Yokohama (10), JX-ENEOS (10)6-3Tokyo, JR East Japan842013Yokohama (11), JX-ENEOS (11)3-1Tokyo, JR East Japan852014Ōgaki, Seino Transportation2-0Ōta, Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.862015Osaka (10), Nippon Life (4)5-3 (14 innings)Osaka, Osaka Gas872016Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation4-0Hitachi, Hitachi (baseball team)882017Tokyo (13), NTT East Japan (2)10-4 Saitama, Nippon Express892018Osaka (11), Osaka Gas2-0Kobe/Takasago, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe・Takasago 902019Chiba (3), JFE East Japan6-4Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation912020Sayama (2), Honda (3) 4-1Tokyo, NTT East922021Tokyo (14), Tokyo Gas (baseball team)6-5Ōzu, Honda Kumamoto 932022Yokohama (12), ENEOS (12)5-4Tokyo, Tokyo Gas942023Toyota (2), Toyota Motor Corporation (2)4-2Hamamatsu, Yamaha Corporation952024Yokohama, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries East3-1Sendai City, JR East Tohoku962025Kasugai, Oji Paper2-1Okazaki, Mitsubishi Motors Okazaki
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References
External links Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA) (Japanese) JABA Official YouTube channel of JABA Station