Nippon Ham Fighters Players: Hiromitsu Ochiai, Masanori Murakami, Isao Harimoto, Sherman Obando, Mike Marshall, Michihiro Ogasawara

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Angel Echevarria, Bernardo Brito, Bill Bathe, Bobby Mitchell (1970s outfielder), Brian Dayett, Carlos Mirabal, Chris Seelbach (baseball), D. T. Cromer, Eiichi Koyano, Erik Schullstrom, Gene Locklear, George Culver, Hichori Morimoto, Hiromitsu Ochiai, Hisashi Takeda, Isao Harimoto, Itsuki Shoda, Jerry Brooks, Kazuhiro Takeda, Kazunari Sanematsu, Kazuyuki Atsuzawa, Kensuke Tanaka, Kevin Ohme, Kip Gross, Kokichi Akune, Makoto Kaneko (baseball), Marshall Brant, Masanori Murakami, Matt Winters, Micah Franklin, Michihiro Ogasawara, Mike Easler, Mike Kekich, Mike Marshall (outfielder), Mike Patterson (baseball), Nigel Wilson, Norihiro Akimura, Pat Putnam, Ramon Tatis, Rick Schu, Rob Ducey, Sam Ewing, Scott Sanders (baseball), Shannon Withem, Sherman Obando, Shigeyuki Furuki, Shinji Takahashi (baseball), Shinya Tsuruoka, Takahito Nomura, Takehiro Ishii, Takuya Kimura (baseball), Terry Ley, Tim McIntosh (baseball), Tommy Cruz, Tomochika Tsuboi, Tony Brewer, Tony Solaita, Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi, Walt Williams (baseball), Yoshinori Tateyama, Yuji Iiyama, Yukio Tanaka (baseball), Yutaka Enatsu. Excerpt: Walter Allen Williams (born on December 19, 1943 in Brownwood, Texas) is a former American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Houston Colt .45s (1964), Chicago White Sox (1967-1972), Cleveland Indians (1973), and the New York Yankees (1974-1975). Williams was nicknamed No-Neck due to his relatively short stature (5 feet 6 inches) combined with a muscular, compact torso and a short neck. His odd physical appearance was the result of a typhus injection he received as a baby. After his hometown of Brownwood was hit by a flood, the government gave typhus injections to prevent the spread of the disease. Williams was so muscular even as a baby that, they couldn't reach a vein except in the back of his neck. He developed a crick in his neck, which then stiffened and shrank. Williams was signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1963. After spending one season in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut with the Colt .45's on April 21, 1964. Williams played in only 10 games with the Colt .45's when, he was selected off waivers on May 26, 1964 by the St. Louis Cardinals. Williams was sent back to the minor leagues to play for the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Northern League where, he posted a .318 batting average in 88 games. He progressed to the Tulsa Oilers in 1965 where, he scored 106 runs and hit for a .330 batting average to win the Texas League batting championship. In 1966, Williams repeated his performance with a batting average of .330 and scored 107 runs. On December 14, 1966, he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Don Dennis to the Chicago White Sox for Lee White and Johnny Romano. Williams returned to the major leagues in 1967 during an era dominated by pitching. He hit for a .240 batting average in 1967, in a year in which only four players hit above .300. Led by manager, Eddie Stanky, the 1967 White Sox were in a tight pennant race with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and t