Katsuya Nomura was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) catcher and manager. During his over 26-season playing career mostly spent with the Nankai Hawks, he became one of NPB's greatest offensive catchers. He was awarded the Pacific League MVP Award five times, became the first NPB batter to win the Triple Crown in 1965, and holds the record for second-most home runs and RBIs in NPB history.

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1935Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (born 1873)^[†]

John Joseph O'Neill was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1902–03), Chicago Cubs (1904–05) and Boston Beaneaters (1906). He batted and threw right-handed.

Headlines from June 29, 1935

PRESIDENT SCORES LOBBY; Decries 'Falsification,' Hints Veto if Bill Omits 'Death Sentence.'

BOARD REJECTS YARDSTICK; Mayor Musters Only 7 of 9 Votes Needed as Ingersoll Deserts.

FOOD MEN TO LET AAA TAX GO UNPAID; Many Big Companies Will Join 'Strike' on Processing Levy -- Instalment Due Today.

NEW BILL WILL LET BANKS UNDERWRITE SECURITIES AGAIN; Senate Subcommittee Winds Up Labors by Sharp Change From Policy of 1933.

HUNT MAN, 2 WOMEN IN DICKINSON DEATH; Detroit Police Act on Hearing Suspect Planned Party With New Yorker and Girls.

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