Sadaharu Oh
His hitting exploits benefited from the fact that for most of his career he batted third in the Giants' lineup, with another very dangerous hitter, Shigeo Nagashima, batting fourth; the two players forming the feared "O-N Cannon". In his autobiography, "Sadaharu Oh: A Zen Way Of Baseball" (), Oh said he and Nagashima were not close, rarely spending time together off the field.