3rd Base Fourth

The only volume of 3rd Base 4th.
**3rd Base 4th** (4番サード ,*Yoban Sādo*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a one-volume shōnen sports manga by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"). It was serialized in Shogakukan's *Weekly Shōnen Sunday Special Edition* between 1991-1993, lasting a total of six chapters. The premise revolves around the final tournament of high school baseball, the Koushien, which is played every year at the Hanshin Koushien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan.
## Contents
* [1 Story](#Story)
* [2 Characters](#Characters)
+ [2.1 Main](#Main)
+ [2.2 Supporting](#Supporting)
* [3 Chapters](#Chapters)
* [4 Trivia](#Trivia)
+ [4.1 Cameos](#Cameos)
* [5 Crossover](#Crossover)
* [6 Origins](#Origins)
* [7 Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base 4th](#Collected_Short_Stories_of_Gosho_Aoyama_3rd_Base_4th)
* [8 In other countries](#In_other_countries)
* [9 See also](#See_also)
* [10 References](#References)
## Story[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Story")]
Shigeo Nagashima is third baseman on [Kohnan High School](/wiki/Kohnan_High_School "Kohnan High School")'s baseball team. However, he isn't a very good player until he happens to purchase a baseball bat from a strange little store. As he discovers, the bat is magical, whenever he steps up to the plate with money in his back pocket, the money vanishes and he always hits the ball. The more money he pays in this manner to the mysterious shopkeeper who sold him the bat, the farther the ball flies. A friend, Yutaka Enatsu, gives Shigeo a part-time job at her father's café to earn money for the baseball bat.
Kohnan manages to reach the Koushien, where they face Ougane High School for the championship title. On the opposing team is pitcher Kazuhisa Inao, whose baseball glove is also magical and can throw extremely powerful fastballs. He must also pay for this ability, but as the son of a wealthy business family, he can easily afford the cost. How can Shigeo, who must work hard at his part-time job for every yen, hope to compete?
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Characters")]
### Main[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Main")]
| Picture | Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | [Shigeo Nagashima](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeo_Nagashima&action=edit&redlink=1 "Shigeo Nagashima (page does not exist)") | Main character of the story. Wields "The Bat of God". |
|  | [Kazuhisa Inao](/wiki/index.php?title=Kazuhisa_Inao&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kazuhisa Inao (page does not exist)") | Shigeo's baseball rival. Wields "The Glove of God". |
|  | [Yutaka Enatsu](/wiki/index.php?title=Yutaka_Enatsu&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yutaka Enatsu (page does not exist)") | Shigeo's best friend. Daughter of the owner of Café Kagetora. |
|  | [Mr. Enatsu](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Enatsu&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Enatsu (page does not exist)") | Father of Yutaka. Owner of Café Kagetora. |
### Supporting[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Supporting")]
| Picture | Name | Role |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Mysterious_Sports_Equipment_Shopkeeper_60px.jpg "File:Mysterious Sports Equipment Shopkeeper 60px.jpg") | [Mysterious Sports Equipment Shopkeeper](/wiki/index.php?title=Mysterious_Sports_Equipment_Shopkeeper&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mysterious Sports Equipment Shopkeeper (page does not exist)") | Owner of the sports equipment shop "Nazono". |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Arito_60px.jpg "File:Arito 60px.jpg") | [Arito](/wiki/index.php?title=Arito&action=edit&redlink=1 "Arito (page does not exist)") | Captain of Kohnan High's baseball team. Wears jersey #1. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Tsuchida_60px.jpg "File:Tsuchida 60px.jpg") | [Tsuchida](/wiki/index.php?title=Tsuchida&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tsuchida (page does not exist)") | Player in Kohnan High's baseball team. Wears jersey #2. |
|  | [Eiichi Yamagishi](/wiki/Eiichi_Yamagishi "Eiichi Yamagishi") | Player in Kohnan High's baseball team. Wears jersey #4. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Kohnan_High_Baseball_Coach_60px.jpg "File:Kohnan High Baseball Coach 60px.jpg") | [Kohnan High Baseball Coach](/wiki/index.php?title=Kohnan_High_Baseball_Coach&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kohnan High Baseball Coach (page does not exist)") | Coach of Kohnan High's baseball team. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Yanagida_60px.jpg "File:Yanagida 60px.jpg") | [Yanagida](/wiki/index.php?title=Yanagida&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yanagida (page does not exist)") | Player in Kohnan High's baseball team. Wears jersey #5. |
## Chapters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Chapters")]
Main article: [3rd Base Fourth Chapters](/wiki/3rd_Base_Fourth_Chapters "3rd Base Fourth Chapters")
| Vol. | Chapters | Japanese | | English | | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN |
| (/wiki/3rd_Base_Fourth_Volume_1 "3rd Base Fourth Volume 1") | 1-6 | March 18, 1993   December 10, 1999 (Collected Short Stories)[](#cite_note-1)   September 13, 2003 (Collected Short Stories reissue)[](#cite_note-2) | ISBN 4-09-123171-3   ISBN 4-09-121846-6 (Collected Short Stories)   ISBN 4-09-193481-1 (Collected Short Stories reissue) |  |  |  |
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Trivia")]
### Cameos[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Cameos")]
* One of the [assistants](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama%27s_assistants "Gosho Aoyama's assistants") of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"), [Eiichi Yamagishi](/wiki/Eiichi_Yamagishi "Eiichi Yamagishi"), appears as a team member of Shigeo Nagashima in the Kohnan High School baseball club.
## Crossover[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Crossover")]
Main article: [Crossover](/wiki/Crossover "Crossover")
Shigeo and Kazuhisa cameo in *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* in [Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon (2 Hour Special)](/wiki/Miracle_at_Koshien_Ball_Park!_The_Defiants_Face_the_Dark_Demon "Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon"), the adaptation of manga files 445-449, the [Koshien Bomber Case](/wiki/Volume_43#Koshien_Bomber_Case "Volume 43"). Kohnan and Ohgane are the two teams facing off for the Koshien title during the case. There is more time spent showing the baseball game and the players in the anime special than the manga arc.
The final match from *3rd Base 4th* is also referenced as being "one year ago". The commentator calls Kohnan "last year's champions", while Ohgane is "having a chance of winning consecutive Spring-Summer championship", implying that Kohnan won the previous Summer Koshien, while Ohgane got their revenge in the following Spring Koshien off-screen, and at the same time, making the result in 3rd Base 4th [canon](/wiki/Canon "Canon").
Café Kagetora in this series is named after [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane")'s pet tiger Kagetora from *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*. The real [Shigeo Nagashima](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima "wikipedia:Shigeo Nagashima"), who is jokingly mentioned several times in comparison with Shigeo from this series, also appeared together with his [son](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazushige_Nagashima "wikipedia:Kazushige Nagashima") in [chapter 11](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_Volume_2#The_Boy_Who_Bet_on_the_Ball "Magic Kaito Volume 2") of *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")*.
## Origins[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Origins")]
The two main characters' names are from Shigeo Naga**shima** (長**嶋** 茂雄) and **Kazu**hisa Inao (稲尾 **和**久), both of whom are well-known Japanese baseball players in real life. Please note that there are some differences in kanji, though in both cases the pronunciation is the same. The real Shigeo Nagashima and his son [Kazushige Nagashima](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazushige_Nagashima "wikipedia:Kazushige Nagashima") appear in the *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")* chapter *The Boy Who Bet On the Ball* collected in volume 2.
## Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base 4th[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base 4th")]
This book contains 3rd Base 4th chapters along with other Gosho Aoyama's short stories, including [Nonchalant Lupin](/wiki/Nonchalant_Lupin "Nonchalant Lupin"). It was released on December 10, 1999 under Shonen Sunday Books imprint, and later rereleased on September 13, 2003 under Shogakukan Bunko imprint.
Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base 4th
Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base 4th reissue
## In other countries[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=3rd_Base_Fourth&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: In other countries")]
Main article: [3rd Base Fourth in Other Countries](/wiki/3rd_Base_Fourth_in_Other_Countries "3rd Base Fourth in Other Countries")
Hong Kong
People's Rep. of China (Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base Fourth Volume)
Rep. of China (Taiwan)
Spain
Thailand (Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base Fourth Volume)
Vietnam (Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base Fourth Volume 1)
Vietnam (Collected Short Stories of Gosho Aoyama 3rd Base Fourth Volume 2)