This manual contains basic statistical information and listings for every Japanese professional baseball season from 1936 to 1997. The first part includes yearly breakdowns of team standings; qualifiers for batting and earned run championships; leaders in home runs, runs batted in, wins and strikeouts; all-star game results; Japan Series results; Best Nine selections; Gold Glove selections; and award winners. Sections on career records and single-season records are provided in the second part of the book. Appendices list no-hit, no-run games, Hall of Famers, and records of foreign tours of Japan by professional teams.