Baseball

doc Document with photo of baseball team titled Junior All-Star Team, Gila River, Arizona (ddr-ajah-5-49)

Includes history of Gila River team and players identified

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-49/

img Team photo of ATK baseball team with tournament trophy (ddr-ajah-5-69)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team. Sweater clad players from the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team. Perhaps a tournament, it appears they placed well. Circa 1920s-early 1930's

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-69/

img Young boy holding baseball bat (ddr-ajah-5-68)

Caption below photo: A young Nisei boy strikes a batter's pose at the ballfield where the Alameda Taiiku-Kai (ATK) baseball team played their games. Alameda, CA. circa 1919

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-68/

img Group of men in baseball uniforms (ddr-ajah-5-54)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team, circa late 1910s-early 1920s.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-54/

img Document with photo of Hisaki Hayashi titled Memories of My Father (ddr-ajah-5-81)

Includes biographical information about Hisaki Hayashi and Alameda baseball

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-81/

img Team photo fo ATK baseball team (ddr-ajah-5-89)

Caption below photo: Hometown Team - 1928

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-89/

img Masao Nakano in baseball uniform standing in field (ddr-ajah-5-96)

Caption below photo: Masao Nakano, Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team. Alameda, CA. He was born around 1913, making this photo circa 1930s.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-96/

img Three men in baseball uniforms standing in baseball field (ddr-ajah-5-73)

Caption below photo: With sleek and graceful Clipper ships anchored in eh background, Hisaki Hayashi of the Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) appears in the outfield, circa 1920s. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley Park at the end of Walnut St and clement Ave, Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-73/

doc Document with team photo and background of ATK baseball team titled Early Alameda Baseball circa 1913-1916 (ddr-ajah-5-59)

Includes individuals names

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-59/

img Panorama of baseball teams standing in front of crowd at a stadium (ddr-ajah-5-47)

Caption on photo front: 2nd Annual Japanese Baseball Tournament, Stockton, CA 1924 / Lodi YMA, Stockton Yamato, San Joe Asahi, Sacramento Nippon, alameda ATK (Taiiko Kai) / Sponsored by Nippon Sanitarium, Stockton Times Newspaper, Shindo Company, Tsuyura Company & California Grocery Company

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-47/

img Close-up of portrait of Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata (ddr-ajah-5-87)

Caption below photo: Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata of the San Jose, CA., Asahi team, 1927. He also played for the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball (STK).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-87/

img Group of men in baseball uniforms (ddr-ajah-5-53)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) Baseball Team. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley park at the end of Walnut St and Clement Ave, Alameda, CA. Circa late 1910s -1920s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-53/

img Group of men in baseball uniforms (ddr-ajah-5-46)

Caption below photo: This is likely the 1911 Waseda of Japan tour in America, per Bill Staples, Jr.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-46/

img Group of boys in baseball uniforms (ddr-ajah-5-75)

Caption below photo: These young Nisei youth were to young to play for the adult Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team, but are sporting the ATK uniforms nonetheless. There is little information available about Japanese youth or minor leagues, but they apparently existed in Northern California. photo circa mid to late 1920's, Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-75/

img Document with photo of Gus Kinoshita as a boy in baseball uniform, titled Baseball and Life (ddr-ajah-5-82)

Includes biographical information about Gus Kinoshita

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-82/

img Alameda Taiiku Kai team photo (ddr-ajah-5-55)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) Baseball Team. ATK field was on a lot adjacent to the northeast corner of McKinley park at the end of Walnut St and Clement Ave, Alameda, CA. Circa late 1910s -1920s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-55/

img Document with photo of baseball team on field titled And They Played Baseball (ddr-ajah-5-77)

Includes history of the building of the baseball field by the community that came to be known at the ATK Diamond.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-77/

img Team photo of ATK baseball team in stadium (ddr-ajah-5-71)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-71/

img Boy in baseball uniform standing in field (ddr-ajah-5-80)

Caption below photo: An early photo of Jimmie Hanamura, who would play for the alameda Taiiku Kai (ATK) baseball team. It is unclear if he is a part of the team in this photo as he appears too young. A youth league did exist in Northern California in this time period, and ATK sponsored a team.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-80/

img Team photo of the Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team (ddr-ajah-5-79)

Caption below photo: Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team, circa 1920s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-79/

img Team photo of ATK baseball team (ddr-ajah-5-60)

Caption below photo: Early Alameda Baseball circa 1913-1916. Includes individuals names

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-60/

img Panorama of two baseballs teams on field (ddr-ajah-5-88)

Caption below photo: 1928 Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team vs. Keio University of Tokyo, Japan. Alameda, CA. L to R of the men in suit and tie: Ryosaku Akagi: President of the Alameda Japanese Association and then Hikotaro "Harry" Kono, ATK President. Includes handwritten note describing the photo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-88/

Document with photo of ATK baseball team and Hiroshima Shogyo Team, transcription of article about game between then and background information about ATK (ddr-ajah-5-51)

doc Document with photo of ATK baseball team and Hiroshima Shogyo Team, transcription of article about game between then and background information about ATK (ddr-ajah-5-51)

With Panorama of ATK and Hiroshima Technical High School baseball teams. Inscription on front in Japanese. Caption below photo: Translation: Welcome Hiroshima Technical High School Baseball Tournament sponsored by Hiroshima Kenjin-kai (Prefecture Association) at Alameda City. Field is located at Clement and Oak Streets in Alameda, CA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-51/

img Portrait of Saitaro "Cy" Dick Towata in baseball uniform (ddr-ajah-5-84)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-84/

img Man in baseball uniform with ships in background (ddr-ajah-5-57)

Caption below photo: The home run king of the Alameda Taiiku Kai was Mike Nakano in the 1920s. Mostly known as a first basemen, he also played in Center Field. Not to be confused with Masao Nakano, who was also a big hitter.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-57/

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