What is the legendary small room “Baseball Class” … Memories of Hiroshima Municipal Stadium by Yoshihiko Takahashi | Full-Count

There was a small room named “Baseball Class” under the audience seats behind the net.

The former Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, which was the home of Hiroshima Toyo Carp from July 1957 to March 2009. It was dismantled in February 2012 due to aging and the construction of Mazda Stadium, and now only a part of the light stand remains, but it was one of the symbols of Hiroshima in a location close to the Peace Memorial Park. Not many fans will know that there was a small room called “baseball class” behind the net of the Hiroshima Municipal Stadium. This room played an important role in building the golden age of Carp in the 1950s. Yoshihiko Takahashi, who was active as “No. 1 shortstop” at that time, looks back.

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In 1975, when Hiroshima won the long-cherished first victory in the 26th year since the baseball team was founded, Mr. Takahashi, who was in his first year as a high school graduate, lived exclusively in the 2nd army. I was witnessing it.

The “baseball class” was under the audience seats behind the internet. I was able to watch the game with a cover on the third base side, slightly behind the catcher and the umpire. It is a “semi-underground” dug like a trench, and looks up from the ground level with only the neck out. There was also a TV and radio broadcast booth.

Mr. Takahashi said, “That’s why it is said that the phrase” I hit a batter, a big fly, the outfielder’s foot stopped “, which is a cliché of professional baseball live broadcasting, came to be used first at the citizen’s stadium. Laughs. Since the player’s lower body was at the eye level of the live announcer, he naturally noticed the movement of his legs.