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Subject: Yamamori's famous catch
Category: Sports and Recreation > Team Sports
Asked by: bbescuela-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 19 May 2004 21:28 PDT
Expires: 18 Jun 2004 21:28 PDT
Question ID: 349166
Where can I find video of Masafumi Yamamori's famous catch in a 1981
game between the Hankyu Braves and the Lotte Orions (Japan League)? 
Video of the clip on the internet would be best.  I have seen the clip
on US television in past years, on different sports wrap shows.  The
catch is regarded as one of, if not the greatest, catches ever made. 
Yamamori, playing left field, ran up a chain link fence, stretched
with his feet on the top bar(probably 8 feet up), caught the ball
which was about 14 feet off the ground, turned and jumped down, all in
the stride of a full run!  I would like to have a copy of the clip
because people don't believe me when I tell them about it.
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Subject: Re: Yamamori's famous catch
From: richard-ga on 20 May 2004 04:20 PDT
 
No video, but here's proof it happened:
"In a game in 1981 he quickly climbed up to the top of left field
fence, and catch the homerun ball. The photo of this tremendous play
is displayed at Cooperstown."
http://home.n00.itscom.net/kbt-t/yakyujo_pl/yahoobb_e.html
Subject: Re: Yamamori's famous catch
From: bowler-ga on 20 May 2004 13:35 PDT
 
More info on the catch:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2004/columns/story?columnist=schwarz_alan&id=1768061

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