Kansai Big Six Baseball League

Kansai Big6 Baseball League
Data
Established	1931 (Restructured 1982)
Members	6
National championships	6 (Meiji Shrine Championships: 5)
Region	Kansai, Japan
Prefectures	3 - Hyōgo, Kyoto, Osaka
Headquarters	Osaka City, Japan
Locations

is a collegiate baseball league located in central Kansai region of Japan, stretching from Hyōgo in the west to Kyoto in the east. The league has joined the All Japan University Baseball Federation since 1951.

Members

Institution	Location	Established	School type	Undergraduate Enrollment	Athletic Nickname	Joined	National Championships (Meiji Shrine Championships)
Doshisha University	Kyoto, Japan	1920	Private	22,433	Wild Rovers, etc.	1931	0 (2)
Kansai University	Suita, Osaka, Japan	1926	Private	29,733	Kaisers	1931	2 (1)
Kinki University	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan	1949	Private	30,379	Devils, etc.	1962	4 (2)
Kwansei Gakuin University	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan	1932	Private	17,985	Fighters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Kyoto University	Kyoto, Japan	1897	Public (National)	13,254	Gangsters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Ritsumeikan University	Kyoto, Japan	1922	Private	32,222	Panthers, etc.	1931	0 (0)

National Championships

Champion

1956 - Kansai
1972 - Kansai
1988 - Kinki
1989 - Kinki
1997 - Kinki
1998 - Kinki

Runner-up

1952 - Kwansei Gakuin
1952 - Ritsumeikan
1959 - Kwansei Gakuin
1960 - Kansai
1961 - Doshisha
1965 - Ritsumeikan
1966 - Kinki
1970 - Kansai
1975 - OUC
1976 - OUC
1981 - Kinki
1983 - Kinki
1991 - Kansai
1992 - Ritsumeikan
1994 - Kinki
2005 - Kinki

Meiji Shrine Championships

Champion

1972 - Kansai
1978 - Doshisha
1989 - Doshisha
1990 - Kinki
1997 - Kinki

Runner-up

1983 - Kinki
1991 - Kansai
1992 - Ritsumeikan
1994 - Kinki
2005 - Kinki

League Champions

Numbers in parentheses refer to the Fall season games.

Kinki - 14 (18)
Ritsumei - 8 (4)
Kansai - 2 (0)
Doshisha - 1 (4)
Kwansei Gakuin - 1 (0)
Kyoto - 0 (0)

See also

• Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

External links

• Kansai Big6 Official Website (in Japanese)