Assumed office November 2004 Personal details Born ( 1954-03-13) March 13, 1954 (age 63) Political party Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Spouse(s) Kelley Bass Occupation, former Randy Bass Born: ( 1954-03-13) March 13, 1954 (age 63) Batted: Left Threw: Right Professional debut: September 3, 1977, for the Minnesota Twins: 1983, for the Hanshin Tigers Last appearance MLB: June 7, 1982, for the Texas Rangers NPB: 1988, for the Hanshin Tigers NPB statistics.337 202 486 Teams • () • () • () • (–) • () • (–) Career highlights and awards • (, ) • 1985 • 1985. Contents • • • • • • Baseball [ ] Bass came up with the as a in. In his six seasons in the Major Leagues (divided among five teams), he was never a day-to-day player, usually coming off the bench just to. After his contract expired following the season, Bass signed with the of the, who made him their starting first baseman. Bass is often credited with single-handedly turning around the fortunes of the Tigers, which ultimately resulted in the team's pennant run and Japan Series title in. Bass adapted quickly to Japanese pitching, hitting 35 home runs in his first season in 1983, and became the Tigers' star slugger for several seasons.

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Aadhar Card Download By Name And Date Of Birth there. He won four consecutive league batting titles; in 1986, he nearly became the first player in Japan to bat.400, finishing the season with a.389 average, a record that still stands, despite 's formidable challenges to it in and. Bass won consecutive batting (1985 and 1986). In 1985, he challenged 's record of 55 home runs in a single season, but finished the year with 54. In the last game of the season the pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants - then managed by Oh - intentionally walked Bass each time, seemingly to prevent him from having a chance to equal or break the record. Bass was released by Hanshin in June 1988 when he returned to the United States after his son was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Although the Tigers had authorized Bass to leave Japan, they later claimed that no such authorization had been given and fired Bass in absentia. However, Bass produced a tape recording establishing definitively that the Tigers had authorized his leave of absence. In disgrace, the general manager of the Hanshin Tigers, Shingo Furuya, committed suicide. Curse of the Colonel [ ] Bass is also famous in Japan for the '. Following the 1985 Series victory, revelers celebrated by calling off the names of team members one by one. At each name, a fan who looked like that player would jump into the filthy canal.

For Bass, someone threw a life-sized model of, the mascot of and the only close-at-hand likeness of a bearded American, into the river. The statue disappeared and is said to have caused the team's subsequent decade-long dismal performance in the. In an attempt to remove the curse, fans made repeated attempts to find the model, making offerings to the statues of the Colonel for forgiveness. In 2003, when the Tigers returned to the Japan Series after an 18-year absence, many KFC outlets in Kōbe and Ōsaka moved their Colonel Sanders statues inside until the series was over to protect them from rabid Tigers fans.

The newly replaced Colonel Sanders statue in the Dotonbori KFC branch was bolted down to prevent a repeat of the incident. On March 10, 2009, the top half of the statue (minus hands) originally thrown into the was recovered during construction of a walkway. A diver said that he thought he had found a large barrel, but was surprised when it turned out to be the upper body of the Colonel. The statue's legs and right hand were recovered the following day. The statue is still missing its glasses and left hand. The statue is currently in a KFC franchise across the street from. Name in Japanese [ ] Although Bass' surname would conventionally be transcribed Basu ( バス) in Japanese, Randy Bass is known in Japan as Bāsu ( バース, pronounced ).

The Hanshin Tigers requested the change because the corporate owner of the team, Co., Ltd., directly owned a bus line during Bass' playing career. Because 'bus' is also transcribed in Japanese as basu ( バス), the Tigers' management worried that Japanese newspapers might create headlines such as 'Bus unstoppable' (if he made consecutive hits), 'Bus explodes' (if he hit a home run), or 'Bus crashes' (if he slumped), which would have a negative impact on the corporate image of Hanshin Bus. After baseball [ ] After his 1988 retirement, Bass became active in community projects to promote baseball in his native state, while continuing to make trips to Japan as a cultural ambassador. Bass was elected to the as a Democrat in 2004.

He was re-elected in 2006. In the Senate he serves as the Co-Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee Natural Resources and Regulatory Services. He also sits on the Appropriations, Retirement and Insurance, General Government and Judiciary Committees. References [ ]. 'The Phoniest Records in Sports'.

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Japan: Carter Witt Media. The Japan Times. March 11, 2009. Daddy Nuttea Un Signe Du Temps Raritan. Retrieved March 11, 2009. • • [Strongest import leaves team - Details behind son's treatment].

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