TOKYO -- Star slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 56th home run of the season on Monday, surpassing legend Sadaharu Oh in a milestone for Japanese baseball fans.
Murakami, in the last game of the regular season for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, also clinched his first triple crown -- amassing the highest batting average, most home runs and most runs batted in -- becoming the first player in Japanese professional baseball to accomplish the feat in 18 years.
