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Phillies Blogathon: Hour 25
A look at Charlie Manuel's playing career in Japan.
After a few nondescript seasons playing in the major leagues, Charlie Manuel found his niche in Japan.
Noteworthy: Hit 48 home runs in 1980, the same season Mike Schmidt was hitting 48 for the Phillies en route to their first World Championship ... Led the Japan League in home runs in 1979 (37) and in home runs and RBI (129) in 1980 ... Career slugging percentage of .604 in six seasons in Japan.