▁Nag ash ima ▁batt ing ▁fourth , ▁were ▁nick named ▁the ▁ON ▁Hou ▁( trans l ated ▁to : ▁Oh - N ag ash ima ▁C annon ) ▁as ▁Nag ash ima ▁continued ▁his ▁hitting ▁pro w ess , ▁and ▁Oh ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁h itter ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁championship ▁nine ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁Oh ▁and ▁Nag ash ima ▁domin ated ▁the ▁batt ing ▁titles ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁Nag ash ima ▁won ▁the ▁season ▁M VP ▁award ▁five ▁times , ▁and ▁the ▁Best ▁N ine ▁Award ▁every ▁single ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁( a ▁total ▁ 1 7 ▁times ). ▁ ▁Nag ash ima ▁won ▁only ▁two ▁Golden ▁Glo ve ▁awards , ▁because ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Japan ▁late ▁during ▁his ▁career , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Nag ash ima ▁was ▁a ▁flash y ▁fiel der , ▁making ▁extra v ag ant ▁le aps ▁and ▁dash es ▁to ▁field ▁even ▁the ▁most ▁routine ▁ground ▁ball . ▁Gi ants ▁fans ▁were ▁delight ed ▁by ▁Nag ash ima ' s ▁field ing , ▁even ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁care less ▁errors . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁his ▁sixth ▁batt ing ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Nag ash ima ▁suddenly ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁hitting ▁sl ump . ▁The ▁team ▁attempted ▁to ▁rev ive ▁him ▁by ▁giving ▁him ▁more ▁at - b ats , ▁but ▁Nag ash ima