As Manager Haruyasu Nakajima (中島 治康 June 28, 1909 – April 21, 1987)[1] was a Japanese baseball player.

An outfielder with a strong throwing arm, he played an active part in the beginning of professional baseball in Japan.

[2] Nakajima attended Waseda University, where he starred in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.

He began his professional career in 1936 with the Japanese Baseball League, as a charter member of the Tokyo Kyojin.

An excellent curveball hitter who used all parts of the field, in 1938 he was the first in Japan to become a triple crown player, as he compiled a .361 batting average, with 10 home runs and 38 RBI for the fall season.