lucky seven

Japanese: lucky seven(英語表記)luckyseven
lucky seven

… In addition, there are also sacred numbers based on superstitions or fate, and sacred numbers based on these are naturally not universal. For example, lucky seven originates from the fact that the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball repeatedly performed comebacks in the seventh inning in the 1930s, and is a conversion from a chance event. However, seven originally had the meaning of a lucky number, which is probably why it spread around the world. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lucky seven" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… このほか,聖数にはジンクスや因縁に基づくものもあり,これによった聖数は当然ながら普遍性をもたない。例えばラッキーセブンlucky sevenは1930年代に大リーグのサンフランシスコ・ジャイアンツが何度も7回に逆転劇を演じたことに由来し,偶然のできごとからの転用である。ただ,本来7には幸運数の意味があったため世界に広まったのであろう。…

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