is a former
professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world.
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outfielder in Japan's
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
. in he was voted into the
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The is a museum which includes a library, reference rooms and .
It first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome.
The Hall of Fame and Museum was created as a ...
. He ranks second all time in the NPB for stolen bases, with 596.
[
] He is also a member of the
Meikyukai
The is one of the two baseball halls of fame in Japan, the other being the . The Meikyukai is a limited company for public benefit.
Founded by Hall of Fame pitcher Masaichi Kaneda in 1978, the Meikyukai honors players born after 1926 (the begin ...
.
References
External links
Baseball reference
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1936 births
Living people
Baseball people from Hiroshima
Japanese baseball players
Nankai Hawks players
Managers of baseball teams in Japan
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks managers
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees