Jiro Noguchi
Japanese baseball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jirō Noguchi (野口二郎, Noguchi Jirō) (January 6, 1920 – May 21, 2007)[1] was a Japanese baseball pitcher and outfielder/infielder who played 13 seasons in the Japanese Baseball League and then Nippon Professional Baseball, from 1939 to 1952. A two-way player who really excelled at pitching, Noguchi was a six-time 20-game winner, a three-time 30-game winner, and once won 40 games in a season. His 1.96 career earned run average is second all-time. As a batter, Noguchi had a 31-game hitting streak, a Japanese professional baseball record which stood for 25 years. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Jirō Noguchi | |
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Pitcher, Outfielder, Infielder | |
Born: (1920-01-06)January 6, 1920 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
Died: May 21, 2007(2007-05-21) (aged 87) Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
JBL debut | |
1939, for the Tokyo Senators | |
Last NPB appearance | |
1953, for the Hankyu Braves | |
JBL/NPB career pitching statistics | |
Win–loss | 237–139 |
Earned run average | 1.96 |
Shutouts | 65 |
Innings pitched | 3,447.1 |
Strikeouts | 1,395 |
JBL/NPB career hitting statistics | |
Batting average | .248 |
Hits | 830 |
Home runs | 9 |
Run batted in | 368 |
Teams | |
As player | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1989 |
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Noguchi was one of four brothers who played professional baseball in Japan.