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Japanese baseball player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Takashi Nishimoto (西本 聖, Nishimoto Takashi, born June 27, 1956) is a Japanese baseball coach and retired pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants, Chunichi Dragons, and Orix Blue Wave from 1976 through 1993.
Takashi Nishimoto | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Matsuyama, Ehime | June 27, 1956|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Career statistics | |
Win–loss record | 165–128 |
Earned run average | 3.20 |
Strikeouts | 1,239 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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In 1981, Nishimoto won the Eiji Sawamura Award. Winning the 1981 Japan Series, he was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player.[1]
Nishimoto won seven straight Gold Glove Awards from 1979 through 1985.[2] He won the Nippon Professional Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award in 1989.
After his retirement as a player, Nishimoto coached for the Hanshin Tigers and the Chiba Lotte Marines.[3] In 2013, he coached the Orix Buffaloes.[4]
His brother, Akikazu Nishimoto, played in NPB.
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