Takehiko Kobayakawa

Takehiko Kobayakawa (小早川 毅彦, Kobayakawa Takehiko), (born November 15, 1961) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp^[1] and Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League.

Takehiko Kobayakawa
Infielder
Born: (1961-11-15) November 15, 1961 (age 62)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 7, 1984, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
June 2, 1999, for the Yakult Swallows
Teams
As Player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1984–1996) Yakult Swallows (1997–1999) As Coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2006–2009)
Career highlights and awards
1984 Central League Rookie of the Year

He was born in Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

He led his team into two Japan Series and winning one title (1984:Hiroshima and 1997:Yakult).

Career

• 1st play on April 7, 1984.
• 1st hit on April 20, 1984.
• 1st home run on May 6, 1984.
• Rookie of the Year Award winner (1984).
• Greatest number of RBI (1987).
• MVP for the Month (June, 1987).
• 171 HR, 626 RBI, 3997 H, 34 SB.
• Hiroshima Carp Batting Coach (2006-).

References

1. "Cruz homers power Orioles". The Vindicator. October 29, 1984. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

Statistics

Year	Team	No.	GP	AB	R	H	2H	3H	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SB	CS	SH	K	BA	Titles
1984	Hiroshima	6	112	357	50	105	17	1	16	59	172	27	8	1	4	66	.280	Rookie of the Year, League Champion, Japan Series Champion
1985	Hiroshima	6	98	269	41	78	16	3	14	45	142	34	4	3	3	66	.290
1986	Hiroshima	6	73	173	21	45	5	0	12	24	86	15	1	0	0	33	.260	League Champion
1987	Hiroshima	6	124	420	57	120	17	1	24	93	211	37	5	4	0	96	.286	Greatest number of RBI
1988	Hiroshima	6	126	453	63	131	24	2	17	69	210	72	8	3	0	74	.289
1989	Hiroshima	6	114	396	48	119	13	1	12	61	170	56	1	2	1	68	.301
1990	Hiroshima	6	105	353	49	100	12	1	17	61	165	45	2	3	0	71	.283
1991	Hiroshima	6	92	239	24	62	14	0	7	39	97	25	0	1	1	38	.259	League Champion
1992	Hiroshima	6	113	330	36	92	18	1	11	55	145	53	0	1	0	75	.279
1993	Hiroshima	6	106	309	36	83	11	1	17	45	147	43	1	1	1	74	.269
1994	Hiroshima	6	93	150	13	37	4	0	6	18	59	18	2	0	0	29	.247
1995	Hiroshima	6	66	113	8	27	6	0	2	14	39	19	2	1	0	28	.239
1996	Hiroshima	6	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.125
1997	Yakult	7	116	309	37	77	13	0	12	33	126	45	0	2	0	72	.249	League Champion, Japan Series Champion
1998	Yakult	7	62	81	6	14	4	0	3	8	27	12	0	1	0	12	.173
1999	Yakult	7	23	19	1	2	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	0	0	5	.105
TOTALS		-	1431	3997	490	1093	174	11	171	626	1802	502	34	23	10	810	.273	-

External links

• Kobayakawa Takehiko official homepage
• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com