| Kazuhiro Yamauchi | |
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 Yamauchi in 1956 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1932-05-01)May 1, 1932 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Died: February 2, 2009(2009-02-02) (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1952, for the Mainichi Orions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1970, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .295 |
| Home runs | 396 |
| Hits | 2,271 |
| RBI | 1,286 |
| Stolen bases | 118 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2002 |
| Election method | Competitors Award |
Kazuhiro Yamauchi (山内 一弘, Yamauchi Kazuhiro, May 1, 1932 – February 2, 2009) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He played for the Mainichi Orions, the Hanshin Tigers and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp over the span of an 18 season-long career (1952–1970).
Yamauchi was the first Japanese professional baseball player to hit 300 home runs, achieving that feat in 1963. Some of his career stats include 7,702 at bats, 1,218 runs, 2,271 hits, 396 home runs, 1,286 runs batted in, 118 stolen bases, 1,061 walks, and a batting average of .292.
After retiring as a player in 1970, he went on to become an NPB manager and coach for nearly 30 years.
He was a founding member of the Meikyukai ("The Golden Players Club") in 1978, and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Yamauchi died of liver failure in a Tokyo hospital on February 2, 2009. He was 76.
See also
- List of top Nippon Professional Baseball home run hitters
- List of Nippon Professional Baseball players with 1,000 runs batted in
References
- ^ "Yamauchi, NPB's 1st 300-HR man, dies at 76," Yomiuri Shimbun (Feb. 6, 2009).
- ^ Hitting legend Yamauchi dies at 76
External links
- Collection of links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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