Most famous and well known
Japanese baseball legend for his great all around ability. Holds the
world record for the most lifetime
homeruns with 868 (
Hank Aaron has 755; Oh hit 756 in 1977).
Played for the Tokyo Giants in the Central League for 22 seasons (1959-1980). Among his other feats are hitting homeruns in 7 straight games and having 4 Koshien appearances (National High School Baseball Championship Tournament). After retirement, managed the Tokyo Giants for 5 seasons (1984-1988) and is now the current manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1995 - present).
Birthdate: May 20, 1940
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Honors include:
15 Homerun titles (1962 - 1974, (yes, that is 13 straight years) 1976, 1977)
13 RBI titles (1962, 1964 - 1967, 1971 - 1978)
5 Batting titles (1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974)
2 Triple Crowns (1973 and 1974)
9 Gold Glove Awards (1972 - 1980)
9 MVP awards (1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977)
2000 Hits on August 4th, 1974
11 Japan Series Titles as a Player for the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants
(1961, 1963, 1965 - 1973)
1 Japan Series Title as manager of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants (1987)
1 Central League Titles as manager of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants (1987)
1 Japan Series Title as manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1999)
2 Pacific League Titles as manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (2000, 1999)
Lifetime Statistics
Batting Average .301
Games 2831
At Bats 9250
Hits 2786
Home Runs 868
RBI 2170
Runs 1967
Walks 2390
Strike Outs 1319
Errors 165
Hit by pitch 114
Stolen Bases 84
Information from various sources.