Yoshio Yoshida

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Yoshio Yoshida 吉田義男
Shortstop
Born: (1933-07-26) July 26, 1933 Kyoto, Kyoto
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: March 28, 1953 for the Osaka Tigers
Last professional appearance
1969 for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average	.267
Hits	1864
Home runs	66
RBIs	434
Teams
As player Osaka Tigers/Hanshin Tigers (1953–1969) As manager Hanshin Tigers (1969, 1975–1977, 1985–1987, 1997–1998)
Member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	1992

Yoshio Yoshida (吉田義男, Yoshida Yoshio, born July 26, 1933 in Kyoto) was a Japanese professional baseball player with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). His number 23, is retired with the Hanshin Tigers. He works for the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation as a live radio and TV baseball commentator.

Career

He was famous for his steady batting and his defence at shortstop, and received the Best Nine Award of the NPB nine times, in 1955-60, 1962, 1964-65. This is the best record till now. He was often compared with the famous 12th century general, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and they called Yoshida "Ushiwakamaru", Yoshitune's name as a child.

After retirement, he became the manager of the Hanshin Tigers three times, in 1975-77, 1985–87, 1997-98. The 1985 season was his best. His Hanshin Tigers won the Central League's championship for the first time since 1964, and broke the Seibu Lions in the Japan Series. This is the only time the Hanshin Tigers won the series. That year Yoshida was the winner of the Matsutaro Shoriki Award.

In 1989-95, Yoshida lived in Paris, and managed the French national baseball team, but his team failed to qualify for the Olympic Games twice; first for the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and again for the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta. Since then, Yoshida has had a new nickname, "Monsieur". He was selected as a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992.

External links

Career stats at Japan Baseball Daily

Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com

Awards
Preceded by Sachio Kinugasa	Matsutaro Shoriki Award 1985	Succeeded by Masaaki Mori

Hanshin Tigers

Formerly the Osaka Tigers and Hanshin
Based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

The Franchise

Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
History
Seasons
Records
Players
Managers
Broadcasters

Ballparks

Koshien Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

Yomiuri Giants

Retired Numbers

Japan Series
Championships (1)

1985

Central League
Championships (5)

1962
1964
1985
2003
2005

Japanese Baseball League
Championships (4)

Seasons (74)

1930s	1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010

Authority control	VIAF: 114205126

Persondata
Name	Yoshida, Yoshio
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese baseball player
Date of birth	July 26, 1933
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto
Date of death
Place of death

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