Koichi Oshima
| Koichi Oshima |
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 76 |
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Coach / Infielder |
Born: (1967-06-17) June 17, 1967
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Batted: Switch |
Threw: Right |
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| Professional debut |
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NPB: April 18, 1993 for the Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Last professional appearance |
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NPB: September 28, 2005 for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| NPB statistics |
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| Batting average |
.261 |
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| Hits |
1088 |
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| Runs batted in |
334 |
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| Stolen Bases |
71 |
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| Home runs |
24 |
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| Teams |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- 2x NPB Best Nine Award (1996, 2000)
- 3x NPB Golden Glove Award (1996, 1997, 2000)
- 1x NPB All-Star (2000)
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Koichi Oshima (大島 公一, Oshima Koichi, born June 17, 1967) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. He played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles during his professional career, and currently works as a minor league hitting coach for the Orix Buffaloes.
Oshima was a valuable switch hitter and a solid fielder, winning three Japanese golden glove awards at second base, and two Best Nine awards. He dismissed an offer to work as a coach when the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Orix BlueWave merged, and played a season with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before becoming a coach for the Orix Buffaloes in 2006.
He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics before entering the Japanese professional leagues.
References
Sports Reference
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