Takahiro Ikeyama
| Takahiro Ikeyama | |||
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 96 | |||
| Shortstop, Third baseman / Coach | |||
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Born: December 17, 1965 Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: October 9, 1984 for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Last professional appearance | |||
| NPB: October 17, 2002 for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2002) | |||
| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Home runs | 304 | ||
| Hits | 1521 | ||
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As player As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Last update: 19 January 2014 | |||
Takahiro Ikeyama (池山 隆寛, born December 17, 1965 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. A slugging shortstop, Ikeyama played for the Yakult Swallows his entire career, from 1984–2002.
Ikeyama was a five-time Pacific League Best Nine Award-winner and a seven-time NPB All-Star. He won the 1992 Pacific League Golden Glove Award.
Ikeyama was part of the Central League-champion Swallows team that lost the 1992 Japan Series to Seibu. He was a member of the 1993 and 1995 Swallows squads that won the Japan Series those years.
Some years after retiring as a player, Ikeyama joined the coaching staff of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles; he has been a coach with the Swallows since 2011.
Jim Albright, expert on Japanese professional baseball, ranks Ikeyama as among the top shortstops in NPB history, on the Swallows' franchise all-star team, on the 1990s Central League all-star team, and on the overall 1990s all-star team.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Albright, Jim. "Info Links: Takahiro Ikeyama," BaseballGuru.com. Accessed March 31, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)