Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
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Infielder |
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| debut |
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April 8, 1988, for the Chunichi Dragons |
Career statistics
(through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average |
.284 |
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| Home runs |
170 |
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| Runs batted in |
1020 |
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Kazuyoshi Tatsunami (立浪 和義, Tatsunami Kazuyoshi, born August 19, 1969 in Settsu, Osaka) is a former Japanese professional baseball player for the Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons, having played his professional career for them since his debut in 1988. He was drafted in the first round in the 1987 NPB Draft.
Tatsunami holds the all-time NPB double record with 487, and is a member of the Meikyukai (Association of Great Players, or Golden Players Club).
After the 2009 season, Tatsunami retired, having seen his skills and playing time diminish for the last few seasons. He retired with a career .285 batting average, 171 home runs, 1,037 RBI, and 2,480 hits.
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