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Nagashima won the season MVP award five times, and the Best Nine Award every single year of his career (a total 17 times). Nagashima won only two Golden Glove awards, because the title was established in Japan late during his career, in 1972. Nagashima was a flashy fielder, making extravagant leaps and dashes to field even the most ...
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Position: Third Baseman. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-10 , 167lb (178cm, 75kg) Born: February 20, 1936 in Sakura, Japan. High School: Sakura Number One HS (Japan) School: Rikkyo University (Japan) Full Name: Shigeo Nagashima. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen.
2 de nov. de 2023 · Considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball, Shigeo Nagashima was the star third baseman for the Yomiuri Giants from 1958 to 1974. He is unquestionably the most popular player in the history of Japanese baseball.
11 de mai. de 2023 · Overcame an early hitch in his swing by learning to bat from a one-legged “flamingo stance” Former half of the O/N duo with Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima, which led the Giants to nine straight Japan Series championships.
The Japan Baseball Hall of Famer (inducted in 1988) was a six-time Central League batting champion and member of 11 Japan Series championship teams as a player. As manager, Nagashima won three additional Japan Series. In 1975, he led the Giants pre-season training at Dodgertown. He is known as “Mr. Baseball” in Japan.
Shigeo Nagashima Nagashima, who usually batted fourth behind home run champ Sadaharu Oh , was Japan’s most popular and highest-paid player in his time. After a spectacular career at Rikkyo University, he signed with the Giants for a then-record $48,000 bonus.
24 de nov. de 2023 · Yomiuri Giants’ lifetime honorary manager Shigeo Nagashima has made an appearance at the finale of the “Giants FanFesta 2023” held at Tokyo Dome. Nagashima, 87, appeared on the field in a...
