Kazunori Shinozuka

Kazunori "Toshio" Shinozuka (篠塚 和典, Shinozuka Kazunori, born July 16, 1957 in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan) is a former professional Japanese baseball player. As a boy, Ichiro Suzuki learned to pattern his original swinging pendulum leg kick after Shinozuka's.

Kazunori Shinozuka
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1957-07-16) July 16, 1957
Chōshi, Chiba, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 5, 1977, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last NPB appearance
October 26, 1994, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 1994)
Batting average.304
Home runs92
Hits1696
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Central League batting champion (1984, 1987)
  • Best Nine Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986–1987)
  • Golden Glove Award (1981–1982, 1984, 1986)
  • 9× NPB All-Star (1982–1989, 1991)


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