Takehiko Kobayakawa
Takehiko Kobayakawa (小早川 毅彦, Kobayakawa Takehiko), (born November 15, 1961) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp[1] and Yakult Swallows of Japan's Central League.
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infielder | |||
| Born: November 15, 1961 | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 7, 1984, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| June 2, 1999, for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Teams | |||
As Player
As Coach | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
He was born in Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
He led his team into two Japan Series and winning one title (1984:Hiroshima and 1997:Yakult).
Career
- 1st play on April 7, 1984.
- 1st hit on April 20, 1984.
- 1st home run on May 6, 1984.
- Rookie of the Year Award winner (1984).
- Greatest number of RBI (1987).
- MVP for the Month (June,1987).
- 171 HR, 626 RBI, 3997 H, 34 SB.
- Hiroshima Carp Batting Coach (2006-).
References
- "Cruz homers power Orioles". The Vindicator. October 29, 1984. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
Statistics
| Year | Team | No. | GP | AB | R | H | 2H | 3H | HR | RBI | TB | BB | SB | CS | SH | K | BA | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hiroshima | 6 | 112 | 357 | 50 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 59 | 172 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 66 | .280 | Rookie of the Year, League Champion, Japan Series Champion |
| 1985 | Hiroshima | 6 | 98 | 269 | 41 | 78 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 142 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 66 | .290 | |
| 1986 | Hiroshima | 6 | 73 | 173 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 86 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .260 | League Champion |
| 1987 | Hiroshima | 6 | 124 | 420 | 57 | 120 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 93 | 211 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 96 | .286 | Greatest number of RBI |
| 1988 | Hiroshima | 6 | 126 | 453 | 63 | 131 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 69 | 210 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 74 | .289 | |
| 1989 | Hiroshima | 6 | 114 | 396 | 48 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 170 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 68 | .301 | |
| 1990 | Hiroshima | 6 | 105 | 353 | 49 | 100 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 165 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 | .283 | |
| 1991 | Hiroshima | 6 | 92 | 239 | 24 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 97 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | .259 | League Champion |
| 1992 | Hiroshima | 6 | 113 | 330 | 36 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 145 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | .279 | |
| 1993 | Hiroshima | 6 | 106 | 309 | 36 | 83 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 147 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | .269 | |
| 1994 | Hiroshima | 6 | 93 | 150 | 13 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .247 | |
| 1995 | Hiroshima | 6 | 66 | 113 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .239 | |
| 1996 | Hiroshima | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | |
| 1997 | Yakult | 7 | 116 | 309 | 37 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 126 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | .249 | League Champion, Japan Series Champion |
| 1998 | Yakult | 7 | 62 | 81 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .173 | |
| 1999 | Yakult | 7 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .105 | |
| TOTALS | - | 1431 | 3997 | 490 | 1093 | 174 | 11 | 171 | 626 | 1802 | 502 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 810 | .273 | - | |
External links
- Kobayakawa Takehiko official homepage
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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