Hiromitsu Ochiai
Hiromitsu Ochiai 落合 博満 | |
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Born: Wakami, Akita, Japan | December 9, 1953|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
May 29, 1979, for the Lotte Orions | |
Last appearance | |
October 7, 1998, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .311 |
Hits | 2371 |
HRs | 510 |
RBIs | 1564 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager As general manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2011 |
Hiromitsu Ochiai (落合 博満 Ochiai Hiromitsu, born December 9, 1953) is a Japanese former
Biography
Ochiai was born in the town of
In 1978, at 25 years old, the third baseman joined
In 1987, Ochiai was traded to the
Hiromitsu Ochiai was the manager of the Chunichi Dragons from 2004 to 2011. He led the Dragons to the Japan Series during his inaugural year as manager in 2004, again in 2006, and led them to victory on the third try in 2007. His contract was not renewed after leading the Dragons to within a game of winning the 2011 Japan Series.[2] He was often criticized for his decision-making, such as removing starting pitcher Daisuke Yamai to start the ninth inning of game five of the 2007 Japan Series. Yamai had been pitching a perfect game. Closer Hitoki Iwase finished off the ninth for a rare combined perfect game to clinch the championship for the Dragons.[3]
Ochiai was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. The Hiromitsu Ochiai Baseball Hall opened in Taiji, Wakayama in 1993 starting a trend of museums dedicated to famous ballplayers.[4]
On October 9, 2013, Ochiai was appointed general manager of the Chunichi Dragons.[5] On December 20, 2016 it was announced that Ochiai would step down from his role as general manager at the end of his contract in January 2017.[6]
Awards and accomplishments
- MVP (1982, 1985)
- Triple Crown (1982, 1985, 1986)
- Batting Title (1981~1983, 1985, 1986)
- Home run Title (1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991)
- Run batted in Title (1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
- On-base percentage Title (1982, 1985~1988, 1990, 1991)
- Best Nine Award (1981~1986, 1988~1991)
- Matsutaro Shoriki Award (2007)
Career batting statistics
YEAR | Team | Number |
G | PA | AB | R | H |
2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SB | SF | BB | HBP | K | DP | ERR | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Lotte Orions | 6 | 36 | 69 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .234 | .290 | .406 | .696 |
1980 | 57 | 188 | 166 | 28 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 99 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | .283 | .349 | .596 | .946 | ||
1981 | 127 | 502 | 423 | 69 | 138 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 262 | 90 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 55 | 17 | 9 | .326 | .423 | .619 | 1.043 | ||
1982 | 128 | 552 | 462 | 86 | 150 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 280 | 99 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 5 | 58 | 11 | 7 | .325 | .428 | .606 | 1.034 | ||
1983 | 119 | 497 | 428 | 79 | 142 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 241 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 7 | .332 | .419 | .563 | .982 | ||
1984 | 129 | 562 | 456 | 89 | 143 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 265 | 94 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 16 | .314 | .436 | .581 | 1.017 | ||
1985 | 130 | 568 | 460 | 118 | 169 | 21 | 1 | 52 | 351 | 146 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 19 | .367 | .481 | .763 | 1.244 | ||
1986 | 123 | 522 | 417 | 98 | 150 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 311 | 116 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 10 | .360 | .487 | .746 | 1.232 | ||
1987 | Chunichi Dragons | 125 | 519 | 432 | 83 | 143 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 260 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 9 | .331 | .435 | .602 | 1.037 | |
1988 | 130 | 557 | 450 | 82 | 132 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 261 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 3 | 70 | 11 | 10 | .293 | .418 | .580 | .998 | ||
1989 | 130 | 559 | 476 | 78 | 153 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 298 | 116 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 6 | .321 | .410 | .626 | 1.036 | ||
1990 | 131 | 570 | 458 | 93 | 133 | 19 | 1 | 34 | 256 | 102 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 4 | 87 | 7 | 7 | .290 | .416 | .559 | .975 | ||
1991 | 112 | 478 | 374 | 80 | 127 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 255 | 91 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 5 | .340 | .473 | .682 | 1.155 | ||
1992 | 116 | 481 | 384 | 58 | 112 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 202 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 3 | 74 | 12 | 3 | .292 | .425 | .526 | .948 | ||
1993 | 119 | 504 | 396 | 64 | 113 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 183 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 96 | 4 | 69 | 13 | 4 | .285 | .423 | .462 | .885 | ||
1994 | Yomiuri Giants | 60 | 129 | 540 | 447 | 53 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 189 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 56 | 13 | 8 | .280 | .393 | .423 | .815 |
1995 | 6 | 117 | 483 | 399 | 64 | 124 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 192 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 87 | 17 | 5 | .311 | .414 | .481 | .895 | |
1996 | 106 | 448 | 376 | 60 | 113 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 194 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 53 | 11 | 6 | .301 | .408 | .516 | .924 | ||
1997 | Nippon Ham Fighters |
3 | 113 | 466 | 397 | 35 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 60 | 16 | 3 | .262 | .361 | .320 | .680 |
1998 | 59 | 192 | 162 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 0 | .235 | .344 | .309 | .652 | ||
Total | 2236 | 9257 | 7627 | 1335 | 2371 | 371 | 15 | 510 | 4302 | 1564 | 65 | 35 | 4 | 88 | 1475 | 63 | 1135 | 236 | 140 | .311 | .422 | .564 | .987 |
References
- ^ donga.com ["Korean Hitter with Odd Stance Meets Manager Who Had One Too." 02 Mar 2007, Dong-a Ilbo, The.]
- ^ Coskey, Jason."Ochiai bows out after eight years in charge of Dragons." 25 Nov 2011: Japan Times, The.[1]
- ^ Coskey, Jason. "Dragons clinch Japan Series: Yamai, Iwase combine for perfect game." 02 Nov 2007: Japan Times, The. [2]
- ^ Normile, Dennis. "Museum Showcases Ichiro's Baseball Career." 27 Aug 2012: New York Times, The.[3]
- ^ Graczyk, Wayne. "Tanishige to become rare player-manager for Dragons." 19 October 2013: The Japan Times.
- ^ "Dragons GM Ochiai leaving team". Japan Times. KYODO. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com