Shozo Doi
| Shozo Doi | |
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| Second baseman | |
| Born: June 28, 1942 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | |
| Died: September 25, 2009 (aged 67) Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 12, 1965, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 6, 1978, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 1978) | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 65 |
| Hits | 1275 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Shozo Doi (土井 正三, Doi Shōzō, June 28, 1942 – September 25, 2009) was a former Japanese baseball player.[1] He played for the Yomiuri Giants in the Nippon Professional Baseball.
He was highly hated during his time as manager of the
Akira Ōgi
, immediately inserted Ichiro into the lineup every day, and he quickly blossomed into a superstar, leading to them winning the Pacific League pennant in 1995 and 1996, winning the Japan Series in the latter year.
References
- ^ "Shozo Doi Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ The Orix-Kintetsu Merger - The Story of the 2004 NPB Realignment, retrieved 2022-02-03
- ^ Nitkowski, CJ. "Ichiro and what could have been". FOX Sports. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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