Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫, Daigo Takeo, 15 November 1938 – 11 December 2019) was a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orions franchise.
| Takeo Daigo | |
|---|---|
| Catcher | |
| Born: 15 November 1938 Kita, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Died: 11 December 2019 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 31 March, 1957, for the Mainichi Orions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 16 October, 1974, for the Lotte Orions | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Home runs | 81 |
| Runs batted in | 472 |
| Teams | |
Daigo was born in Kita, Tokyo, on 15 November 1938.[1] As a high school baseball player, he participated in the Kōshien tournaments alongside batterymate Sadaharu Oh in 1956.[2] When Daigo made his Nippon Professional Baseball debut in 1957, his team was called the Mainichi Orions. Upon his retirement as a player in 1975, the team had become known as the Lotte Orions. Daigo was a career .234/.275/.324 hitter,[1] and not known for power.[3] After he retired as a player, Daigo became a coach for the Orions/Marines.[2] He died in Tokyo of acute myeloid leukemia on 11 December 2019, aged 81.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Takeo Daigo". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "４打席連発の醍醐猛夫さん死去 急性骨髄性白血病" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Fitts, Robert K. (2015). Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer. University of Nebraska Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780803269835.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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