Toshio Yanagida (柳田利夫, Yanagida Toshio, born August 18, 1936) is a retired Japanese baseball player.
| Toshio Yanagida | |
|---|---|
| Infielder/Outfielder | |
| Born: August 18, 1936 Fukushima Prefecture | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 1959, for the Daimai Orions | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1970, for the Nankai Hawks | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Runs batted in | 287 |
| Home runs | 68 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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He debuted with the Daimai Orions in 1958, playing for the team until he was traded to the Yomiuri Giants at the end of the 1962 season. The Giants traded Yanagida to the Nankai Hawks in the middle of the 1967 season, where he played until retiring in 1970. Yanagida appeared in several Japan Series.[1]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Daniel E. (2015). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604107.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)