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Hiroshi Arakawa

Hiroshi Arakawa
Outfielder
Born: (1930-08-06)August 6, 1930
Died: December 4, 2016(2016-12-04) (aged 86)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
PBL debut
1953, for the Mainichi Orions
Last PBL appearance
1961, for the Daimai Orions
PBL statistics
Games played 802
At bats 2005
hits 503
HRs 16
RBIs 172
Teams
As player
As manager

Hiroshi Arakawa (August 6, 1930 – December 4, 2016) was a Japanese professional baseball player. From 1953 to 1961, he played in the Pacific League as an outfielder for the Mainichi Orions (later renamed the Daimai Orions), batting .251 with 503 hits, 16 home runs and 172 RBIs.

After retiring as a player, he was a batting coach for the Yomiuri Giants and, later, a manager of the Yakult Swallows in the early 1970s.

Arakawa died on December 4, 2016, after suffering a cardiac arrest.



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