Kōichi Tabuchi
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| Head and hitting coach (former Catcher, First baseman, Designated Hitter / Manager) |
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Born: September 24, 1946 Toshima, Tokyo, Japan |
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 12, 1969, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
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| 1984, for the Seibu Lions | |||
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| Hits | 1532 | ||
| Home runs | 474 | ||
| Base on balls | 823 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1135 | ||
| Batting average | .260 | ||
| Slugging percentage | .535 | ||
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Kōichi Tabuchi (田淵 幸一 Tabuchi Kōichi?, born September 24, 1946) is a Japanese former professional baseball player, manager, and commentator. During his career, Tabuchi played for the Hanshin Tigers and the Seibu Lions. Tabuchi played catcher for the Hanshin Tigers from 1969 and 1978, where his combination with pitcher Yutaka Enatsu was called the "Golden Battery".
Always a long-range hitter, Tabuchi was nicknamed home run artist because of the high-in-the-sky, long trajectory of his home runs. Although his career total of 474 home runs is far below Sadaharu Oh's 868, his frequency nearly matched Oh's. Tabuchi hit a home run once every 12.41 at-bats, while Oh did once every 10.66. In this statistic he is second only to Oh among sluggers who have logged 300 or more home runs.
Known as Mr. Tiger (along with Fumio Fujimura, Minoru Murayama, and Masayuki Kakefu), Tabuchi has served as the chairman of Hanshin Tigers Old Boys' Committee since November 2009.
Dubbed the "Hosei Trio" of Hosei University baseball team together with teammates Masaru Tomita and Koji Yamamoto, Tabuchi was named the first draft choice in 1968 by the Tigers, although he had commented earlier he would not join any other team than the Yomiuri Giants. Joining the Tigers after all, he appeared in 81 games during the first season, delivering 22 homers, and marked the highest throw-out rate of attempted steals of the year, which enabled him win the Central League's Rookie of the Year.
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