Shigeo Nagashima
| Shigeo Nagashima 長嶋 茂雄 |
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| Third baseman | |||
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Born: February 20, 1936 Sakura, Chiba, Japan |
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 5, 1958, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
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| October 14, 1974, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .305 | ||
| Home runs | 444 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,522 | ||
| Win–loss record | 1,034–948 | ||
| Winning % | .522 | ||
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| Member of the Japanese | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1988 | ||
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As manager
Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋 茂雄 Nagashima Shigeo?, born February 20, 1936 in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager.
Nagashima played baseball at his local high school, and on the Rikkyo University baseball team from 1954–1957. He joined the Yomiuri Giants in 1958. His jersey number (3) is now a retired number for the Yomiuri Giants.
After retiring, he became manager of the Yomiuri Giants from 1975–1980, and again from 1993–2001. He was scheduled to manage the Japanese national team for the 2004 Athens Olympics, but he suffered a stroke shortly before and was hospitalized. He recovered from his stroke, appearing at a baseball game in the Tokyo Dome in 2005, and in a television commercial in 2006, with his son, Kazushige.
Nagashima has four children. His eldest son, Kazushige Nagashima is a former professional baseball player, and currently works as a sportscaster. Kazushige was not as successful as his father on the field, but he played on the Yomiuri Giants when his father was manager, and has since launched a successful career as an actor and TV personality. His eldest daughter works as a businesswoman, and his younger daughter was a newscaster for TV Asahi. His youngest son is a professional race-car driver. Kazushige had twin daughters in 2004, making Nagashima a grandfather. Shigeo lost his wife, Akiko, on September 18, 2007.
Nagashima was actually a fan of the Hanshin Tigers, the rival of the Yomiuri Giants, during his childhood. After graduating from his local high school in Chiba, he entered Rikkyo University, and became the team's regular third baseman. He won the batting title for two consecutive years in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, and was given the Best Nine Award five seasons in a row at third base. By his senior year, scouts from every professional team wanted to sign Nagashima, and the Nankai Hawks and Hiroshima Carp were particularly active in recruiting Nagashima. It was almost decided that he would sign with the Hawks, but he ended up joining the Yomiuri Giants in November, 1957. He signed with the Giants for 18,000,000 yen; the highest salary for a baseball player at the time.
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