He died of heart failure in 2010 at the age of 57.[1]
Referencesedit
^"Sawamura winner Kobayashi dies at 57". Japan Times. January 18, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 01, 1970
shigeru, kobayashi, 小林, kobayashi, shigeru, november, 1952, january, 2010, japanese, baseball, pitcher, pitcherborn, 1952, november, 1952tōhaku, tottoridied, january, 2010, 2010, aged, fukui, fukuibatted, rightthrew, rightnpb, debutseptember, 1973, yomiuri, gi. Shigeru Kobayashi 小林 繁 Kobayashi Shigeru November 14 1952 January 17 2010 was a Japanese baseball pitcher Shigeru KobayashiPitcherBorn 1952 11 14 November 14 1952Tōhaku TottoriDied January 17 2010 2010 01 17 aged 57 Fukui FukuiBatted RightThrew RightNPB debutSeptember 26 1973 for the Yomiuri GiantsLast appearanceOctober 22 1983 for the Hanshin TigersNPB statisticsWin loss record139 95Earned run average3 18Strikeouts1 273TeamsAs player Yomiuri Giants 1973 1979 Hanshin Tigers 1979 1983 As coach Kintetsu Buffaloes Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 1997 2001 SK Wyverns 2007 Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 2009 Career highlights and awards2x Eiji Sawamura Award 1977 1979 1973 Japan Series champion 2007 Korean Series champion He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball His trade to the Tigers gave the Giants Suguru Egawa as he had been drafted by the Tigers despite him signing with the Giants in secrecy Kobayashi coached two other NPB teams the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and also spent a season in the Korea Baseball Organization as a coach for the SK Wyverns He died of heart failure in 2010 at the age of 57 1 References edit Sawamura winner Kobayashi dies at 57 Japan Times January 18 2010 Retrieved April 23 2016 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shigeru Kobayashi amp oldid 1204965587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,