Hirooka played his entire career, from 1954 to 1966, for the Yomiuri Giants. He was awarded the Central League rookie of the year award in 1954. From 1961 to 1966, Hirooka was a player-coach for the Giants.
As a manager for the Yakult Swallows (1976–1979) and then the Seibu Lions (1982–1985), Hirooka was known for his tough-love style.[1] Nicknamed "The Iron Shogun", he thrice led his teams to the Japan Series championship — in 1978, 1982, and 1983. He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award — presented to a person (a manager or player) who greatly contributes to the development of professional baseball — in 1978 and 1982.[2]
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tatsuro, hirooka, 広岡, 達朗, hirooka, tatsurō, born, february, 1932, japanese, retired, professional, baseball, player, manager, hirooka, 1979shortstop, managerborn, 1932, february, 1932, kure, hiroshima, japanbatted, rightthrew, rightdebut1954, yomiuri, giantsla. Tatsuro Hirooka 広岡 達朗 Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9 1932 is a Japanese retired professional baseball player and manager Tatsuro HirookaHirooka in 1979Shortstop ManagerBorn 1932 02 09 February 9 1932 age 92 Kure Hiroshima JapanBatted RightThrew Rightdebut1954 for the Yomiuri GiantsLast appearance1966 for the Yomiuri GiantsCareer statisticsBatting average 240Home runs117Hits1 081TeamsAs PlayerYomiuri Giants 1954 1966 As Coach Yomiuri Giants 1961 1966 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1970 1971 Yakult Swallows 1974 1976 As Manager Yakult Swallows 1976 1979 Seibu Lions 1982 1985 Career highlights and awardsAs player 1954 Central League Rookie of the Year 5x Japan Series Champion 1955 1961 1963 1965 1966 As manager 3x Japan Series Champion 1978 1982 1983 2x Matsutaro Shoriki Award winner 1978 1982 Hirooka played his entire career from 1954 to 1966 for the Yomiuri Giants He was awarded the Central League rookie of the year award in 1954 From 1961 to 1966 Hirooka was a player coach for the Giants As a manager for the Yakult Swallows 1976 1979 and then the Seibu Lions 1982 1985 Hirooka was known for his tough love style 1 Nicknamed The Iron Shogun he thrice led his teams to the Japan Series championship in 1978 1982 and 1983 He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award presented to a person a manager or player who greatly contributes to the development of professional baseball in 1978 and 1982 2 References editNotes edit Whiting Robert You Gotta Have Wa Vintage Departures 1989 pp 74 75 https baseballguru com jalbright analysisjalbright04 html nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Japanese baseball shortstop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tatsuro Hirooka amp oldid 1213009155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
