Tokuji Iida | |
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First baseman / Manager | |
Born: Yokohama, Japan | April 6, 1924|
Died: June 19, 2000 | (aged 76)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
1947, for the Nankai Hawks | |
Last appearance | |
1963, for the Kokutetsu Swallows | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .284 |
Hits | 1,978 |
Home runs | 183 |
Runs batted in | 969 |
Stolen base | 390 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1981 |
Tokuji Iida (飯田 徳治, Iida Tokuji, April 6, 1924 – June 19, 2000) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He both batted and threw right-handed.
Iida spent most of his 16-year career with the Nankai Hawks, where he won 5 Best Nine Awards, 4 Pacific League pennants, and a Pacific League MVP Award in 1955. He spent the remainder of his career with the Kokutestu Swallows, with his final season in 1963. He played 1,246 consecutive games until finally taking a rest day on May 24, 1958.[1][2]