Isao Harimoto 張本 勲 | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Jang Hun (장훈) June 19, 1940 Hiroshima, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
NPB debut | |
April 10, 1959, for the Toei Flyers | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 10, 1981, for the Lotte Orions | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .319 |
Home runs | 504 |
Hits | 3,085 |
Runs batted in | 1,676 |
Runs | 1,523 |
Stolen bases | 319 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
NPB record
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Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1990 |
Isao Harimoto (張本 勲, Harimoto Isao, born June 19, 1940) is a Korean former Nippon Professional Baseball player and holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues. An ethnic Korean, his birth name is Jang Hun (Korean: 장훈; Hanja: 張勳).[1] Harimoto has spent his life as a resident of Japan and adopted a Japanese name, but remains a Korean citizen,[2] thus making him a Zainichi Korean. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 and now works as a television baseball analyst.