Isao Harimoto

Isao Harimoto
張本 勲
Outfielder
Born: Jang Hun (장훈)
(1940-06-19) June 19, 1940 (age 84)
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 runs504
Hits3,085
Runs batted in1,676
Runs1,523
Stolen bases319
Teams
Career highlights and awards

NPB record

  • 3085 career hits (Nippon Professional Baseball record)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1990

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 (Korean장훈; 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.

  1. ^ "Korean Hitter with Odd Stance Meets Manager Who Had One Too". The Dong-a Ilbo. 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  2. ^ Lefton, Brad (2009-04-20). "For Isao Harimoto, the record stands". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-04-20.