Kenjiro Tamiya

Kenjiro Tamiya
Tamiya in 1959
Pitcher / First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1928-02-11)February 11, 1928
Shimodate, Ibaraki, Japan
Died: May 5, 2010(2010-05-05) (aged 82)
Ibaraki, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB statistics
Batting average.298
Home runs105
Hits1,415
RBIs591
Stolen bases190
Win–loss record1–5
ERA5.83
Former teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2002

Kenjiro Tamiya (田宮 健次郎, Tamiya Kenjiro, February 11, 1928 – May 5, 2010) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. In his early years as a professional player, Tamiya was utilized as a pitcher and first baseman, but during the prime of his career, he transitioned to playing as an outfielder.[1] He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]

  1. ^ "Kenjiro Tamiya". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ "TAMIYA, Kenjiro". English.baseball-museum.or.jp. Retrieved 27 April 2019.