Shigeo Nagashima

Shigeo Nagashima
長嶋 茂雄
Nagashima in 2017
Third baseman
Born: (1936-02-20) February 20, 1936 (age 88)
Sakura, Chiba, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 5, 1958, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
October 14, 1974, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Batting average.305
Home runs444
Hits2,471
Runs batted in1,522
Win–loss record1,034–948
Winning %.522
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1988
The magazine Weekly Baseball issue on 16 April 1958 published on the cover by Mr. Nagashima (left) and Tatsuro Hirooka (right)

Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋 茂雄, Nagashima Shigeo, born February 20, 1936, in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) nicknamed "Mr. Giants" is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager.