Yutaka Fukumoto

Yutaka Fukumoto
福本 豊
Outfielder
Born: (1947-11-07) November 7, 1947 (age 77)[1]
Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
debut
1969, for the Hankyu Braves
Last appearance
1988, for the Hankyu Braves
Career statistics
Batting average.291
Home runs208
Hits2,543
Stolen bases1,065
Teams
As player

As coach

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

Yutaka Fukumoto (福本 豊, Fukumoto Yutaka, born November 7, 1947 in Osaka, Osaka) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball. An aggressive lead-off man and superior defensive centerfielder, he holds the Japanese career records in triples and stolen bases. He also hit more lead-off home runs than anyone in Japanese history, with 43. In 2002 (Heisei 14), Fukumoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.[1]

  1. ^ a b "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plusの解説" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 6, 2010.