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Kihachi Enomoto (榎本 喜八 Enomoto Kihachi, December 5, 1936 – March 14, 2012) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He batted and threw left-handed.
Kihachi Enomoto is more than deserving to be in Japan’s baseball Hall of Fame. Prior to Japan’s Hall of Fame election, a listener on the Japan Baseball Weekly Podcast asked who should be elected this year.
Mar 14, 2012 · Kihachi Enomoto (榎本 喜八 Enomoto Kihachi, December 5, 1936 – March 14, 2012) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He batted and threw left-handed.
Kihachi Enomoto made 12 All-Star teams and nine Best Nines in the Pacific League while taking home two batting titles in a stellar career. Enomoto made his pro debut with a bang with the 1955 Mainichi Orions .
榎本 喜八 （えのもと きはち、 1936年 12月5日 - 2012年 3月14日 ）は、 東京都 中野区 出身の プロ野球選手 （ 一塁手 ）。 概要. 現役時代は オリオンズ の中心選手として長きにわたって活躍した。 「 安打製造機 」の異名を最初に取った選手である [1] [注 1] 。 通算1000安打・2000安打の最年少記録を保持し [2] (31歳7ヵ月 [3] )、その他にも数々の高卒新人記録も持つ。 安打の歴代記録に残る打者は広角に打ち分ける打者が多かったが、榎本は引っ張り打法のフルスイングにもかかわらず安打を積み重ね、通算2314安打を記録した [4] 。 経歴. 生い立ち. 1936年、 農家 の家庭に生まれる。
Mar 14, 2012 · Kihachi Enomoto Japanese Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com.
No. 1 on the list and the player with the most valuable career not previously in Japan’s little Hall of Fame at Tokyo Dome is Mainichi and Tokyo Orions first baseman Kihachi Enomoto. He was not the best player of his generation, but he was among the best in NPB in the 1960s and among the best players in the Pacific League year in and year out ...
