Toshiaki Yoshioka

Toshiaki Yoshioka (芦岡 俊明)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• School Asia University
• High School Iwakuni Technical High School

• Born April 11, 1952 in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Japan

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Biographical Information

Toshiaki Yoshioka played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 13 years.

Yoshioka was drafted by the Taiyo Whales in the 7th round of the 1970 NPB draft, but he refused to sign and went to college. The Lotte Orions picked him in the 3rd round of the 1974 NPB draft, and he was 6-for-41 in 1975. He spent the next two seasons primarily in the NPB Farm Leagues as he only got 25 at-bats for the big club, then he had a 20-for-64 record in 1978. He was turned into an outfielder in 1979 (he had been primarily a shortstop prior to that), and he hit .253/.274/.421 in 77 games. Yoshioka then played 95 games with a .265/.282/.448 batting line in 1980, and he batted .267/.303/.358 in 83 games in 1981.

The Yamaguchi native recorded a .291/.305/.423 batting line in 1982, and he crushed a career-high 16 homers with a .227/.258/.391 batting line in 1983. He shared a starting spot with Hideaki Takazawa in 1984, and he hit .243/.302/.393 in 90 games. Yoshioka then had a .288/.335/.425 batting line in 76 appearances in 1985, and he slumped to .146/.167/.171 in 1986. He went 8-for-50 in 1987, and he announced his retirement. He later became a scout, signing Yasuyuki Kawamoto.

Overall, Yoshioka hit .252/.284/.392 with 425 hits and 54 homers in 13 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan