Yoshio Noguchi

Yoshio Noguchi (野口 善男)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 167 lb.

• School Hosei University
• High School PL Gakuen High School

• Born May 5, 1948 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Yoshio Noguchi played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 9 years

Noguchi won two Best Nine awards in college, and he was drafted by the Taiyo Whales in the first round of the 1970 NPB draft. He hit .120/.182/.228 in 81 games in 1971, but it was his only season that he had more than 100 at-bats in a year. Noguchi was often used as utility man and pinch-runner, and he announced his retirement in 1979. On April 29, 1977, he became the only player in NPB history to score by a sacrifice fly from first base because Noriyoshi Sano was injured after catching the fly. Noguchi then became the general manager of the Whales until 2003.

Overall, Noguchi hit .150/.224/.206 with 38 hits in 9 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan