Yukitoshi Noda

Yukitoshi Noda (野田 征稔)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 156 lb.

• High School PL Gakuen High School

• Born December 5, 1941 in Isahaya, Nagasaki Japan

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Biographical Information

Yukitoshi Noda played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Noda signed with the Hanshin Tigers in 1963, but he mainly stayed in the NPB Farm Leagues in his first five seasons; he never got more than 60 at-bats in a season. Noda played 88 games with a .236/.271/.354 batting line in 1970 after Taira Fujita had injuries, and he became the starting second baseman in 1971 after Motoo Ando was injured in June. He recorded a .259/.288/.294 batting line that season, and he batted .209/.247/.283 in 1972. Noda then collected a Central League-leading 21 sacrifice bunts with a .222/.277/.289 batting line in 1973, but he lost his spot in 1974 after Katsuhiro Nakamura shined. He went 17-for-75 that season, and he announced his retirement after he only got 20 at-bats in 1975. Noda managed Hanshin's minors team from 1995 to 1996, and he also scouted for them. He then coached the independent Fukui Nexus Elephants from 2008 to 2009, and he managed them from 2010 to 2011.

Overall, Noda hit .223/.266/.292 with 283 hits and 12 homers in 11 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan