Yutaka Wada | |
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![]() Wada with the Hanshin Tigers | |
Hanshin Tigers – No. 86 | |
Infielder / Manager | |
Born: Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | September 2, 1962|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
July 11, 1985, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 1, 2001, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .291 |
Hits | 1,739 |
Runs batted in | 407 |
Stolen Bases | 94 |
Home runs | 29 |
Managerial statistics | |
Wins | 55 |
Losses | 75 |
Teams | |
As Player
As Manager As Coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born September 2, 1962 in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan) is a retired Japanese baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers. He previously worked as a hitting coach for the Hanshin Tigers prior to the 2012 season. After the team failed to make the 2011 play-offs, team manager Akinobu Mayumi was fired, and Yutaka Wada was giving the position to replace him less than a week later. He is notable for various accomplishments, which include the following:
- 1500 games played
- 1500 hits
- 24 game hitting streak from opening game (1997)
- 3 straight seasons with playing every game
- Golden Glove (2nd baseman)
- All star player (1989, 1992–1996, 1999)
Career statistics
[edit]Season | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB/HP | SO | SB | SH | E | AVG |
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1985 | HT | 39 | 49 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
1986 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1987 | 54 | 53 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .245 | |
1988 | 127 | 398 | 57 | 111 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 51 | 17 | 57 | 7 | .279 | |
1989 | 129 | 476 | 61 | 141 | 1 | 25 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 41 | 5 | .296 | |
1990 | 126 | 496 | 72 | 151 | 8 | 36 | 58 | 59 | 17 | 15 | 9 | .304 | |
1991 | 129 | 494 | 50 | 147 | 0 | 34 | 59 | 48 | 9 | 12 | 11 | .298 | |
1992 | 132 | 550 | 65 | 153 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 6 | .278 | |
1993 | 127 | 511 | 63 | 161 | 0 | 36 | 48 | 35 | 4 | 20 | 2 | .315 | |
1994 | 130 | 519 | 76 | 165 | 2 | 43 | 68 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | .318 | |
1995 | 130 | 509 | 49 | 136 | 1 | 35 | 48 | 39 | 4 | 12 | 7 | .267 | |
1996 | 130 | 520 | 66 | 155 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 7 | .298 | |
1997 | 96 | 390 | 51 | 117 | 2 | 26 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .300 | |
1998 | 130 | 438 | 39 | 119 | 4 | 32 | 46 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 7 | .272 | |
1999 | 101 | 334 | 30 | 101 | 3 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .302 | |
2000 | 88 | 194 | 19 | 49 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .253 | |
2001 | 37 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | |
Total | 1713 | 5972 | 720 | 1739 | 29 | 403 | 600 | 554 | 114 | 212 | 83 | .291 |
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