Akihito Kondo
Akihito Kondo | |
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![]() Kondo in 1961 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | 1 April 1938|
Died: 27 March 2019 | (aged 80)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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As manager
As coach
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Akihito Kondo (近藤 昭仁, Kondo Akihito, 1 April 1938 – 27 March 2019)[1] was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Taiyō Whales from 1960 to 1973. Kondo was named the Japan Series Most Valuable Player in 1960. He later managed the Yokohama BayStars from 1993 to 1995 and the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1997 and 1998. He died on 27 March 2019, five days before his 81st birthday.
References[]
- ^ "横浜、ロッテ元監督の近藤昭仁氏が死去 80歳". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2019 deaths
- Baseball people from Kagawa Prefecture
- Waseda University alumni
- Japanese baseball players
- Taiyō Whales players
- Managers of baseball teams in Japan
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars managers
- Chiba Lotte Marines managers
- People from Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs