Shigeo Nagashima

Shigeo Nagashima
長嶋茂雄
Shigeo Nagashima; 長嶋茂雄
	Nagashima in 2017
	Third baseman
	Born: February 20, 1936; Sakura, Chiba, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 5, 1958, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
	October 14, 1974, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Batting average	.305
Home runs	444
Hits	2,471
Runs batted in	1,522
Win–loss record	1,034–948
Winning %	.522
Teams
	As player Yomiuri Giants (1958–1974); As manager Yomiuri Giants (1975–1980, 1993–2001);
Career highlights and awards
	11× Japan Series Champion (as a player) 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973; 3× Japan Series Champion (as a manager) 1994, 1996, 2000; 1958 Central League Rookie of the Year; 5× Central League MVP (1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1971); 4× Japan Series MVP (1963, 1965, 1969, 1970); Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (1971); Yomiuri Giants #3 retired;
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1988

Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋茂雄, Nagashima Shigeo, born February 20, 1936, in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) nicknamed "Mr. Giants" is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager.

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