Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, Ishii Akio, born September 26, 1955) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons.
Akio Ishii 石井 昭男 | |
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Outfielder/Hitting coach | |
Born: Miura, Kanagawa, Japan | September 26, 1955|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
August 24, 1978, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
Last NPB appearance | |
26 September, 1987, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 1987) | |
Games Played | 557 |
Batting average | .226 |
Home runs | 19 |
RBI | 89 |
Teams | |
As player
As Coach |
He is currently the second team hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Career
editIshii was drafted out of Tokai University in the third round of the 1977 draft and has been a part of the Chunichi Dragons front and back office since his retirement in 1987.
On 28 September 2019, it was confirmed that Ishii would not be offered a contract as a coach for the 2020 season.[1]
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
edit- ^ "中日 来季2軍監督に仁村徹氏が就任" [Chunichi: Nimura unveiled as next season's 2nd team manager]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.