Toshio Naka (中 利夫, Naka Toshio, 28 April 1936 – 10 October 2023) was a Japanese baseball outfielder and manager. Naka played with the Chunichi Dragons from 1955 to 1972, and later managed the team from 1978 to 1980. He led the Central League with a .343 batting average in 1967.

Toshio Naka
Outfielder
Born: (1936-04-28)28 April 1936
Maebashi, Japan
Died: 10 October 2023(2023-10-10) (aged 87)
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
1955, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
1959, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics
Batting average.277
Home runs139
RBI541
Teams

Personal life

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Naka died on 10 October 2023, at the age of 87.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "元中日ドラゴンズ監督・選手の中利夫さんが死去 87歳・誤嚥性肺炎、俊足巧打でファンを魅了". Chunichi. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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