Shigeru_Chiba_(baseball)

Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
	Second baseman
	Born: 10 May 1919; Saijō, Ehime, Japan
	Died: 9 December 2002 (aged 83)
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
JBL debut
	1938, for the Tokyo Kyojin
Last NPB appearance
	1956, for the Yomiuri Giants
JBL/NPB statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	96
Runs batted in	691
Teams
	As player Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants (1938–1941, 1946–1956); As Manager Kintetsu Buffalo (1959–1961);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1980

Shigeru Chiba (baseball)

Japanese baseball player and manager

Shigeru Chiba (千葉茂, Chiba Shigeru, 10 May 1919 – 9 December 2002) was a Japanese baseball second baseman who played with the Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants from 1938 to 1941, and again from 1946 to 1956. He later managed the Kintetsu Buffalo from 1959 to 1961, and was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.

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Shigeru Chiba

Second baseman
Born: (1919-05-10)10 May 1919 Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Died: 9 December 2002(2002-12-09) (aged 83)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
JBL debut
1938, for the Tokyo Kyojin
Last NPB appearance
1956, for the Yomiuri Giants
JBL/NPB statistics
Batting average	.284
Home runs	96
Runs batted in	691

Teams
As player Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants (1938–1941, 1946–1956) As Manager Kintetsu Buffalo (1959–1961)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1980

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