Lin Chung-chiu

Lin Chung-chiu (Chinese: 林仲秋; pinyin: Lín Zhòngqiū; born 23 September 1958 in Fengyuan City, Taichung County (now part of Taichung City), Taiwan) is a retired Taiwanese professional baseball player(position: first baseman, outfielder or designated hitter) and currently a baseball coach. During the 1980s Lin spent most of his amateur career in Japan and attended the 1988 Olympics for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team. After Professional baseball in Taiwan's debut in 1990, Lin left Japan to join CPBL's Mercuries Tigers in July 1990 and stayed with the team until its collapse in November 1999. He later played for the Sinon Bulls(2000~2001) and Chinatrust Whales(2002), and retired as a player midway in the Whale's 2002 season. Right after his retirement Lin was immediately promoted as the Whale's head coach until the end of CPBL's 2003 season. Between 2004 and 2006 Lin ran a small restaurant in his Fengyuan hometown. In early 2007, Lin returned to CPBL as Sinon Bulls' hitting coach and holds the position to date.

Lin Chung-chiu
Born: 23 September 1958 (1958-09-23) (age 65)
Fengyuan City, Taichung County, Taiwan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
CPBL debut
August 3, 1990, for the Mercuries Tigers
Career statistics
(through 2003)
Batting average.287
Home runs162
Runs batted in566
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • CPBL Best Nine (1991,1992)

Despite his relative short figure, Lin is well known for his excellent batting skills and led the CPBL in home runs in the 1991, 1992, 2000 and 2001 seasons, at the age of 43. Throughout his Professional Baseball in Taiwan career he hit 162 home runs, which was only surpassed by Chang Tai-Shan and Hsieh Chia-hsien as of 2008.

Basic Information

  • Number: 6 (1990~2002 as player), 67 (2002 as coach ~ present)
  • Height: 167 cm
  • Weight: 83 kg
  • Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Career statistics

Bold letter indicates leading in the CPBL league

SeasonTeamGABHHRRBISBBBKTBGIDPAVG
1990Mercuries Tigers291032861307135120.272
1991Mercuries Tigers782817616432293414170.270
1992Mercuries Tigers8833998245653436183100.289
1993Mercuries Tigers852968293585032126100.277
1994Mercuries Tigers833009214523253115860.307
1995Mercuries Tigers1003909914653233016570.254
1996Mercuries Tigers843201049456223015190.325
1997Mercuries Tigers9335010814573374917470.309
1998Mercuries Tigers103378111156065954180140.294
1999Mercuries Tigers76258708413323910970.271
2000Sinon Bulls8630285154524045149110.281
2001Sinon Bulls893299418542395316040.286
2002Chinatrust Whales62000042000.000
Total13 seasons100036481047162566434014481747830.287

References

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