Shigeru Chiba (baseball)
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.
| Shigeru Chiba | |
|---|---|
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| 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
As Manager | |
| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1980 |
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