Tatsuro Hirooka
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title:
Tatsuro Hirooka
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Tatsuro Hirooka is a Japanese retired professional baseball player and manager. Hirooka played his entire career, from 1954 to 1966, for the Yomiuri Giants. He was awarded the Central League rookie of the year award in 1954. From 1961 to 1966, Hirooka was a player-coach for the Giants. As a manager for the Yakult Swallows (1976–1979) and then the Seibu Lions (1982–1985), Hirooka was known for his tough-love style. Nicknamed "The Iron Shogun", he thrice led his teams to the Japan Series champions
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Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1932)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuro_Hirooka
date created:
2007-12-27T17:32:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T03:00:52Z
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