Michihiro Ogasawara
Michihiro Ogasawara | |
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Yomiuri Giants – No. 2 | |
Infielder | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
debut | |
1997, for the Nippon Ham Fighters | |
Career statistics (through 2010) | |
Batting average | .316 |
Home runs | 371 |
RBI | 1111 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ogasawara played for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's Baseball | ||
Athens 2004 | Team Competition | |
World Baseball Classic | ||
2006 San Diego | Team Competition | |
2009 Los Angeles | Team Competition |
Michihiro Ogasawara (小笠原 道大, born October 25, 1973 in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He currently plays third base for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. He played with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters from 1997 to 2006.
Career
Ogasawara is one of the most consistent hitters in Japanese baseball. He won two consecutive batting titles from 2002-2003, and led the league in home runs and RBIs in 2006 to win the Pacific League MVP award. He led the league in hits from 2000-2001, and has won 6 Japanese Golden Glove awards at first base and third base. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, winning a bronze medal. He also played for the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where he hit a home run off Esteban Loaiza at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. In 2006, he helped the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win their first Pacific League pennant since 1981, sweeping the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the playoffs to reach the Japanese championship series against the Chunichi Dragons. The Fighters beat the Dragons in 5 games to win the Japanese championship series.
He became a free agent in 2006, and signed a four-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants during the off-season.
Career statistics
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | AVG | |||
1997 | 24 | Nippon-Ham | 44 | 94 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 1 | .223 | |||
1998 | 25 | Nippon-Ham | 71 | 86 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 1 | .302 | |||
1999 | 26 | Nippon-Ham | 135 | 547 | 90 | 156 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 273 | 83 | 3 | .285 | |||
2000 | 27 | Nippon-Ham | 135 | 554 | 126 | 182 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 306 | 102 | 24 | .329 | |||
2001 | 28 | Nippon-Ham | 140 | 576 | 108 | 195 | 40 | 2 | 32 | 335 | 86 | 1 | .339 | |||
2002 | 29 | Nippon-Ham | 135 | 486 | 77 | 165 | 27 | 2 | 32 | 292 | 81 | 8 | .340 | |||
2003 | 30 | Nippon-Ham | 128 | 445 | 83 | 160 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 289 | 100 | 8 | .360 | |||
2004 | 31 | Nippon-Ham | 101 | 377 | 78 | 130 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 207 | 70 | 3 | .345 | |||
2005 | 32 | Nippon-Ham | 133 | 514 | 91 | 145 | 27 | 2 | 37 | 287 | 92 | 2 | .282 | |||
2006 | 33 | Nippon-Ham | 135 | 496 | 77 | 155 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 284 | 100 | 4 | .313 | |||
2007 | 34 | Yomiuri | 142 | 566 | 95 | 177 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 305 | 88 | 4 | .313 | |||
2008 | 35 | Yomiuri | 144 | 520 | 93 | 161 | 27 | 1 | 36 | 298 | 96 | 0 | .310 | |||
2009 | 36 | Yomiuri | 139 | 514 | 78 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 279 | 107 | 2 | .309 | |||
2010 | 37 | Yomiuri | 137 | 510 | 83 | 157 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 285 | 90 | 1 | .308 | |||
2011 | 38 | Yomiuri | 55 | 191 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 0 | .220 |
Statistics current as of July 22, 2011
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic baseball players of Japan
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- People from Chiba, Chiba
- Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
- Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners
- Olympic medalists in baseball