Tatsuro Hirooka
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| Tatsuro Hirooka | |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 9, 1932 Kure, Hiroshima, Japan |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| 1954 for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last professional appearance | |
| 1966 for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| statistics | |
| Batting average | .240 |
| Home runs | 117 |
| Hits | 1,081 |
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As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡 達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager. He was awarded Central League rookie of the year award in 1954.
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| Preceded by Masatoshi Gondo |
Central League Rookie of the Year 1954 |
Succeeded by Kazunori Nishimura |
| Preceded by Sadaharu Oh Motoshi Fujita |
Matsutaro Shoriki Award 1978 1982 |
Succeeded by Yukio Nishimoto Kōichi Tabuchi |
| Preceded by Hiromitsu Ochiai |
Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize 1983 |
Succeeded by Sachio Kinugasa |
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