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Batting average
  
.270

Name
  
Koji Akiyama

Weight
  
89 kg

Inducted
  
2014

Height
  
1.85 m


RBIs
  
1312

Hits
  
2157

Role
  
Baseball player

Children
  
Marin Akiyama

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Spouse
  
Chiaki Akiyama (m. 1994–2014)

Teams managed
  
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2008 – 2014)

Similar People
  
Kimiyasu Kudoh, Shogo Akiyama, Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Orestes Destrade, Sadaharu Oh

Date of birth
  
April 6, 1962 (age 53)

Koji Akiyama (秋山 幸二 Akiyama Kōji, born April 6, 1962 in Miyahara, Kumamoto) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player. He played for the Seibu Lions and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currently the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He replaced Sadaharu Oh on October 8, 2008 as manager of the Hawks.

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Career statistics

※Bolded figures are league leading

Titles and Accomplishments

  • Home Run Champion : once (1987)
  • Stolen Bases Champion : once (1990)
  • Decisive RBIs Champion : 4 times (1985,1987)
  • Best Nine : 8 times (1986–1993)
  • Golden Glove : 11 times (1987–1996,1999)
  • Matsutaro Shoriki Award : once (1991)
  • Japan Series MVP : Twice (1991, 1999)
  • Hitting for the cycle : once (Jul 13, 1989)
  • 400 HR and 300 SB (Only one other player in history)
  • 30 HR and 50 SB in single season (only he achieved)
  • 18 consecutive year's appearance at All-Star Game (1985–2002) (The longest for consecutive record)

    • References

    Koji Akiyama Wikipedia
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