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Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋 茂雄, Nagashima Shigeo, born February 20, 1936, in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) nicknamed "Mr. Giants" is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager. Biography. Nagashima played baseball at his local high school, and on the Rikkyo University baseball team from 1954–1957. He joined the Yomiuri Giants in 1958.
長嶋 茂雄 または 長島 茂雄[ 注 1 ] （ながしま しげお、 1936年 〈昭和 11年〉 2月20日 - ） は、 千葉県 印旛郡 臼井町 （現： 佐倉市）出身の元 プロ野球選手 （内野手 、右投右打）・ 監督。
5-10, 167lb (178cm, 75kg) Born: February 20, 1936 in Sakura, Japan. High School: Sakura Number One HS (Japan) School: Rikkyo University (Japan) Full Name: Shigeo Nagashima. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen.
Nov 2, 2023 · Considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of Nippon Pro Baseball, Shigeo Nagashima was the star third baseman for the Yomiuri Giants from 1958 to 1974. He is unquestionably the most popular player in the history of Japanese baseball.
Learn about Shigeo Nagashima, one of the top two baseball players from Japan and a six-time batting champion. He met Peter O'Malley in 1961 and had a long friendship with him and his family.
Sep 7, 2022 · TOKYO -- The Yomiuri Giants baseball team's former manager Shigeo Nagashima was hospitalized in Tokyo on Sept. 6 after he was transported there by ambulance, it has been learned.
Shigeo Nagashima (長嶋 茂雄, Nagashima Shigeo, born February 20, 1936, in Sakura, Chiba, Japan) nicknamed "Mr. Giants" is a Japanese former professional baseball player and manager.
