Japanese baseball manager
Baseball player
Tatsunori Hara (原 辰徳 , Hara Tatsunori , born July 22, 1958) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and manager . He played 15 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants , and also spent 17 seasons as the club's manager.
Playing career
Hara was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa . He played for the Giants during his professional baseball career from 1981 to 1995 . He won the Central League Rookie of the Year award in 1981 and the Central League MVP in 1983. A hugely popular member of the Giants, during his playing career he was frequently the subject of newspaper, magazines, and television profiles.[1]
Coaching career
Tatsunori Hara and all Tokyo Giants player and coach take 2009 Japan Series Baseball celebrate parade in Ginza , Tokyo, Japan
Hara previously managed the Giants from 2002 to 2003, and again from 2006 until his abrupt resignation at the end of the 2015 season.[2] During those tenures, he led the Giants to seven Central League pennants and three Japan Series championships.[2] In October 2018, he was rehired as Giants manager for three seasons after Yoshinobu Takahashi announced his intention to step down.[2]
Hara led the Japan national baseball team to victory in the final of the 2009 World Baseball Classic .[3]
On July 30, 2019, Hara won his 1,000th game as a manager after the Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp , becoming the 13th manager in the history of the NPB to win 1,000 games.[4]
On October 4, 2023, Hara announced that he would again be stepping down as manager, and named Shinnosuke Abe as his replacement.[5] In his total tenure as a manager, he won 1,220 games while losing 355 games with 89 ties.
As result for player era
Results of player era by season
League
Club
Year
G
BB
BN
RUN
Hit
2BH
3BH
HR
TB
RBI
SB
SBH
Sbp
SF
WAL
IBB
DB
SO
DP
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
Tokyo Giants
1981
125
507
470
64
126
23
6
22
227
67
6
6
0
7
27
0
3
78
9
.268
.308
.483
.791
1982
130
542
494
81
136
19
1
33
256
92
11
6
0
4
42
4
2
82
6
.275
.332
.518
.850
1983
130
571
500
94
151
32
4
32
287
103
9
4
0
8
60
1
3
56
11
.302
.375
.574
.949
1984
130
543
468
72
130
19
1
27
232
81
7
3
1
4
67
3
3
58
8
.278
.369
.496
.865
1985
124
521
441
79
125
23
2
34
254
94
7
3
2
8
60
2
10
42
6
.283
.376
.576
.952
1986
113
467
406
70
115
21
3
36
250
80
7
2
1
6
52
4
2
57
8
.283
.363
.616
.978
1987
123
489
433
80
133
17
3
34
258
95
7
2
0
7
44
6
5
61
11
.307
.372
.596
.968
1988
126
529
467
79
140
24
1
31
259
81
5
6
0
0
61
6
1
63
14
.300
.382
.555
.936
1989
114
459
395
60
103
22
0
25
200
74
3
3
0
2
60
4
2
68
6
.261
.359
.506
.866
1990
103
425
366
58
111
17
1
20
190
68
6
4
0
4
52
3
3
64
4
.303
.391
.519
.910
1991
127
524
455
66
122
13
1
29
224
86
5
3
0
12
55
1
2
82
71
.268
.342
.492
.834
1992
117
493
437
61
119
17
1
28
222
77
4
3
0
3
46
1
7
71
13
.272
.349
.508
.857
1993
98
387
336
28
77
14
0
11
124
44
3
2
0
3
44
1
4
62
9
.229
.323
.369
.692
1994
67
227
200
26
58
4
1
14
106
36
0
2
2
1
22
1
2
21
5
.290
.364
.530
.894
1995
70
160
144
13
29
8
0
6
55
15
2
1
1
1
13
1
1
29
5
.201
.270
.382
.652
Career total
1697
6844
6012
931
1675
273
25
382
3144
1093
82
50
7
70
705
38
50
894
122
.279
.355
.523
.878
Sourse:Nippon Professional Baseball[citation needed ]
As result for team manager era
Results of league competitions by season
League
Club
Year
Pos
Game
W
L
D
WA
GD
HR
BA
ERA
S
C
D
Tokyo Giants
2002
1st
140
86
52
2
.623
(11.0)
186
.272
3.04
691
485
206
2003
3rd
140
71
66
3
.518
15.5
205
.262
4.43
654
681
-27
2006
4th
146
65
79
2
.451
23.5
134
.251
3.65
552
592
-40
2007
1st [Note 1]
144
80
63
1
.559
(1.5)
191
.276
3.58
692
556
136
2008
1ST
144
84
57
3
.596
(2.0)
177
.266
3.37
631
532
99
2009
1st
144
89
46
9
.659
(12.0)
182
.275
2.94
650
497
153
2010
3rd
144
79
64
1
.552
1.0
226
.266
3.89
711
640
71
2011
3rd
144
71
62
11
.534
3.5
108
.243
2.61
471
417
54
2012
1st
144
86
43
15
.667
(10.5)
94
.256
2.16
534
354
180
2013
1st
144
84
53
7
.613
(12.5)
145
.262
3.21
597
508
89
2014
1st [Note 2]
144
82
61
1
.573
(7.0)
144
.257
3.58
596
552
44
2015
2nd
143
75
67
1
.528
1.5
98
.243
2.78
489
443
46
2019
1st
143
77
64
2
.5463
(5.5)
183
.257
3.71
663
573
90
2020
1st
120
67
45
8
.598
(7.5)
135
.255
3.34
532
421
111
2021
3rd
143
61
62
20
.496
11.0
169
.242
3.63
552
541
11
2022
4th
143
68
72
3
.486
12.0
163
.242
3.69
548
589
-41
Career total
2264
1220
355
89
.538
—
—
—
—
9569
8381
1182
(Source: Nippon Professional Baseball[citation needed ] )
Note 1: A regular season Central League champion, however, playoff (Climax Series) failed for second round in 2007.[citation needed ]
Note 2: A regular season Central League champion, however, Climax Series failed for second round in 2014.[citation needed ]
Personal life
Hara's nephew, Tomoyuki Sugano , is a professional pitcher for the Giants.
References
External links
International National Academics