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Yukio Nishimoto
Yukio Nishimoto
	Nishimoto in 1955
	First baseman/Manager
	Born: 25 April 1920; Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
	Died: 25 November 2011 (aged 91); Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	1950
Last appearance
	1955
Teams
	As Player Mainichi Orions (1950–1955); As Manager Mainichi / Daimai Orions (1954–1960); Hankyu Braves (1962–1973); Kintetsu Buffaloes (1974–1981);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1988

Yukio Nishimoto (西本幸雄, Nishimoto Yukio, 25 April 1920 – 25 November 2011) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He played for the Mainichi Orions from 1950 to 1955. As a manager he won eight Pacific League pennants. However his clubs would never go on to win the Japan Series, earning him the nickname "Great Tragic Leader". Nishimoto was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. He died of heart failure on 25 November 2011 aged 91.^[1]

References

^ Hall of Fame manager Nishimoto dies at 91The Daily Yomiuri, 26 November 2011 Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Yukio Nishimoto career statistics at yakyubaka.com

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[1] Hall of Fame manager Nishimoto dies at 91The Daily Yomiuri, 26 November 2011 Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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