Tatsunori Hara (原 辰徳, Hara Tatsunori, born July 22, 1958 in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player, and the current manager of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Tatsunori Hara 原 辰徳 | |
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Hara in 2015 | |
Yomiuri Giants – No. 83 | |
Manager | |
Born: (1958-07-22) July 22, 1958 (age 64) Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 4, 1981, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Last appearance | |
October 8, 1995, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .279 |
Hits | 1675 |
Home runs | 382 |
RBIs | 1093 |
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As manager
As coach
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Member of the Japanese | |
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Induction | 2018 |
Hara 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]
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] He manager total 1104 won, 823 defeated, include Japan Series (2002 2009 and 2013 take title) and climax series on total won 57.2 percent total 16 years as April 2, 2022.[citation needed]
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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]
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Club | Year | Pos | Game | W | D | L | 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])
Hara's nephew, Tomoyuki Sugano, is a professional pitcher for the Giants.
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Central League Rookie of the Year Award | |
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Matsutaro Shoriki Award | |
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Japan roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic champions (2nd title) | |
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