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Tatsuro Hirooka (広岡 達朗, Hirooka Tatsurō born February 9, 1932) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager.

Tatsuro Hirooka
Hirooka in 1955
Shortstop
Born: (1932-02-09) February 9, 1932 (age 90) Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1954, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
1966, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.240
Home runs	117
Hits	1,081
Teams
As Player Yomiuri Giants (1954–1966) As Coach Yomiuri Giants (1961–1966) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1970–1971) Yakult Swallows (1974–1976) As Manager Yakult Swallows (1976–1979) Seibu Lions (1982–1985)
Career highlights and awards
As player 1954 Central League Rookie of the Year 5x Japan Series Champion (1955, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966) As manager 3x Japan Series Champion (1978, 1982, 1983) 2x Matsutaro Shoriki Award-winner (1978, 1982)

Hirooka played his entire career, from 1954 to 1966, for the Yomiuri Giants. He was awarded the Central League rookie of the year award in 1954. From 1961 to 1966, Hirooka was a player-coach for the Giants.

As a manager for the Yakult Swallows (1976–1979) and then the Seibu Lions (1982–1985), Hirooka was known for his tough-love style.[1] He thrice led his teams to the Japan Series championship — in 1978, 1982, and 1983. He won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award — presented to a person (a manager or player) who greatly contributes to the development of professional baseball — in 1978 and 1982.

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