Shigeru Kobayashi

Shigeru Kobayashi (小林 繁, Kobayashi Shigeru, November 14, 1952 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese baseball pitcher.

Shigeru Kobayashi
Pitcher
Born: (1952-11-14)November 14, 1952 Tōhaku, Tottori
Died: January 17, 2010(2010-01-17) (aged 57) Fukui, Fukui
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 26, 1973, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
October 22, 1983, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	139–95
Earned run average	3.18
Strikeouts	1,273
Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (1973–1979) Hanshin Tigers (1979–1983) As coach Kintetsu Buffaloes/Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (1997–2001) SK Wyverns (2007) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2009)
Career highlights and awards
2x Eiji Sawamura Award (1977, 1979) 1973 Japan Series champion 2007 Korean Series champion

He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. His trade to the Tigers gave the Giants Suguru Egawa, as he had been drafted by the Tigers, despite him signing with the Giants in secrecy. Kobayashi coached two other NPB teams, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and also spent a season in the Korea Baseball Organization as a coach for the SK Wyverns.

He died of heart failure in 2010 at the age of 57.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)