Tadashi Sugiura

Tadashi Sugiura (杉浦 忠, Sugiura Tadashi, September 17, 1935 – November 11, 2001) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Nankai Hawks. He debuted in the 1958 and went on to join the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his skills as a pitcher. he won the Japanese Triple Crown in (1959)

Tadashi Sugiura 杉浦 忠
Tadashi Sugiura in 1959
Pitcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1935-09-17)September 17, 1935 Agemo, Aichi, Japan
Died: November 11, 2001(2001-11-11) (aged 66) Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 5, 1958, for the Nankai Hawks
Last NPB appearance
October 10, 1970, for the Nankai Hawks
NPB statistics
Win–loss	187-106
ERA	2.39
Strikeouts	1756
Managerial record	223-271-26
Winning %	.451
Teams
As player Nankai Hawks (1958–1970) As manager Nankai Hawks / Daiei Hawks (1986–1989) As coach Nankai Hawks (1966–1967) Kintetsu Buffaloes (1974–1977)
Career highlights and awards
Pacific League Rookie of the Year (1958) Pacific League MVP (1959) Japanese Triple Crown (1959) Japan Series MVP(1959) 5x 20-game winner (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964,) 2x 30-game winner (1959, 1960)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1995

Early life

Sugiura was born in Agemo (later Toyota), Aichi. He was not famous in high school, but became a well-known pitcher after entering Rikkyo University. Shigeo Nagashima entered the university at the same year. He changed his pitching style to Sidearm in his second year of university, because of his trouble with his glasses.

In Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, his team became a champion at Spring League and Autumn League in 1957, and pitched a no-hitter in a game against Waseda.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com