Shinichi Eto

Shinichi Eto (江藤 愼一, Shinichi Eto, October 6, 1937 – February 28, 2008) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shinichi Eto
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1937-10-06)October 6, 1937 Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan
Died: February 28, 2008(2008-02-28) (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1959, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
1976, for the Lotte Orions
Career statistics
Batting average	.287
Home runs	367
Hits	2,057
Runs batted in	1,189
Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (1959–1969) Lotte Orions (1970–1971) Taiyo Whales (1972–1974) Taiheiyo Club Lions (1975) Lotte Orions (1976) As manager Taiheiyo Club Lions (1975)
Career highlights and awards
2× Central League batting champion 5× Best Nine Award
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2010

Eto played for the Chunichi Dragons from 1959 to 1969, where he was the Central League batting champion in 1964 and 1965 (hitting .323 and .336 respectively). In addition, he was a Best Nine Award-winner as an outfielder five times: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.

Eto moved to the Lotte Orions from 1970 to 1971 and the Taiyo Whales from 1972 to 1974. He was the player-manager of the Taiheiyo Club Lions in 1975. He returned to the Lotte Orions for his final season in 1976.

Eto died in 2008 of liver cancer at the age of 70.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]

References

1. "Former hitting great Eto dies". Japan Times. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
2. "Higashio, two others voted into Japanese Baseball HOF". Japan Times. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Shinichi Eto at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame