Isao Harimoto

Isao Harimoto
張本勲
Isao Harimoto; 張本勲
	Outfielder
	Born: June 19, 1940; Hiroshima, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
	April 10, 1959, for the Toei Flyers
Last NPB appearance
	October 10, 1981, for the Lotte Orions
NPB statistics
Batting average	.319
Home runs	504
Hits	3,085
Runs batted in	1,676
Runs	1,523
Stolen bases	319
Teams
	Toei Flyers/Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon-Ham Fighters (1959 – 1975); Yomiuri Giants (1976–1979); Lotte Orions (1980–1981);
Career highlights and awards
	1959 Pacific League Rookie of the Year; 1962 Pacific League MVP; 1× Japan Series champions (1962); 18× All-Star selection (1960–1964, 1966–1978); 16× Best Nine Award winner (1960–1970, 1972–1974, 1976, 1977); 7× Batting Champion (1961, 1967–1970, 1972, 1974); Hit for the cycle on May 7, 1961; NPB record 3085 career hits (Nippon Professional Baseball record);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1990

Isao Harimoto (張本勲, Harimoto Isao, born June 19, 1940) is a Korean former Nippon Professional Baseball player and holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues. An ethnic Korean, his birth name is Jang Hun (Korean: 장훈; Hanja: 張勳). Harimoto has spent his life as a resident of Japan and adopted a Japanese name, but remains a Korean citizen, thus making him a Zainichi Korean. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 and now works as a television baseball analyst.

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