Jiro Noguchi
Jirō Noguchi (野口二郎, Noguchi Jirō) (January 6, 1920 – May 21, 2007) was a Japanese baseball pitcher and outfielder/infielder who played 13 seasons in the Japanese Baseball League and then Nippon Professional Baseball, from 1939 to 1952. A two-way player who really excelled at pitching, Noguchi was a six-time 20-game winner, a three-time 30-game winner, and once won 40 games in a season. His 1.96 career earned run average is second all-time. As a batter, Noguchi had a 31-game hitting streak, a Japanese professional baseball record which stood for 25 years. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
| Jirō Noguchi | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher, Outfielder, Infielder | |
| Born: January 6, 1920 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Died: May 21, 2007 (aged 87) Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| JBL debut | |
| 1939, for the Tokyo Senators | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| 1953, for the Hankyu Braves | |
| JBL/NPB career pitching statistics | |
| Win–loss | 237–139 |
| Earned run average | 1.96 |
| Shutouts | 65 |
| Innings pitched | 3,447.1 |
| Strikeouts | 1,395 |
| JBL/NPB career hitting statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Hits | 830 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Run batted in | 368 |
| Teams | |
| As player | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Japanese | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1989 |
Noguchi was one of four brothers who played professional baseball in Japan.
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