Kenjiro Tamiya

Kenjiro Tamiya
Kenjiro Tamiya
	Tamiya in 1959
	P/1B/OF
	Born: February 11, 1928; Shimodate, Ibaraki, Japan
	Died: May 5, 2010 (aged 82); Ibaraki, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB statistics
Batting average	.298
Home runs	105
Hits	1,415
RBIs	591
Stolen bases	190
Win–loss record	1–5
ERA	5.83
Former teams
	As player Osaka Tigers (1949–1958); Daimai Orions (1959–1963); As manager Toei Flyers (1970–1973); Nittaku Home Flyers (1974); Wei Chuan Dragons (1995–1996);
Career highlights and awards
	5x Best Nine Award winner (1956–1958, 1960–1961); Fighting Spirit Award winner (1960);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2002

Kenjiro Tamiya (田宮健次郎, Tamiya Kenjiro, February 11, 1928 – May 5, 2010) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. In his first few years as a major league player, Tamiya was utilized as a pitcher and first baseman, but in the prime of his career, he was an outfielder. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.

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