Shosetsu Gendai Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (1994) award
Toru Wada
わだ とおる
Wada Toru
Aliases:
ぶーちゃん
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-07-27 （Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sakai, Osaka, Japan → Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan (player/coach) → Yao, Osaka (youth baseball coaching)
Career
- Occupations
- Professional baseball player, Coach, Commentator, Scorer, Team front office staff
- Active Years
- 1964-1996
- Affiliations
- Hanshin Tigers, Nankai Hawks / Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (now: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
- Influenced By
- Shigezō Sanada, Katsuya Nomura
- Influenced
- Tetsu Iwaki, Nobuyuki Kagawa, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koichiro Yoshinaga, , Kenji Johjima
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meisei High School (Osaka) | — | General course (Baseball club) | — | 〜1963 | Japan |
Meisei High School (Osaka)
General course (Baseball club)
Period:
〜1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Japan
Participated in and won Koshien (1963)
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
He played for the Hanshin Tigers and Nankai Hawks. After retirement he served for many years as coach, development staff, scorer and front-office staff for Nankai/Daiei (now SoftBank), mentoring numerous players. Nicknamed "Boo-chan."
In Popular Culture
- Known popularly by the nickname "Boo-chan"
Quotes
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I gave up the curve and focused on the screwball (shuto), which was good. This is my fifth home run since turning pro, but it's my first walk-off homer.
Source: Yomiuri Shimbun (statement: 1966) (1966)
Trivia
- Nickname: "Boo-chan."
- His son is Ken Wada, a former Fuji TV producer.
- Won the national high-school championship at Koshien in 1963.
- Turned professional in 1964; final top-team appearance on 1978-07-10.
- Wore uniform numbers such as 12, 5, 79, 85, 82, 77 and 91 during his career as player and coach.