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第62回（1994年） award
Toru Wada
わだ とおる
Wada Toru
別名:
ぶーちゃん
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1945-07-27 （Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Sakai, Osaka, Japan → Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan (player/coach) → Yao, Osaka (youth baseball coaching)
経歴
- 職業
- Professional baseball player, Coach, Commentator, Scorer, Team front office staff
- 活動期間
- 1964年〜1996年
- 所属
- Hanshin Tigers, Nankai Hawks / Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (now: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Shigezō Sanada, Katsuya Nomura
- 影響を与えた人物
- Tetsu Iwaki, Nobuyuki Kagawa, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koichiro Yoshinaga, , Kenji Johjima
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meisei High School (Osaka) | — | General course (Baseball club) | — | 〜1963 | Japan |
Meisei High School (Osaka)
General course (Baseball club)
期間:
〜1963
卒業年:
1963
国:
Japan
Participated in and won Koshien (1963)
受賞・候補エディション
評価・遺産
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."
大衆文化への影響
- Known popularly by the nickname "Boo-chan"
引用
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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.
出典: Yomiuri Shimbun (statement: 1966) (1966年)
豆知識
- 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.