Takahiro Ikeyama (池山 隆寛, born December 17, 1965, in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. A slugging shortstop, Ikeyama played for the Yakult Swallows his entire career, from 1984 to 2002.
Takahiro Ikeyama | |
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 88 | |
Shortstop, Third baseman / Coach | |
Born: Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan | December 17, 1965|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
October 9, 1984, for the Yakult Swallows | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 17, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows | |
NPB statistics (through 2002) | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 304 |
Hits | 1521 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Last updated on: 9 January 2019 |
Ikeyama was a five-time Central League Best Nine Award-winner and a seven-time NPB All-Star. He won the 1992 Central League Golden Glove Award.
Ikeyama was part of the Central League-champion Swallows team that lost the 1992 Japan Series to Seibu. He was a member of the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 2001 Swallows squads that won the Japan Series those years.
Some years after retiring as a player, Ikeyama joined the coaching staff of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles; he has been a coach with the Swallows since 2011.
Jim Albright, an expert on Japanese professional baseball, ranks Ikeyama as among the top shortstops in NPB history, on the Swallows' franchise all-star team, on the 1990s Central League all-star team, and on the overall 1990s all-star team.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Albright, Jim. "Info Links: Takahiro Ikeyama," BaseballGuru.com. Accessed March 31, 2015.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)